Nah I'm never one to bite my tongue much! The bad part is that I come off blunt and overbearing most of the time, when I'm really not trying to be. I enjoy the debate, so if I cast, I expect to have as good or better cast back at me.

The Marlin X's were really one exception. When they were introduced, a lot of guys said "It's a Marlin", but like I said 'is it really?' or is it a Remington design sold with a Marlin label?

But I was pissed enough at Remlin for what they were doing to the leverguns that I gave them a pass on speaking my doubts about the X7's. Even if I wouldn't like to know that it's a Remington design stamped with a Marlin name, I'd still give them benefit of the doubt if it turned out to be a good model.

And good on Marlin/Remington, the X7's have earned their reputation, honoring the "old" Marlin name, regardless of who designed it. And good on Remington if they've cleaned their act up on the leverguns again, as I've been hearing they have.