my dad has a Browning 270 that he's had for "18 years" (if you ask him; all his gear is 18 years old hahaha) but it's more like 20-25 years old and in MINT CONDITION. this thing shoots like a dream. I have a marlin 3030 and I love it but I love hunting with his rifle. It's perfect velocity, weight, size for hunting in the woods of the midwest.