I had a Marlin Cowboy with a 26" octagon barrel, BTW, there's one for sale in the classifieds right now.
The only load I worked up consisted of W-W brass, enough RL-7 to safely power a 525 gr Beartooth Piledriver bullet to 1744 fps, you wanna talk about an accurate penetrating critter missile, it was, par excellence.
Also got rid of the silly cross-bolt safety with a Clyde Ludwig fake screw and installed a Lyman receiver peep sight.
