Beeman HW97K Blue Reviews

Everything..balance, accuracy, power, looks, trigger, feel, craftsmanship..on and on

Nothing..maybe be fair and not make other airguns look bad.

Don't waste your time with other spring or gas piston air rifles and spend a little more and get this. I have a wide variety of air rifles and after taking this out to the range I'm going to be selling my entire collection except for a Marauder .25 cal and my R9. I was grouping unbelievable at 65 yards with a .177 H&N FTS!!!!! Absolutely blew my mind.

Workmanship is outstanding. Stock is beautiful. Rekord trigger is the best I ever shot. Bluing is superb not a single blemish anywhere. Accuracy is outstanding. I got dime size groups right out of the box, and getting smaller the more pellets I put thru it. All at 25 yds so far.

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This rifle is heavy and even heavier depending on the scope you use. I put a Leapers 3-12x44 AO Compact Scope with a 1 piece mount and it is perfect. Plenty of room to load pellets with either hand. If you are on the fence about this rifle, jump down and order it you won't regret it. Best springer I have ever shot.I have in ..177 and it chronoed at an average of 884 fps. I expect it to get better. This is with Crosman Premiers 7.9 grain.

This is the second HW97K that I have purchased within the last 8 months. The first one was a .177 and I currently have a little over 13,000 rounds through it and love it. I knew that I wanted a .22 also, and tried to find reasons why not to buy another HW97K. I considered a few other rifles but kept coming back to this one, so I bought it. I found the .22 to be as nice as the .177 that I already had. I already have 2800 rounds through this one and have only had it for 3 weeks! I love the accuracy that these rifles offer and the quality of the rifle itself. My range is just outside my door and has targets at 25, 40, 55, 85 and 100 yards and this rifle is capable of hitting accurately on all of them. I found the .22 to have the best long range accuracy of the two. I would recommend this rifle to anyone. Put a good scope on it and enjoy some great shooting!

The .177 has the beech stock and I love the checkering, feels good in my grip. The .22 is in the blue laminated stock and does not have the checkering on it. I would like to have the checkering on both, it feels right.

The .177 seems to like the JSB Exact Heavy 10.34 gr the best and the .22 is most accurate with the JSB Jumbo Heavy 18.13 gr but the JSB Jumbo 15.89 gr is a real close second.

nicely laminated heavy stock; comfortable in left handed mode; Rekord trigger is adjustable and predictable; apparent smoothness and great accuracy out of the box; 5 shot ragged holes @18yds indoor within 200 pellets; getting what you paid for...solid airgun of German qualities

Rekord trigger should be "gold" finish at this level; included scope rings are usable but could be more robust;

Soft paste carnauba wax to further beautify and protect the upgraded stock; a little moly at ball detent for added smoothness to underlever function;

Accuracy is top notch, build quality is excellent, built like a tank. The stock is beautiful good power also.

This particular gun is not worth the money, it has many stock imperfections and some possible pre-rust or something on the barrel and under lever and some mold spots? Plus the butt stock rubber was frayed and cut wrong. The box it came in was torn and beat up?...

SO... I sent this gun back because it clearly was not worth the price. For that price I should see perfection and this gin looked like nobody cared about it when made. Pyramyd was excellent about it under the 30 day guarantee and refunded my money. THEN... 4 or 5 months later I see the same rifle in the refurb/pre-owned section and figured I would take a shot for cheaper money. I got the same gun... I was meant to own it and for the cheaper price I am OK with it plus for the most part I can clean up most of the stock imperfections and blue laminate is beautiful. The rifle is excellent and shoots so accurate wish I got a perfect one but this one is still pretty nice for the money.

Quality and appearance are top notch right out of the box. It is the first of many guns I own that my wife complimented when she first saw it. Then I didn't mind telling her how much it cost.

Make the laminated stock available to fit left handers.

Every body that sees it at the range wants to know what it is and who makes it; it has real star quality.

This is one of the best spring rifle I have ever tried. the blue laminated is definatelly beautifull and the accuaracyis the closest thing to a PCP. I am buying my second one but in wood stock and I also have a AA S510 Extra.

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This is a expensive rifle but you will get the best

The blueing on all the metal is perfect. Really like the laminated blue stock. The gun has the look and feel of a high end, large caliber rifle. This is the first air gun I've purchased that has such a large opening for inserting a pellet. Haven't shot 500 rounds yet, but it sends the pellet where aimed and it is up to you keep it there when you pull the trigger.

