I like the handiness of the 1895G. I've been looking at one for a few years now and just haven't made the decision to pick one up yet. Really haven't seen any need for a bigger more powerful brush gun than my Marlin 336 in 30-30. Planning to do a little hog hunting and I know the bigger hogs might require the bigger round. As far as hotter loads for the 45-70 I know Cor-bon makes a hell of a 405 gr that kicks on both ends. That would be my go to load if I needed anything more than the standard factory loads. That being said, if you're planning on trying to stretch out the effectiveness of the LEVERevolution rounds then the longer barrel of the 1895 classic.