Just note that the pellet guns I was referring to are "Olympic grade" competition rifles.
Check here for backyard/cottage .177 airgun stuff (they have competition stuff as well):
http://airgunsource.com/store/index.php?cpage=new
http://www.dlairgun.com/
Best entry level target rifle is probably the Daisy 835C. Best one that looks kind of cool is probably the Baikal Drozd IMO.