I like lee jeans, they aren't $50 a pair and they're cut is more normal with good pockets. Try to find levis that aren't tapered down at the ankle, crotch stitching located some where near your belly button and pockets too small for an NAA. Oh and Levi Strauss is anti 2A.
I've run the gauntlet on jeans, couldn't tell you how many pairs I bought or my wife bought me that either shrink beyond use the first time they're washed or are just so tight in the leg and or crotch they're unbearable .
I'm 6'1" , 190 lb and wear a 32/30. Trouble I have with most jeans is if the waist fits right the legs are so tight and skinny it's miserable and they look ridiculous. I do have some pairs of jeans with a 34 waist but I wear them in the winter if I'll have long johns or fleece pants on underneath.
Everyone has a preference but I'm picky and haven't got a single complaint with the Lee's . pockets are big enough to pocket carry a g42, which is pretty good.
Clothes shopping is one of the most miserable tasks on earth, goodluck to you.