K, How so? It was an early Micro Groove bbl'd model. $50 bucks for a box of ammo, same for bullets & same for brass hmmmm..$150 bucks right there.
$21.99 for 20 .270's at Crappy Tire...see where I'm going.
The Marlin was also a 1980's manufacture...believe me she was in tip top shape.
The SPS had 30 rounds max down the tube. So now I'm down to only 4 leveractions....I also needed a dedicated big game rifle. Now I got it