I've been loading the .357 since the early 70s. Have had a Marlin .357 since the mid 80s. Loading is done with my original Lyman dies. I don't care for Lee dies. Not bashing them, I just don't like them. Never had a Lee "factory crimp" die, never needed one...
A couple of points about the Marlin carbine, one is that they are not very tolerant of over long loads feeding from the tube to the chamber. The other thing is that they can be "balky" feeding SWC bullets. There is a way to do it, but you shouldn't have that issue shooting XTPs.
2400 is THE powder. Magnum primers and a medium or heavier crimp. Do the crimp "right" done wrong it will bulge the case and can prevent chambering.
I recommend you check, and trim all cases to a uniform length. Sure, its a pain in the butt and lots of people will tell you they never trim pistol brass, etc. I uniform my cases, and seat and crimp in one step. That's been working well for me for nearly half a century now, I see no reason to change.
Top end loads from the carbine will run in the 1800fps+ range with 158s, maybe a bit more. 125s can be boosted to 2200fps BUT for most 125JHPs that's too fast. The heavier 158s do better, but to be certain, check with the maker for upper end limits.
Crimp is important. As Uncle Nick pointed out, tube mag rifles try to shove the bullet back into the case. You don't want that! Even light loads need a good crimp in a tube mag lever gun.
Good Luck and we're here for any questions you might have.