I had a Marlin Cowboy model in 45-70 and liked it, though after shooting it a bunch, traded it towards a Winchester 1886 repro. I had my gunsmith disable the rebounding hammer and add a half cock notch so now it functions the same as the Browning version. A tang sight covers the notch where the tang safety used to be and all is well. The Marlin shot as well or better than the Winchester, but I enjoy shooting the 1886 more and prefer it. I've since added another Marlin Cowboy but in 38-55 to scratch another itch...
