I've delved more and more into the custom, long(er) range game, but for a ballz out hunting rifle where extreme accuracy isn't paramount, I believe the older Savage 1899s are the most under appreciated rifles out there. They carry well in your hand, in a scabbard or strapped to your pack. They're generally accurate enough out to 250(fish) yards and have been completely reliable for me.
It is better than anything currently made for those purposes IMO, but doesn't get the attention of the Winchester levers.
