I know this is a fishing forum but obviously at least some of you are hunters since there is this hunting sub-forum. Which is great, because I'm doing research on air rifles and am thinking about purchasing one. I'm not a hunter and know next to nothing about guns so this is all new to me. What I'm looking for is a good quality air rifle to just shoot at targets with for fun. My brother brought one home when visiting a year or so ago and let me shoot it and I enjoyed it quite a bit. He tells me that Gamo is a pretty good brand. So I've been looking at the Gamo Hornet .177 and the slightly more expensive Gamo Big Cat 1250 .177. I don't really want to spend more than, say, $150 at this point. After all, I'm just planning on target shooting with it. Not going to hunt squirrels.

Right now I can get the Gamo Hornet from ****'s online for less than $100 with a $20 over $100 coupon they have going on until tomorrow evening. Would the Hornet be a good purchase for me?

Thanks for any help or info you can provide!