I grew up shooting a Crosman 1400 pneumatic 22 air rifle. I still consider some of the shots I made with that rifle to be some of the best long range shooting I've ever done.
Fast forward to this time in my life, and a renewed interest in airguns, and I bought a Sheridan rocker, the airgun I always wanted.
It is an excellent shooter, and I really like the .20 caliber.
When I was testing it, I shot at an old license plate I had in the garage. Now, I have a Bone Collector 177, and a Crosman 2400KT 22. Those just dent the license plate. The Sheridan Blue Streak, pumped up to 8 pumps, sends a 20 cal pellet breezing right through.
Pumping it isn't difficult, or "awkward", and stock, made of a nice grade of wood, fits very well.
The Sheridan is an American classic, made to last out of good materials. There is a smith who specializes in hotrodding these guns, and I may go that way eventually.
But, in the meantime, I like the Sheridan a lot.