A couple of the guy's on the Leverguns site have received their 308 Marlin's. All the early reports look good. I have no idea why some one would say that it does not look promising, it looks pretty good to me. Lever actions are still the best selling rifles out there. People can still afford to buy them, and most lever's will shoot better than the person who is shooting them. Marlin is one of the only money making large rifle mfgs. left, and their main product is lever's. Tom.