Levers are the most complex design among repeaters, bolt guns the simplest. I suppose there are some junk bolt guns, but I've never seen a lever that could come close to a bolt rile in reliability. Especially if you start asking the rifle to function when dirty.
Really ? There are a total of 72 parts in a Marlin 336, including all pins,screws,etc. VS 76 parts in a Savage 110. The Savage bolt alone has 22 parts vs 7 for the Marlin. I've had a bolt action [Rem 788] completely shut down operationally by a nearly microscopic amount of dirt in the trigger mechanism.
