After you check the requirements for legal hunting I agree that one of the newer style inlines is the way to start with the least to learn and the most reliability. You will eventually most likely get interested in the more traditional styles after you get some experience. One inline that is quite good and all American made and supported is either the H&R Sidekick or the NEF Huntsman. I think you can get them for less than $200. I have a Huntsman and it is every bit as good as the T/C Omega that I spent three times as much for. In fact as delivered it is more accurate than the Omega as the Omega synthetic stock has to be pillar bedded before it has any decent accuracy from one cleaning to another.