I'm new here too, but not to shooting....I would start with a good .22 rimfire rifle, relatively inexpensive and so is the ammunition. One can nail down the fundamentals, before moving to center fires. There is an organization in the state known as the RWVA, otherwise known as the Appleseed program, they teach rifle marksmanship, I bet you'd like it. I was in the program for over 12 years.