Recomend me a Marlin 39A gunsmith

[Crosshair]

I have a mid 1950s Marlin 39A that will not feed properly. I took it to my friend, who is a gunsmith, to see if it was something simple. This was a couple years ago, but I believe he said that the lifter is worn and needs replacing. The part in question was impossible to find and required fitting. So I forgot about it, but still kept it.

I'm having fun with some Winchester 94s I picked up and the desire to get that 39A fixed is back.

I've done some searching for the best place to send this gun to so I can get it back in working condition. Even if I have to pay for them to fabricate impossible to get parts. I want to get some current feedback though, as some of the recommendations I've found are quite old.

So, what are some places I should call?

 

[ericuda]

If you haven't id browse over on rimfirecentral. There were some real experts there on the 39.

 

[351 WINCHESTER]

Before I would take it to a gunsmith I would take it down and make sure all the screws are tight. They make a huge difference in Marlin lever guns.

 

[DocRock]

Carrier wear seems very unlikely. The degree of wear for it not to function would be anomalous, to say the least.

This video may be helpful:

 

[crestoncowboy]

It's usually the takedown screw not being tight enough. Wont let the mag tube line up correctly because the two halves are properly together. It only takes a fraction of a turn to do it.

Sure it could be worn. But ive never seen it. And it's probably the simplest gun I've messed with internally