Jaydog,

I will not try to steer you to a specific gun, but I would suggest that you look at the new break-opens. I do not own one I got into the inlines and can not come up with a good reason to abandon them, but i think the break opens are becoming the future, basically because of the ease of cleaning.

Pick a rifle that you have handled and feels comfortable to you, try not to take our specific choices of rifles until you have handled it - they do not all fit or feel the same.

Next check your states regulations, what can you use and when can you use it?

Choose an inline or break-open the looks good feels good to you... then ask us which of those we think might be better.

Finally, I really would not pick the least expensive unless you are stapped to do that. I you choose an inexpensive one and dyou get hooked like most every one else you will be wishing you had spent a little more.

Good luck in you seach

ps I am shooting Remingtons and A&H's - darn good guns