So I have been reading this section, and y'all are a bad influence. Anyway, there have been many recent threads recommending a .45-70 over just about any other caliber in the Marlin lever-actions. Well, I can't do anything anytime soon, but figure on saving a few dollars here and there and hopefully get one before anything else exciting happens in my life. So anyway, a friend showed me his 1895 Guide Gun recently, and got me thinking, and looking. The Marlin website shows 4 variants of the Guide Gun, all with 18"ish barrels. The two basic variants are the partial magazine tube (4+1 capacity) with a straight grip and standard lever, and a full-length magazine tube (6+1) with a larger lever. And these are both available in blued and stainless. I have read all about the Remlin problems, and know to inspect everything very carefully, but all that aside, and IF I can save the cash and then find a good example, which of these variants would you choose and why? I have to admit that I tend to prefer stainless guns for the added corrosion resistance, and like the lines of the full length magazine tube, but I have several blued guns and usually don't need more than one shot while hunting, so nothing is set in stone other than the caliber and brand. I have the H&R BC in .45-70, so understand the capability and recoil of the round at the various levels, but still trying to figure out which would be best for my use. I currently live in Texas, but hope to someday get an opportunity to do some traveling so this is kind of a any-game, any-place kind of big game rifle--without any specific places or game planned, but hoping for elk, moose, bison hunting some day. So what which would you get and why?