Page 5 - Beeman P17 Reviews

Wicked accurate for the price, easy to pump, not pellet picky

Maybe swap dovetail for pic rails for accessories (me just nit picking at this point)

This thing packs a hell of a punch for such a small and inexpensive package. Every airgunner needs one, and for the price, you cant afford NOT to own one!!!

The weight, balance, and grips are good. The trigger is smooth and crisp.

Lighten the pressure needed to pump it. On mine, the thin metal pin at the front of the rear sight kept working it's way out after several shots until I peened one end to widen it a bit. Also, the rear sight elevation screw did not properly line up with the hole in the frame causing it to bind into the rear sight body and not allow adjustment so I had to open the hole in the sight body so the screw could move freely.

The hefty pressure needed to pump it could be almost overlooked if the rear sight didn't need a rework to operate correctly out of the box.....

Fun, accurate especially with a red/green dot sight, and super affordable.

A tiny bit more room to feed a pellet into the barrel. Nothing else needs changed.

It is really accurate out to 15-20 yards and will hit a dime almost every shot.

Fun, accurate especially with a red/green dot sight, and super affordable.

A tiny bit more room to feed a pellet into the barrel. Nothing else needs changed.

It is really accurate out to 15-20 yards and will hit a dime almost every shot.

Very accurate pistol and a hoot to shoot!

The loading of pellets in this is somewhat frustrating. I carefully modified the breach end to be able to insert the Crosman pellet pen which greatly simplifies doing this.

I also mounted the Gamo red dot sight on it which improved my accuracy with it very much.

This is a fantastic pellet gun for the price. I cant See any big difference between this one and the more expensive version. This one has the adjustable trigger and shoots very well and consistently accurate. All of the same things I was reading in the more expensive ones reviews. But I guess its Like anything online u might get a bad one but just call and exchange it if u do. And for the money u save u could buy a couple and still save 200 bucks and just keep the good one if u get a bad one. Or keep them all and let ur buddies come over and shoot with u. Grate gun highly recommend for plinkers or target shooting

The way the pellets are loaded. Otherwise nothing

U wont be disappointed... unless u get a bad one but if u pay the extra 10 bucks for them to test ur gun for u then u know it will work.

Very accurate. Reasonably easy to pump. Feels good.

Nothing so far.

Sights are nice, but I got it a red dot and it's even better now.

Size, weight and single pump pistol

Tough gun to load for a large fingered perso.

My Beeman fails to hold a compressed charge for longer than three or four minutes and due to this it is quite impossible to get accurate consistent shots out of this pistol.

Nice feel. ok for the money as a possible throw away gun.. so so value for the money

Don't buy made in china

I have both the Chinese version and the Made in Germany version which costs lots more. But it works first time all the time. The Chinese one might shoot and it might not. You never know. It jams up the gun at times, Terrible. I mean if you want to waste some money and have this as a throw away gun then fine. If you want a life long investment buy the one made in Germany.. It costs lots more but it will last your life time.

The accuracy of this pistol is excellent for the price and so is the trigger. It quickly became my favorite on my 30ft basement range.

Nothing.

I have a cheap Red Dot on this. When I ordered it I figured cheap gun, cheap sight, It'll be a plinker\beater for outdoors when it warms up. This gun is so good I'll get something else for banging around outside (or another one). For $45 this is a good buy.

The accuracy, trigger and overall feel. For the money good choice. The P3 which corrects everything that is wrong with the p17 cost $250.00.

Make the area were you load the pellets a little bigger.

The screws for the rear sight will not not hold adjustments without some loctite. Also a pin that runs through the rear sight will need some loctite to prevent it from sliding out. The issues have been noted by many owners of the Beeman P17.

This gun is awesome for the price! Just got it and went in the backyard to try it out, and all I can say is wow this thing shoots great for being a cheaper air pistol. Picked it up to keep me in practice shooting my pistols cause of ammo prices and the shortage. Watched a bunch of reviews on it and I wasnt disappointed one bit. If you want something cheap to plink with this is the gun for you!

