LOVE my Marauder!!! The power and accuracy are amazing for someone used to daisy and crosman $50 pump guns!
Yes! The Daisy 880 I had as a kid was smooth bore and even with pellets hitting the target was like a blind squirrel finding a nut. Springer rifles are fine too, and there are some good to great ones out there but they are single shot as far as I know. And you need to get a scope rated for a springer gun because the shaking of the spring action can ruin a scope not made to withstand it.
I love shooting anyway, doing it at home around the neighbors or taking out the rodents - even better.