I have one in .45-70 and I like it a lot. It's wood and bluing are better than my Marlin's. I don't get the objection to the tube loader, it's faster than loading through a side gate but it seems like a lot of people don't like it for some reason.
I guess you could say it's faster if you shoot it dry, but no it isn't if you shoot a few and top it off.
