guys i have a 1894 in 41 mag, mainly because i have a S&W pistol in the same caliber, when i was shopping for the 1894 i questioned which caliber also, several people told me that shooting the 38/44 specials that i would experience cycling problems so i opted for the 41 (love it BTW) just thought i'd mention this since it was mentioned to me, i'll try to find the post, because i had more than a few people tell me this...

http://www.huntingnet.com/forum/tm.aspx?m=1308854&mpage=1&key=&#130885 4

it may have been on levergun forums or somewhere, just thought i'd throw that out there, BTW like i mentioned, i love mine, even bought a 22 lever