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Bucheimer sling. Shooting Winchester 37-gr. hollow points, Charlie’s 39 will still keep all its shots on a one-inch target paster at 50 yards. Other than some light fading of the case colors and a buggered up take-down screw (Charlie had a bit of
a heavy hand) this old 39A is, according to Ken, in about the same condition as it was when Charlie first took him out to shoot it. Although this rifle eventually will pass to my son, I intend to keep it for quite some time and shoot it often.
It serves as a constant reminder of two very special friends, one who has passed on and one who has moved far away. I hope by shooting this great old Marlin 39, and eventually passing of it on to another generation of riflemen, puts a smile on both their faces. There have been a few rimfire
rifles that have come our way over the years that have not been discussed here … quite a few, actually. There have been several Ruger 10/22s (with and without AWC suppressors), a Stevens Crackshot falling block that sits next to the kitchen door and serves as my wife’s garden gun, an Anschutz 1413 that I shot in college, and an old Stevens pump gun that I never could get all the parts back into. The latest 22 LR to show up is an ISSC MK22 which is a 22 Long Rifle clone of the 223 FNH SCAR16S. I know there have been others and undoubtedly they will come to mind after this piece is finished and sent to TVHM. I don’t know who made the state-
ment or where I first read that, “Every serious rifleman should own at least one really good and accurate 22 rimfire rifle.” It is, however, a bit of shooting lore that I firmly believe is true and I have passed it along to many young shooters who were striving to become better shots. I personally have been very fortunate to have owned quite a variety of really good rimfire rifles over the years and still shoot more 22 and 17 caliber rimfire ammo each year than all other calibers combined. Make no mis- take, I am not a great shot by any stretch of the imagination. But, the continuous use of rimfires, over many years, has made me a more effective rifleman. Plus, rimfires are great fun. I have enjoyed writing down
these thoughts (not as much as I enjoy shooting 22s) and I hope you’ve enjoyed reading about a lifetime association with rimfire rifles. I’m glad to have finally set this down on paper before all of it fades into the funk of Geezerdom. Now I will not have to try to remember it any lon- ger. Now it’s time to head to the range for some plinking but … which rifle to take is the question. Then again, it’s only a couple of weeks until the next Louisville gun show trip with my pal Don. I hope he keeps an eye on me so I don’t bring home yet another rimfire.
Ken Hackathorn (right) and the author hold the Charlie Gillis Marlin 39A rifle when Ken presented it to John.
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