Recent content by John Jarosz

Hello, I've been lurking a while. Recently started a thread: https://www.thehighroad.org/index.php?threads/marlin-original-golden-39a.818874/ just to get information. I've spent the last couple of days reading this thread (I'm up to page 80 or so). Good info. I am amazed my father-in-law...

Yes, I'm leaning toward shooting it. I've always wanted a lever action. A larger caliber would have been nice, but the ammo is certainly cheap.

She doesn't care about it one way or the other. It was an odd buy for him, and then he never used it.

CB 900F: Thanks very much. I have some reading to do. John

Hmm. That post of the gun at auction shows a serial number and says it dates to 1977. My gun's serial is 21263358. Is there info on how the Marlin SN's work? I thought my father-in-law bought this in the late 70's but this comparison of SN's indicates that mine is even earlier depending on...

Wow. I would not have guessed the $500 range for this gun. No box or IB, but I do have the leather strap that came with it. It does look brandy new. I also have a scope mount bar he bought at the same time.. It does look nice, I ALMOST think it would be a mistake to fire it. I'm in central...

Hello, My father-in-law purchased this rifle in the late 70's. He never fired it. Now I have it and I'm wondering if an unfired gun this old has any special value because it's unfired? It does look brand new. I'm checking on this aspect of it before I take it out to the range. Thanks for...