At the risk of being one of the crotchety old men complaining about everything, the best lever action 22s are sitting in the used section of your LGS. Yes, you're going to pay more. Steel and workmanship cost money. The only current run lever 22lr I'd consider would be a Browning BL-22. YMMV.
Like @Hoji said, a Ruger built 39A would be nice but probably unprofitable.