........Your pic does push me more towards a Rossi 92 357 than looking for a Marlin though.............
My 16" Rossi 92 came with every possible problem one could hope NOT for,.... except that it had the smoothest, shiniest bore I'd ever seen in a production gun, and with a groove diameter of .355", which meant it would take any cast bullet I'd sized for whatever other 357 I owned.
I would personally prefer to have that back (my brother has it and won't get off it) over a Marlin, mostly for the form and weight.
I prefer the less complex action of the Marlin and the MUCH easier tear-down, but I'd make the compromises to have that one back over any other available.
What I'd really like to see is Ruger bringing back the 96 levers and do one in the 357 Mag this time. Never owned one, so my desire may be misplaced. The worst abomination of a rifle I'd ever owned was a brand new Ruger 77/357, but I won't go into that. I was able to get along with the rotary magazines in terms of both capacity limitations as well as overall lengths.
Sure, I'd take a Marlin 94 in 357, but not at the prices I'm seeing - used or new. In fact, I'd not buy a Rossi for the prices I'm seeing. I paid $430 for mine, new, about ten years ago, and feel Rossi still owes me back-wages for rebuilding the gun. Once it had been worked over, it shot well, handled well and fed whatever I put through it - but it was a costly "custom" job by the time I was done investing time and bloody knuckles. Working on that thing was like wresting with a bog ball of concertina wire until I found all the razor-edged burrs and eliminated them.
By the way, I used the original plastic follower - the one which is supposed to be the bane of an otherwise good gun - and it never gave me a hint of a problem.