Marlin Cowboy. Strongest. Loads from the side. Capability of excellent accuracy.
This ^^^^^^^^^^^^
For me it’s got to load from the side and eject from the side. These two guns , .357 pistol and rifle, are my grab and go guns. I have a 98 round badoleer to go with them. As a good buddy observed if the feces hits the rotating oscillator and you go walking down the road with your full tacticool AR and military best with mag pockets everywhere you become an automatic target. If you go walking down the road with your cowboy pistol and rifle you get a smile and aren’t taken overly serious. Just as effective without the bling. Just one persons opinion