I like Benjamin pneumatic rifles, but they aren't so hot for scoping. They are just over $100, not made as good as they used to be, but still better than the Cheapo Daisy or Crosman pneumatics, and with walnut stocks.
I personally do not like the odd jump of the more powerful spring-air guns. Always seemed to me the accuracy and point of impact varied too much, depending on how you hold them. This could actually be good training in using a consistent grip, etc., but the high-powered (~1100 fps) spring-air rifle I used to own gave especially disappointing results when fired from a bench or other solid support. I guess it "bounced" off the rigid bench more or less depending on how firm the sandbags were and a million other variables. Plus I could not get a scope/mount combination to stay on it for more than 100 rounds without something creeping or coming loose. The rifle was OK for offhand practice with iron sights, but so is my old Benjamin.
I did see some Winchester brand spring-air rifles, made in Turkey with very nice walnut stocks, selling for very reasonable prices at a Gander Mountain store a few months ago. MUCH classier looking metal than the Chinese ones, MUCH nicer wood, not so many plastic parts as some of the other European brands, Winchester backed, and priced less than 100 bucks, IIRC.