The early ones had several negative points. One being the side of the action passed over your thumb on the grip when pumped. Get you thumb in the way and you could get a fast cut. The early ones also had a second trigger inside the trigger guard for cocking and decocking the gun. Minor changes were made with the model 50 which eliminated several of the less desirable problems. They never were top of the line but are a serviceable gun for light duty.
Ive got to look at the lockup system closer to see how strong it is. At first glance its better that the early Marlins but thats a low bar. But to be honest a strong barrel with a decent lockup should be fine. I kind of like clunky actions. They make me appreciate the smoothness of Model12s, 42s and 37s.
