I'm getting the itch to own another .45/70 after a few years without one. At this point I'm undecided as to which one I should get. It will either be a Marlin 1895 Classic or a Ruger #1. I owned a Marlin a few years ago and foolishly sold it and I currently own a couple Ruger #1s so I know that they're both excellent rifles.
One thing I'm curious about is whether or not anyone here has ever had a Marlin 1895 fail to feed, fire or eject or even personally seen it. Of course we should exclude operator error where someone has short stroked the lever.
