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Sorry to hear that your vintage model 39 isn't willing to be scoped.
Being a little bit older than some, my eyes don't work good enough to use iron sights like I could when I was younger.
That's why mine wears a scope.
If you want a semi-auto with a scope as a companion rifle for your model 39, please allow me to make a recommendation.
Marlin makes a model 60 that sells for $130.00, and Mueller makes a 4.5-14X40AO that sells for the same $130.00. Mueller calls this scope the APV.
Throw in some taxes and a set of rings and you get a sweet shooting, good looking rifle for $300.00
Here's some pics.
The laminated stock is attractive without being flashy, and this rifle gets along with my model 39 like they were family.
She's a shooter, too.
This was a full mag (14 rounds) fired at 50 yards from sandbags.
One of my buddies has the Remington, and it just doesn't look, feel, or shoot as nice as this Marlin.
And I'm pretty sure the Remington scoped combo rifle costs about fifty bucks more.
Consider this a vote for "Keeping It In The Family".