I have two scopes I can recommend from personal experience that would be ideal on your new lever. One is the Leupold VX-2 1-4X20 and the other is the FX-II Ultralight 2.5X20.
The 1-4X20 is a little more forgiving in regards to the eyebox, a little heavier, is stout, and has slightly less eye relief. I have one on a .44 mag rifle.
The FX-II requires you to be just a little more conscious of your cheekweld, has 5 inches of eye relief, only weighs 6.5 ounces, and is hell-for-stout. this one is on my .45-70 Guide gun.
I have found field of view more important than magnification when hunting brushy terrain, and I never have really taken to high-magnification scopes, preferring something in 2-7X33. Which, by the way, would be another good choice.
