Moving right along, back to the topic at hand.
I'd be torn between two calibers. 45/70 or 375H&H. I have a pair of 1895's, one is a Marlin 1895SS, and the other is an remlin 1895GS. I'd almost go with the 1895SS between the two levers. The 375 is a tack driver, pleasant shooting, and can easily take on anything on this continent, and overseas for that matter. '06 trajectory to boot. I roll my own ammo, so not a big issue there either.