Originally Posted by
DT Fletcher
The early front pump Benjamins are nice guns and ARE fun to shoot. Perhaps the most fun I ever had shooting a BB gun was an AUTOMATIC (600) model that I repaired. It has a large air tank and will shoot as fast as you pull the trigger. Not a Crosman 600 but great fun.
The last series (300, 317, 322) front pumpers are a good choice, since they have the same valves as the later models and it's easy to get valve parts. I would suggest that it would be better to look for one of the rifled models (317,322) instead of the much more common 300 smooth bore.
The early models E, F, G are also great fun, these are muzzle loading BB guns. No parts available but super fun guns and repairable if you're good at DIY.