Last year we posted that we got 2 air rifles for the family.  Since then the kids enjoyed the shootings from times at tin cans.  As I mentioned in that post, we need the real stuff to kill off racoons and pests, so I went for Firearms Safety course in May and I got my license after 3 month's wait.  The first rifle I now possess is a Remington 597 semi-automatic .22 LR.  It is affordable comparing to other brands. However, I would have to build or buy a bullet trap to collect the bullet heads because they are made of lead.  I would like to get lead-free ones but I can't find them locally.  I might add to the collection someday a .30-30 when Joshua is older so he can inherit the .22LR.