Topspinmo is right on. To add to his comments, a break barrel is an air rifle. I have a Beeman R9. It's a German made spring-piston actuated rifle and is very accurate and relatively easy to maintain. They are among the cheapest precision air rifle. To get away from the break barrel type there are the lever charged spring-piston rifles - bottom or side lever. They are slightly more accurate but are usually heavier and slightly more expensive. They are also uglier rifles in my opinion. Then there are the precharge (PCP) rifles. These are the most expensive but considered the most accurate and easiest to fire (no pumping between shots). They are typically heavier and somewhat bulkier than the lever or barrel-cocked rifles. They contain a large pressure chamber that can be charged from a SCUBA tank or hand pump and are good for 50 to 100 shots before accuracy starts to drop necessitating re-charging (some up to 3000psi). If you buy a new rifle just don't be too swayed by high muzzle velocity claims. Also, in addition to the type of rifle, you'll need to decide what caliber rifle you want, .177, .20, .22, and 25; .177 is the cheapest and most popular but not necessarily the most accurate. Lastly, while everyone has heard about Daisy and Crossman airguns and maybe owned a cheap one as a kid, they do make some nice high end rifles as well. All this is easily studied on the Intarweb. Good luck
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Hammerili 850 if you like Co2 bolt action with 8 round magazine. You basically got three choices, pump-up, spring loaded, or PCP. For good starter air rifle Plan on paying $200 - 500 bucks. Air rifles are not BB guns. You can spend small sum or very large sum depending on you’re budget and how powerful or accurate? Google PCP air rifles and you will get couple site’s to view what type and how much you want to pay.
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