Bill -- by now, your brain must be like a class 5 hurricane swirling inside your skull.
No! No! I want an Official Red Ryder Carbine-Action Two-Hundred-Shot Range Model Air Rifle!
For now, it might be best to get a lever-action Daisey Red Ryder BB gun. Get a 1/2 pint "milk carton" of BBs. Together, the combination won't come close to breaking your budget. It won't even hit a coyote in the eye at 200 yards.
Load it up with 200 projectiles. Take it down to the pond with an empty plastic soda bottle. Throw the bottle in the pond and start plinking. Let your mind wander before you make the next step.
Ralphie
