[Aggie93]

My daughter has expressed interest in shooting. We are taking a short road trip tomorrow that will put us right next to a Cabela's and thought we could go look at pellet guns. Is there anything to look for? My assumptions:

rifle is better over pistol
rifled barrel over smooth bore

How about power? I think most shooting will be done in the backyard and will be limited to maybe 20 yards max. Would a pistol be better at this range?

I have not shot a pellet gun since I was a kid and I used the one my dad had as kid. I wish I had it. I'd rather stay on the lower side of the price range since I'm not sure this hobby will have legs, but want to get something good enough to learn on.