Fritz,

Read up on the subject. Saying that Remington is the best thing to happen to Marlin is like cancer is a good thing to happen to ????????.

http://www.marlinowners.com/forums/i...ard,179.0.html

Just search around on google you'll find lots more.

My favorite is the Guide gun in blue that came with a stainless steel safety button. Almost like a pimped out ear ring or something.

My Pre-2008 Marlin Guide Gun is a true Marlin made by skilled tradesmen and women who took pride in what they made.

Ya'll can keep your Remington rifles. They are very adequate if not good guns. I just know that for my money I'm going to get more than Remington has to offer.

The argument that they're amazing because the 700 action is the platform for custom rifles and benchrest shooters doesn't hold water. So just leave that one at home. It's about cost. Not about quality. It's also a function of cost that there are so many aftermarket parts makers for the Remington action. More actions out there more potential to sell parts. Simple economics.

Anyhow a custom based on the Remington action doesn't have one stinkin Remington thing left in it by the time it's done. Other than the exterior of the action and even that usually gets a make over.

Tom