Just my opinion, since I have no shooting experience with them, but some of those Uberti 1873 lever actions marketed under various names in the US sure look nice.

Many CAS shooters seem to like them.

Norman Solberg
International lawyer, lately for 25 years in Japan, now working on trusts in the US, the 3rd greatest tax haven. NRA Life Member for over 50 years, NRA Endowment (2014), Patron (2016).