If you ever pulled the receiver covers off of a Henry you'll be glad you bought a Marlin.
There are no covers to remove on a 45-70 Henry,mine is the case hardened model.There are on the 22 lever but not on the 45-70.I have both a 1979 Marlin and the Henry,both shoot good,both are very good quality,the only thing I see is the Henry feels a little front heavy,but it is a little lighter at the shoulder with the factory pad.I like my older Marlin,but I love the look of the case color.If I had my choice of a new Marlin or a new Henry,Id for sure take the Henry,the quality is there.I like the tube load,it don't bother me at all.To be honest,in 50+ years of hunting I never had to reload on the run,never shot more than 2 rounds ever at an animal,never needed 10-15 rounds to be throwing that much lead around the woods.Reloading on the run wasn't part of hunters safety,lol.My Marlin 39A loads from a tube,I've loved the look since I got it in 1976ish.Come to think of it,I've never ran out of ammo in that one either....Good job to the makers of Henry