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MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the bolt-action rifles category.
01 / Overview
Marlin Model Golden 39A
Category
Country
Production
1891–2020
Quantity
2,200,000
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
BOLT-ACTION RIFLES · PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE
57
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
98
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the bolt-action rifles category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General4MOD.4
- First Production Year1891
- Service Entry Year1891
- DesignerLewis L. Hepburn
- Weight (Empty)2.948 kg
◈Cartridge & Calibre5MOD.5
- Cartridge.22 Short, .22 Long, .22 Long Rifle
- Calibre5.7 mm
- Case Length15.6 mm
- Bullet Weight2.6 g
- RimfireYes
▣Operation3MOD.3
- Action TypeLever Action
- Feed SystemTubular Magazine
- Magazine Capacity26
◇Barrel & Sights4MOD.4
- Barrel Length609.6 mm
- Rifling Twist1 in 16" right hand twist
- Sight Typesemi buckhorn rear sight, ramp front sight with brass bead and hood front sight
- Iron SightsYes
◆Production & Cost3MOD.3
- Total Production2,200,000
- Production Start1922
- Production End2007
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1891Production started
- 2020Production ended
135
years in service
129
years in production
2,200,000
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ 1 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
BOLT-ACTION RIFLES RANKING Bolt-Action Rifles · Pre-WWI / Industrial Age
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
229BOLT-ACTION RIFLES57PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE · BOLT-ACTION RIFLES1580UNITED STATES · ALL WEAPONS1PERFORMANCE/PRICE · BOLT-ACTION RIFLES
ⓘ Rankings are within theBolt-Action Riflescategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE4terms
Adjustable metal aiming devices on firearms, consisting of a front post and rear notch, used without magnification.
Firearm mechanism where a manually operated lever below the receiver cycles the action, extracting and ejecting a spent cartridge and loading a new one.
Rimfire: a type of ammunition in which the primer is located in the rim of the cartridge case and is ignited by the firing pin striking the rim.
A straight, cylindrical ammunition container that feeds cartridges into a firearm's action via gravity or a spring.
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