I too love lever guns, and prefer them for brush... And like just about everyone, I grew up on a win '94 30/30...
I am actively seeking another one, having in my latter years gone on to a marlin 45/70, with the idea that since I am not as light on my feet anymore, the extra knock-down would be beneficial, as running/avoidance just ain't in the cards.
But I miss that ol 30/30 that lived nearly its entire life resting in the Navajo pattern seat cover scabbard of my pickup, when it was not in my hands... That ol workhorse, wholly unappreciated, never made it to the honored gun racks in the back window - Those reserved for high-powered hunting guns with scopes, that were transient in the overall environment. but that 30/30 was ever present, and somehow, it no longer being there seems a mistake.
So I am putting it back. And while the 45/70 will remain my go-to brush gun, for the day-to-day in the valley, and even up into the foothills, where I am not likely to run into griz or moose, that ol girl will be more than sufficient for the short hikes I am presently capable of, and for in the saddle. And being ever-present in its customary place, I don't even have to worry about forgetting to include it in the loadout, nor the 2 boxes of shells that never left :)
The only thing that tempers that resolve, is one of them pretty brass Henry's... And the possibility of carrying one round - 45 Colt - for everything... I will not use pistol rounds in a brush gun up in the back country, but here in the valley... It would pass just as easily as that venerable old 30/30 for deer and coyotes... If I do finally go back to .45 Colt for my pistol, which is likely, that consideration will come into play. And brass... I do like that brass.