Originally Posted by POS

I think I'm going to replace my Weatherby Orion over/under with a side-by-side. My theory on shotguns is that they should be plain (I'm not paying for fancy engraving - couldn't care less about it), dead reliable for 20 years, and fun/easy to shoot.

In my research, it seems like the Ruger Gold Label or the Marlin LC12 are good choices. Everyone loves the Ruger, but price is about $2500. The Marlin is supposed to be the good, cheap one of the batch at about $1500.

Anyone know anything about these two?
Any other recommendations for a side-by that's less than $2000?