In all seriousness, the Marlin is a great rifle, too. I own a Model 60, one of the best rifles ever made.
Brownings are nice, but in terms of quality AND accuarcy AND ruggedness, it's hard to beat the Marlin.
California sucks that's it.
Well, it appears that deer aren't the only thing people are dealing with this year in suburban Atlanta. Saw on the news where an area just east of downtown is being over run with wild hogs. People are scared they're going to get gored by them. Looks like they're going to allow hunters to come in and TCB. It's all legal. If the property owners don't have a problem then it's kill away. Got a feeling they'll let the crossbow and bow hunters go first. Then move up on the artillery scale if need be.