The 94's are great for a truck gun: light, accurate, non scary looking, quick follow up shots.
Marlin and Savage make a slightly better lever rifle IMO. If I need to just head out quick on my family's land I just grab my Marlin in .444 and I am good for any preadator that may be a problem 2 leg or 4 leg
For SHTF having a lever action and revolver in .357 or .44 would be ideal
I purchased a Ruger Deerfield .44 mag semi-auto rifle for my wife. It has a very narrow range of bullet weights that are acceptable to the action. 200-240 gr. My wife purchased some "cowboy" .44 mag ammo to try it out. She took aim, fired and hit the target. Then she looked perplexed. Where is the brass? It was still in the chamber. The "cowboy" loads are made for the wimpy revolvers favored by the "cowboy" shooters. They don't produce enough gas to operate the action. I popped the magazine out and replaced the wimpy stuff with PMC .44 mag 240 gr JHP. Real ammo. It cycled perfectly. A lever action doesn't care. You provide the "cycling". There is some merit in being able to handle a wider variety of ammo than the semi-auto demands.