It seems to me that they (marlin)are providing an answer to a question that was never asked in creating this round. I am not opposed to it, it just seems that it is real ballistically close to a regular 308 and a leverrevolution 30-30 that it is merely eeeking out a place in the hunting round world.
With that said, I am not a big lever guy and hardly a spokesperson for htis subjectand if you are then this may be just the ticket! It seems that it would give a lever hunter more reach and capability. If you get a rifle in this caliber, let me know how it performs. EJ