I'm a fan of the Marlin X guns, have several of them. Very accurate out of the box and since they have almost the same barrel specs as the Savage 110 series, you can recycle most Savage 110 series barrels. For example, I have rechambered several Stevens 200 1-9" ROT 223 barrels to 22-250 on the XS7.

The bad news is that Marlin is no longer making the X guns. The good news is that, if you want one, Davidson's is closing them out for around $260 wholesale.