I have a bunch of levers. I like a light sweetheart rifle and the winchester model 92 or one of its many clones is it. I have them in 30-30, 308, 30-40, 357 and 44 mag. The 357 probley is the most usefull, a pleasure to shoot and ammo the cheapest and easy to get. I have 92s in both 357 and 44 mag. The 44 mag in that light rifle will smack you the worst.
Short story for many reasons I recomend a 92 in .357.