Not a big fan of the safety, but its not a deal breaker. And its not the easiest to load, but cant complain for the price your getting a great air gun for your money

The fiber optic sights are a little cheap and its fairly difficult to cock

Trigger quality & repeatable accuracy are way to good for a pistol this inexpensive.

I wish it were a bit easier to load the pellet, but it gets better with practice.

Use pointed or domed pellets for ease of loading. We're hitting a 3 Inch piece of steel at 75 feet in the warehouse at work, sure, we miss it too, but this gun hits it WAY more than it misses & more often then not the misses are simply operator error. I wonder how well it would do with a dot sight? This pistol is a real fun toy.

Easy to load... not too easy to compress the spring loaded cylinder.

Make the loading little easier

Cannot beat the price

There are tons of reviews for this pistol floating around the web, and several excellent video reviews on youtube as well. My own experiences are in-line with what most people say: this is a really fine pistol. Dollar for dollar, there are probably no better air pistols in this category i.e. single-shot, single-pump pneumatics. The pistol is precise and has a really nice trigger. The grip is good, and it's very comfortable in the hand. A bit of effort is required to pump it, but with time the motion becomes fairly easy and natural. Loading pellets is also a bit tricky at first but soon becomes second-nature so no issues here. Build quality seems ok, with no obvious flaws on my unit. The gun is mostly plastic, but it's very good quality polymer-type stuff.

Nothing really. It's really hard to find any major flaws here, considering the price point. I mean, it would be really awesome to have a similar pistol that could sport competition-style grips (like the Air Venturi v10 for instance). I'd also rather have standard iron-sights with a squared-off front sight as opposed to the round fiber-optic front. But overall, there's nothing really wrong with this gun though...

I'd recommend you buy this gun for the collection. It's certainly worth it. Once you get it, be sure to visit youtube to get familiar with the 2 or 3 things you should do once you unpack the gun. For one thing, it's recommended that the compression chamber (very easy to get to) be inspected. Or more precisely, that the air intake port (where the air flows in when the pistol is 'opened' up) be verified to ensure the hole has been smoothed out properly (something that's apparently not done consistently at the factory) and which could lead to premature wear on the main piston o-ring. Speaking of the compression chamber: while you have the main piston out, you may want to give a good wipe inside the chamber, it's pretty dirty coming out of the factory. Same thing for the barrel... A cleaning pellet or three is probably all you really need here though. RWS Hobby Wadcutters seem to work pretty well in this gun, and I've heard people say the Chinese-made Pointed Beeman's also shoot well.

I like it. I like the size. Easy operation. No recoil, fairly quiet. A little Fridley to load but not bad. I don't really have any complaints.

I wouldn't change anything. You get what you pay for. What do you want for under $100.

Clean weapon before use, barrel on mine was very dirty.

Excellent trigger and very accurate. A real bargain for sure.

Nothing.

everything, it is as advertised .

nothing

I gave it my own 20/20 as soon as i got it . removed the barrel , cleaned and re-crowned it , removed pump piston inspected and lubed , removed rear sight nut and bolt cleaned and applied blue thread locker reinstalled. Put 250 rounds though it , I like it , it's a keeper.

It really is very high quality and the price is a bargain, The pump chamber is very well built and really packs a punch, it can make it through tin cans cans with sharp point pellets like Hyper Max pellets. The range is pretty good, I was hitting a plastic wheel barrel at 100' I also use mine for taking care of rats in a storage yard and it does a great job with good knock down power and it is easier to swing around and point into confined areas than my pellet rifles.

I really wouldn't change anything because the price and quality of this Beeman P17 are great

I recommend this Beeman P17, It is great for target practice, rodent control and general plinking.

It really is very high quality and the price is a bargain, The pump chamber is very well built and really packs a punch, it can make it through tin cans cans with sharp point pellets like Hyper Max pellets. The range is pretty good, I was hitting a plastic wheel barrel at 100' I also use mine for taking care of rats in a storage yard and it does a great job with good knock down power and it is easier to swing around and point into confined areas than my pellet rifles.

I really wouldn't change anything because the price and quality of this Beeman P17 are great

I recommend this Beeman P17, It is great for target practice, rodent control and general plinking.