Big Bill, I bought a 25-06 XL7 about a year ago for $319 (+tax). If I had bought a 270 or 30-06, price would have been $289, but they were the weekly special.
I looked at the Stevens 200, Mossberg ATR and Savage, but decided on the XL after reading many positive posts about it.
I'm pleased with my XL. It is accurate. I'm not a fan of plastic rifle stocks, prefer wood, but the stock fits me well, has a nice recoil pad. I did find a small improvement in accuracy when I used some sandpaper to remove the two contact points in the barrel channel of muzzle end of the stock. Did this after reading a few posts elsewhere on other gunsites by XL owners who had done it, improving accuracy of their XLs. You will love the adjustable trigger on it and bolt is very smooth when chambering, unchambering a round.