screw the pellet guns.....you need a .22 LR, its a nice little rifle that you can kill coons, possums, etc.....
personally between my dad and I we have
.22
.223 (good for prarie dogs)
.243 (good for coyotes)
.270 (great for deer)
.308 (good for buffalo and or deer)
.45-70 (awesome for buffalo)
multiple 12 gauges
youth 20 gauge
.44 magnum pistol
.50 cal black powder
and we have a hunting lodge, lots of pheasants out here in central SoDak....we had a buffalo hunt that will be on Buckmasters next year......