Re: the Stevens reference, was thatthe Stevens 200? I have also read good thingsaboutthat model. Wonderingwhata side-by-sideMarlin XL7 v. Stevens 200 would reveal.
It reveals no comparison whatsoever in my humble opinion. It is a very nice gun..if it had a detachable magazine or floorplate I would seriously thinking of buying one and making it a switch barrel gun 270 and a 338-06.