hi, welcome to the world of airgunning, you will enjoy it believe me. a rifle is a must, you can then use it for both target and hunt shooting. however, before you even think about shooting any quarry you need to be able to put a pellet within a 5p piece at 30 yards.humane hunting is what it is about,if you can confidently put that sort of pellet in, then you can quarry hunt.i would advise a springer, mainly because it is hard to learn to shoot straight with, you will learn all sorts of faults about your shooting style. you can then work on them ie; how to hold the gun, how to breathe on the