Like Dogfish said, the Mossberg 500 with the synthetic stock is about as cheap and realistic as you can go for entry-level. I still use mine that I've had for ten years. It shoots fine and I've scratched it plenty (It was my first gun as a kid, I'm only 20), but it doesn't make me cringe to look at it when I remember how much it costs.

If you're the average American and have to see this in a payment schedule, I've had my $200 gun for 10 years, which makes it $20/year for a heck of a lot more ducks then most of my friends have shot with much nicer guns.

Don't get me wrong, I'm still planning on getting a nicer gun later... But this gun has been awesome for entry level!

-Curtis