Interesting, indeed! I became a Ruger fan as a kid because that was all I really knew. Over the decades though, they have continued to deliver what I like in a hunting rifle. I've owned a bunch. Over the past few years I have made only one exception to carrying a Ruger into the hunting woods. You guessed it - it has been with a Marlin. Well technically it's with a Western Auto Supply Revelation - a store model 336. I've carried that for javelina a couple of times but no shots with it yet. Once my bonus points finally get used up on a bull elk tag, I hope to start chasing cow elk after that with the old 30/30.
