The Marlins shoot very well and are light weight and carry well, If you want a magnum then the ADL gets the nod, and with a trigger tweak they will shoot every bit as good as a Marlin, The Marlin 270's if been around will shoot near 1/2 inch with a variety of loads, not sure why that is but impressive, wont do it with a 5shot group as the barrel gets to hot, I own a .243 and it will get 3/4" with its best loads so far
