You can get a Benjamin (Sheridan) 392 (.22) or 397 (.177) at Academy and a lot of other places for less than $200. They have iron sights, and a receiver sight is available, or you can mount a scope if you want. Blacked brass barrel, wood stock - looks just like the one they've been making since who knows when. I remember seeing friends shooting them 60 years ago, and I'll bet the same guns are still in action if they were cared for.
Springers lose power in cold weather, which is just when coon hunting is done. Great for target shooting, less so for cold weather hunting.
One of the things I like about the 392/397 is weight. It weighs about 5.5 lb, less than my Marlin .44 and .22 lever rifles. Some of those big guns weigh 10 lb, which is OK for a .458 Winchester or a target rifle, but not on a coon hunt.
And you won't be embarrassed to carry a 392.
