I want to get a .357 lever and had heart set on Marlin 1894c. I told self the first time I see one for sale I'm getting it. Well, Cabelas in Hammond had/has two of them. I am so disappointed, they looked like crap. The wood to metal work was horrible. The metal on action was very rough and clunky. I keep reading how great the Marlins are but I just don't see it on really any of the Marlin calibers I see in stores. I have a Marlin 60 50th anniv mod and I'm not really impressed with it either. I also read the Henry does not seem to be taken seriously by many but in fact those who own them seem to REALLY like them. Why is Henry not in most discussions about lever guns? I've held them and I can't see why people think they do not feel as sturdy as Marlin's. I think it may have to do with pre-conceived prejudices against anything other then Marlin's similar to the glock community about anything other than glocks. What are your thoughts? Would you get a Henry .357?