oldelkhunter

I have one of these its a 1977 model. It is currently wearing iron sights but was wondering how well it could shoot if I put a decent 4x scope on it. Property I hunt on has a ton of squirrels and no one thins them out and they need to be thinned out big time.

retrieverman

I traded for a 1961 model 39A several months ago and shot it open sights a few times. It was as accurate as my eyes but not to my satisfaction. I had been wanting a "period specific" scope for it, and I recently bought a 1965 model M70 that was scoped with an El Paso made Weaver K4 in Weaver rings. I bought a Weaver base and moved the K4 onto the 39A. It is a sweet looking and shooting rig.

I didn't really answer your question on accuracy. I sighted in the K4 at 40 yards using some cheap Federal ammo, and once I got the scope zeroed, I was able to 5 shots in a dime off a bench. In my opinion, that is not bad for a 40+ year old scope/gun combo.

oldelkhunter

If my rifle can put 5 shots into a dime off the bench then I would say it is pretty darn accurate.

retrieverman

I was pleasantly surprised at the accuracy myself.

I was apprehensive to trade for the gun, but I have a friend that strongly encouraged me. He has one too and has told me many times what a tack driver it is, and he told the truth.

He is encouraging me to upgrade my ammo and claims I can do better, but how much better is better?

oldelkhunter

How much better can it get? right now it is way better then minute of squirrel head accuracy

JeffS

Every Marlin I've had has surprised me how accurate they are. I want to get a model 39A it is one of the ones I don't have but I've shot my friends and it is a lot of fun to shoot.