Lever guns rule, and will increasingly rule when all the high tech AR-15s and such fail in the early months for lack of special lubes, replacement parts, gunsmiths, batteries for the red dots, etc.
Winchester 94, Pre-64, 30-30, backed up by a Remington 2700 pump in .308 - should still be working many years after “assault rifles” have all failed for lack of high tech support.
My 94 lives about 8 inches from my mousepad with a full tube plus 13 rounds in a stock band.
Still some of this around, probably the best made military rifle yet, the K-31. RUAG makes this ammo, it's all match quality.
Good thinking but have you ever looked into weapons based on the garand action?
Build for abuse and low tech maintenance.