ORIGINAL: jecole360
Well I think I found a gun I'm gonna get to start out with. I spoke with the gun sales manager at Sportsmans warehouse yesterday who happens to travel all over the country coyote hunting and he recommended that I get the Stevens model 200 in 22-250. They have it on sale for $299 and he said it is a great gun to start out with. It's got a standard barrel and the gun only weighs 6.5 lbs so it's pretty lightweight. The stock is kinda cheap and ugly looking in my opinion so I will probably paint it camo anyway but the guy said it's a good gun, shoots good and can take some abuse which is what I like. I like the fancy looking wood stock guns but they arent practical for me cause I dont want to have to worry about beating them up when I'm out hunting. Looks like I will get this gun to start out with and if I don't like it or coyote hunting then I'm not out alot of money!
http://www.savagearms.com/st_200short.htm
http://www.shootingtimes.com/longgun_reviews/stevens200_041106/index.html< review
If you're gonna use a bipod on that Stevens, you're gonna need to stiffen the stock up to keep it from flexing where the bipod mounts.
Some guys use an aluminum bar and epoxy it in the bottom of the stock, and then some guys just use an epoxy.