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Unless I covered or filled those M lock slots with something I'd end up with ice, snow, seeds and spruce/hemlock needles getting in there between the mag tube and forend. If they were going to do a removable mag tube, I'd have preferred an inner/outer tube arrangement like Henry. You can see in the video that the trigger has a lot of creep in the final stage and it's going to need work if a crisp break is important to you.

Surprisingly I found one of these in my LGS this week. Action was good and trigger not bad at all. I’m 6’3 and it shouldered like any other Marlin did, I liked the XS sites but would prefer a front blade/post over the blade with a bead top. Price was $1100 and some change pretty decent compared to gunbroker prices.

I was impressed and if I wanted a stainless lever action pistol carbine I’d highly consider this over competitors.

These are widely available now. I'd like to see someone do a scoped rifle comparison test between this one, a Marlin and a Henry.

I wear 40” shirt sleeves. I’ve gotten used to factory stocks mainly because of years of using rifles before I had any spare change. But if that stock is shorter I might have an issue. Many seem to like shorter stocks if they’re hunting with heavy jackets and want quick to the shoulder ability.
I have a couple 44 carbines. I sold my last 35 Remington at the Sioux Falls Show because I never shot it. A 357 might be fun, but for a deer rifle, where I hunt I’d like to be able to shoot 300 yards sometimes.
It’d be fun to carry around to farm I guess. I used to carry my 32 Special around but then I’d see a coyote at 500 yards. Oh well.

Good gosh bud. You should have chosen "Silverback" for a screen name.