OK, I will be the naysayer. I do not care for the Henry Repeating Arms company or their products.
My main complaint is their advertising is misleading and deceitful. They have absolutely nothing to do with the historical Henry rifle that was produced from 1862 until 1866 by the New Haven Arms Company, which later became the Winchester Repeating Arms Company. Yet their advertising continues to try to pull the wool over unsuspecting buyers eyes by allowing misleading photos and print to remain in their catalog linking them to the historical Henry rifle. The name Henry was simply in public domain, and they adopted it because of the recognition factor.
Besides that, personally I think the Henry Big Boy is butt ugly. Mis-proportioned and not at all like some of the famous rifles of the 19th Century.
My last point is, although there are a few Cowboy Action Shooters who shoot the Big Boy in competition, they are few and far between. And you seldom see a Big Boy in the winner's circle. That says something right there. OK, flame away.
I picked up this nice little Marlin 1894CS (the bottom rifle in the photo) a few years ago for my wife. She did not like the weight of my full sized Winchesters and Winchester replicas. It is chambered for 357 Mag/38 Special. When choosing a lever gun for CAS you want to be sure it will hold 10 rounds in the magazine because most stages call for that. With its 18 1/4" barrel this gun would hold 10 38 Specials, but only 9 357 Mags, which is fine because it only sees 38 Special cowboy ammo in matches anyway. A friend cut the mag spring and follower down a little bit so now it will hold 10 357 Mags if I want.
It is a really nice little rifle, unfortunately Marlin's quality has been really spotty since they moved into the Remington plant in Ilion, NY. Dunno if they are up to snuff yet or not.