I love them.. I have Marlins 39a,30/30 2-35's, 356,45/70,450..Browning 308, savage 300.. winchesters 94 22mag, 2- pre 64 30/30's, pre 64 32, big bores 307,356,375..45lc Winchester 2-71's in 348 .. I think thats it .. I will use the 450 with a 3x9 this season.
You really love the lever action guns. I'm going to use my .450 out in West Texas this year as well. I have several guns I can use but I want something light weight to carry. The only problem with it is when you actually pull the trigger. It is not a gun you want to shoot too many times. I put a Zeisss 3 x 9 x 50 on it for hog hunting at night and it works great. If there is any moon at all I don't need a light to shoot and we haven't had anything run after being hit by it.