Recommend me pistol options for a vintage collection

I have a Rocket 262 just like the photo above. Uses 8 gram cartridges and has two hammer positions for low and high velocities. A neat pistol and powerful on high. I believe the two settings on the hammer is the difference between 252 and 262.

I have several air pistols but the 262 is one of my favorites. Of what I own the Rocket, Diana 6M and Benjamin 132 pistols are my favorite.

ctshooter said:

There’s a Rocket I am looking at now listed as a Benjamin 262. Is that right? How does that differ from the 252 Ron mentions above?

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The 252 was an earlier model ('53 to '56). The 262 went from the late 50's to '80. Not sure about the physical differences.

The OEM barrel version of this LP53K..

Its strange what you can turn up when you least expect it but when you do dont let it pass you by.

Great thread! Hard to beat your collection ,CT but if interesting and rare catch your attention how about a pair of Crosman 451 Military .45 autos. Single action .22 with functioning slide and realistic light recoil. Only made for less than 2 years in ‘69&’70. They are true 6 shot autos with very nice triggers and good accuracy. The magazine is a marvel in itself . It revolves in the plane of the barrel,90 degrees from the usual position. The pellets load skirt first through the side of the upper action. These things are a blast to shoot. If I had to fault them I will admit they are
major CO2 hogs,getting only 3 mags per 12 gram cartridge.

I have the Walther LP 53 and the Predom Lucznik. They are very similar pistols. The fit/finish on the Predom is more like what one would find on a farm implement, though. Which makes it all the more fun to shoot as you are not worried about damaging a collectors item. Photo- LP 53 left, LP2 right. The Predom is on loan to my son, right now.

ctshooter said:

@Westypete - those are really cool. I saw one on eBay and missed it. Now there is only an empty box available, LOL.

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I don’t have a box! Going to check eBay, thanks!

ctshooter said:

There’s a Rocket I am looking at now listed as a Benjamin 262. Is that right? How does that differ from the 252 Ron mentions above?

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The Rocket 262 has a high and low power setting. It has plastic grips where the 252 has wood. The 252 is more compact at 8" long compared to 9.5" for the Rocket 262. There are probably other differences I am not aware of.

Septicdeath said:

I would love to get my hands on one of these. Swiss made Excellent pistol. View attachment 304526View attachment 304527

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very loud.

FWB 65 and 80

This is arguably the finest SSP ever produced. Hard to find and expensive when you do.

Gwelo said:

This is arguably the finest SSP ever produced. Hard to find and expensive when you do.

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Had to wipe the drool off my iPad…beautiful! Those never come up for sale on the used market. I saw an LP 100 recently…gone before I could even get my 2 cents in…Enjoy. John

Baikal Makarov MP-654K, .177.
All steel construction except the plastic grips. Suppose to be a BB gun but has a rifled barrel. I never shot BBs through it, but loaded pellets right into the breech … so, single-shot it. Very accurate with pellets.

Schimel, .22.
Surprisingly accurate and almost loud enough to be mistaken for a “real” .22. I do love shooting this thing!
Uses the smaller co2 cartridges and goes through them quickly. Also there’s a bit of an odd procedure to loading, but not bad once you get use to it.

Your light on Feinwerkbau, some of the finest air pistols on earth!