Basically, when I buy a gun, I look for a great adjustable trigger. It doesn't matter how great the rest of the gun is if the trigger sucks. I have a Gamo target pellet pistol that is incredibly accurate, in part because of the barrel and the fact that it is very low recoil, but primarily because the trigger is adjustable down to a light pull and breaks crisply. Same goes with the older Beeman Weihrauch (sp) pellet rifles (R1, R7, etc). The have a superb Rekord adjustable trigger that makes an immense difference in how well you can shoot them. So, might I suggest in your search for a good .17 cal rifle, or any rifle (.22 or otherwise), that you try to get one with a high-quality adjustable trigger, if such a thing is possible these days. I shot my bro's Savage .17 cal rifle awhile back in Iowa in the course of controlling some of his ground squirrel problem. It was a very good gun for the money, and we were able to get 1 inch groups at 100 yards in a high head wind. The Savage came with a scope, which is necessary for this rifle IMHO.