I am trying to decide between these two for My Ohio gun season rifle, I currenty have a single shot CVA Apex rifle in 45-70 that is wonderfully accurate and a joy to shoot but now I have a hankering for a new lever gun in 45-70 but I know very little about them so would some of you guys that are in the know about these two rifles please throw in your 2 cents........I am aware of the QC issues Remington experienced when they first took over building Marlin lever rifles but from what I understand the new Marlins comming off the line now are much better and maybe the best examples yet..........Thanks for your input guy's............Hb