If I could only have one it would be the .44 Magnum. I would buy the Rossi '92 instead of the Marlin , you could get one in .357 and one in .44 Mag for the cost of a real Marlin.
Have both
Real Marlins.....
44 will out perform the 357 in heavy hitting.....
Kids & wives will like the 357 better for recoil & report......4/Trailboss & cast 158 gr plinkin
Rossi....had a bad experience with C/S.......my last Rossi
Marlin take down & clean.....simple
Polish the innards ? Simple
This Marlin in pic......one of my fav's.......1999 45 Colt Cowboy chopped to 16"
Original sights have been installed