Dave, depending on caliber a model 88 winchester is a good choice. It was a 308 and my first deer hunting rifle. It was very accurate, but had terrible trigger creep. A savage 99 would also be a good choice. I know a guy who shoots a browning BLR in 223 and loves it. I shoot a winchester model 92 clone for cowboy action shooting and it has great feel and balance. You can throw a lot of lead with it very fast, but you are really limiting your distance. I grew up deer hunting with levers, but converted to bolts when I started getting serious about elk when I went to college. I think it would be a blast shooting my 92 in 45 colt for coyotes. The last two I have shot were at 9 and 10 yards respectively and would have run over me if I hadn't shot them. I hunt very open country and usually if a coyote is within 150 yards I take it, but for some reason this year I haven't shot a coyote over 150 yards and 7 out of the last 9 have been under 55 yards. In both cases on my last two they came over little ridges at about75 yards and I woofed and couldn't get them to stop and because of the lay of the land I could just see their backs until they were right on top of me. Makes it exciting, but not what I prefer. Good luck as it will be a fun process and is a great idea. After I posted I saw Chris Bice's note. I have the 92 he is talking about and it is fast and balanced. I would go with the B92 with aperture sights and not look back.
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