oh my gosh! y'all are so helpful...I wasn't sure anyone would respond...thank you so much! I don't think I want a springer, but heck, what do I know.
Mr Insanity...asylum? wow...too funny, but airguns just seem too fun. I really am hooked!
Mr. Fuss, Holy Moly! I've read everything I can find and watched hours of YouTubes over the past few months, but was afraid of saying anything on the forums...I do have a family friend that is a Lieutenant VFF and he says that he can get me a tank with five years left for $100 and he can fill it too...I thought that was good but, I know I would have to buy the hoses and connections. Daddy taught me to never buy cheap guns or cheap dogs. (Momma taught me to never leave the house without my mascara and lipgloss, cuz you never know who you're gonna meet at the Piggly Wiggly...she was kidding...about the Piggly Wiggly part).
The reason I was asking about the HWs was because of my brother's HW97...actually it says Beeman...is that the same? His gun seems well made and it seems like I can use it well enough out to about 40 yards and ok out to 50 or so. So I thought that if HW made a spring gun I could use they would make a good PCP. Is that crazy?
Crutcherro, Intenseaty, MScott and Mr. Spy...thank you all for being so helpful!