I'm another newbie to pellet rifles but last year I did a lot of research and asking around and wound up getting a Benjamin Trail in .22 cal. with the Nitro Piston 2 gas ram and what they call an upgraded trigger, (clean break trigger). I've gotten pretty fond of it and it's pretty accurate, too. Looked at some PCP rifles but didn't want to spend that much for something I only use occasionally, even though I've got a scuba tank here and fills are no problem. So with no other air gun experience to compare the Benjamin with all I can say is that for a newbie it's keeping me happy and so far has lived up to all my expectations.