Make it available with a bipod or a port to accept the bipod of your choice.

This gun in .22 caliber has the knock down power to move heavy steel plates.

This is a beutiful air gun since the second you take it out of the box. Accuaracy is excellent and the blue laminated is definatelly espectacular. It has close to 2.000 shots already and no problems at all

nothing at all. I am very happy with it and no changes are needed what so ever. Maybe it shuold come also in stailess steel with blue laminated which I have not seen it yet around and it will be even more espectacular.

once you start using it you won´t stop using it. I also have an AA 510 S Extra FAC and every four rounds you have to fill it up again and that´s why this could be an excellent second on board air gun to have fun with. I recomended 100 %. I also recomend using a good quality optic on this airgun I think it is worth it

This rifle is beautiful! The Rekord trigger is miles better than the Crosman and Gamo and clones. It feels like the trigger in a real rifle. The accuracy of this rifle is amazing compared to other break barrel rifles. It is also less hold-sensitive. Perhaps that is due to the extremely smooth cocking and shooting cycle. This rifle is also as quiet as my Benjamin Trail NP with a muzzle break. Much quieter than the sound level rating would lead you to believe.

Make it a little lighter.

The quality of this German-made rifle makes we want to sell my other Chinese and Spanish break barrel AG's.

very very accrurate, well built , better then tx 200 , not satisfied with oweners manual , owner manual is only sheet of photo copy paper , looks like cheap air rifle owners manual really dissapointed with manual.

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The stock is really unique. The blueing on the gun is beautiful. The gun looks and feels solidly built. It has some heft to it, makes it feel like a "real rifle". Shoots accurate. The Rekord trigger has really crisp feel and a clean break to it, without even adjusting it.

This isn't Beeman's fault, but the gun arrived with some rust on the breech cover. There was a smallish (about 1/8" x 1/4") on the stainless steel breech cover. I was able to rub it off using 000 steel wool, but it still left a "shadow" of the former rust. I would like to see Weaver/piccatinny rails on this. Airguns should universally make a switch to piccatinny rails. It would open the door up as far as available accessories. One last thing, a bipod mount or stud would be awesome. If you want a bipod on this gun (as you should), you're going to have to drill and thread a bipod stud into the stock.

This is my first Beeman. I've owned a Benjamin 392 for years and a few years ago, bought a Talon SS .22. I really like both of those guns. But I LOVE this gun. This is my first "high end" pellet rifle. Overall, this a great rifle. I plan to pass this down to my kids (if I ever have any). I went so far as to open a Weapon Record Book (the little yellow books that come with most military rifles) and started keeping track of round count. I've got about 30 rds through this after sighting it in and chronoing it. It's averaging about 678 fps right now with .22 JSB Jumbo Match pellets. As per Beeman specs, it should take about 500-1000 rds to properly break this gun in. I really look forward to doing this. The gun is awesome!

Right out of the box the 97K is a one hole shooter with a trigger unmatched by other rifles..Remember,, it will take at least 50-75 shots to lead-up/season the barrel before your groups really start to tighten up. The deep rich high polished bluing on these rifles is absolutely beautiful.The Blue Laminated Stock is a eye catcher where ever you go ,it will in fact draw a crowd.

Not a thing from the factory,but follow the instructions to adjust the trigger to your liking.I shortened the length of pull and lightened it to a 1.5 LB. trigger pull. After break in you may want to have it professionally tuned as I did.This makes a al ready great gun perfect in my opinion.

The twenty(.20) caliber round is a sure winner at both short and long range shooting. I have shot this rifle off a bench at 100 yards and could cover the group with a quarter(.25cent piece) I have taken many awards shooting NRA Match indoor on a 10 meter range ,and finished second at our 1st of the year Field Target Match shooting Piston Class. I'm am not a pro shooter either! At 60yrs old I wiggle all over the place,but the HW97K does help even a old shooter like me.. Be Warned !!! It is a heavy rifle at 11+ pounds with a scope I wouldn't want to walk around a woods all day with this gun.Of course a young guy it probably wouldn't matter!

Unbelievably accurate in the .20 cal.

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A good tune turns the HW97K into silk.