Joshua, Cost is NOT a factor, meaning function is. The top drawer AGs are very nice, can do the job and give you not only prestige but resale value. Granted all that. But, when talking about an effective hunting piece, I'll take my Benjamin Trail NP XL1500, take the small/medium game harvest home and keep more jingle in my pocket. The gun I suggest is as powerful as many PCPs and shoots dead on from 25 out to 100 yards. What else do you want in a hunter? To each his own but I'm practical MOST of the time.