Quote Originally Posted by DT Fletcher View Post
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.
Thank you DT, that's some excellent advice.
317 or 322, here I come

AUTOMATIC, early models... Lots to start reading about.
But where do I find these guns. Not in the Netherlands, probably difficult to find in the UK.
It'll mean importing them from the States again. I shall start saving.