I say the 39A. It is built as solid as a .30-30. Its receiver is machined from solid steel bar stock. If even half way cared for properly, one of them will last several lifetimes.
I have one of 1967 vintage. It has had untold thousands of rounds fired through it. It is still as solid as the day it was made. The only thing that I have had to do to it was replace the spring that holds the lever shut. After about 35 years of heavy use the spring got a little weak. A new one from Marlin cost me $2.00.
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