Page 11 - Beeman P17 Reviews

this pistol is awesome fits my hand really nice and shoots way better than expected

it is a little hard to load and close but the accuracy makes up for it

This is quite a nice pistol for less than $40.00. Seems to be well made, and easy to use. I didn't give this a five star because it's extremely difficult for a person with fairly large fingers to get pellets into the breech. It's buried in the break barrel and I never have been able to get a wad cutter in it. Pointed pellets are easier. The cocking effort is quite high. But for the price, everyone should have one.

A better way to place pellets in the barrel.

For the money it's an outstanding gun. Actually, its a good gun all around.

This is a fun to shoot, one pump pneumatic pistol. Extremely inexpensive. It is also rather accurate and the fact that there is no spring recoil helps improve accuracy.

Don't really believe there is anything to complain about.

The gun is difficult for me to load, because of my fat tipped fingers. I did solve this problem
with the help of some bent needle nose pliers. I did not feel the gun was difficult to pump and you only need one pump. A little practice and I believe most kids could pump it also.

More fun than you should be able to have for the price. I don't consider myself a good shooter, and I am just getting back into air-gunning after 25 or 30 years. The other gun I have is a 1982 Crosman 38T that I recently re-sealed. The P17 is quieter and more fun to shoot, and is capable of greater accuracy than I am. I knew going in that there would be some tinkering that would be needed, but that is half the reason I bought it. What better way to learn about triggers and such than by tinkering with a well documented, inexpensive airgun?

Not sure what could really be done in this price range. It is pretty amazing!

Others have stated that it is difficult to pump. I did not find it all that difficult.

The trigger is smooth and light and the pistol is accurate! The price is unbelievable at $29. The fiber optic sights both front and rear are a welcome delight because I am 74 yrs old and sighting the pistol is easier...you can't go wrong at this price!

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Pumping is somewhat difficult, so a young person might find it too hard.

I purchased this model approximately one year ago and enjoyed it so much I bought a second one. Solid construction, highly accurate with a respectable fps. Looks even more menacing with the laser scope!

Simulated wooden grips at minimum.

Can be outfitted with a laser scope, awesome!

PYRAMYDAir Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens, brown paper boxes tied up with string

Raise the price, Like when tator tots first came out no one purchased...Cheap can't be good, right?

So much written already about this pistol. It is a direct copy of the German made design at fraction of the cost.
Made in China so the quality control of the machined parts ,maybe "hit or miss". I have seen a You-Tube video of disassembly of a brand new pistol being "gone over". I did not do that, I will wait to see how it hold out, because seal grease and labor are cheap as dirt.
It is modern wonder what China can make and market a quality items like this to the U.S at this price point.
This horse has been beat death in reviews ( it has a great trigger, cocks a tad hard, has nice sights, quirky to load, feels good, we all know that by now) Shop local? Only place I could find was at PyramydAir and that's ok. I feel good to support the videos parts reviewsknowlege and the staff. I will just shop here from now on.

Price! Very accurate right out of the package. Nice size and weight. Good training pistol before someone shoots a centerfire pistol. The trigger is very light so watch it till you've shot it a few times. The sights are good also.

Remove the rail on top, it bothers when you cock the pistol since you have to push on it to close. Also an easier way to get a pellet in the barrel, but you do get better at that the more you do it. Pointed pellets work best for me.

Buy one. Some of the cheapest fun you can find.

The weight of the gun in hand. Easy of use,,as they say its a tack driver

Nothing, I dont think you could get a better gun at this price

If you dont have one, you should!

Accuracy I'm no Olympic shooter, but the accuracy of this gun is outstanding. With it's preferred pellets (it likes more than one) I can get sub 1" groups at 10 yards off hand all day long with few flyers. When I stabilize my self against something, I can get .5" groups at 10 yards with a couple of the pellets. Reliable I have not had any malfunctions that weren't my fault. Likes Multiple Pellet Models I have shot 8 different pellet models through this gun and it likes all of them for the most part. Crosman Premier Match Grade, 3 flavors of H&N wads, JSB Match Middle, RWS Meister and R-10 all shot well. It really likes the JSB Match Middle, the Meister 7.0, theR-10 7.0, and the H&N Finale 7.87.

For $30, I can't say I would change much, though I might take the sharp edge off the scope rail. I have to shoot with a glove on my left hand to keep from tearing my hand up while cocking it.

Clean the barrel really well with some solvent before you shoot it. You wouldn't believe the oily junk I got out of there. Accuracy wasn't great until I cleaned the barrel.
Also, watch the pin on the rear site as it tries to works its way loose over a shooting session. No big deal, just check it periodically and flush it back up.

It's a blast to shoot I totally love it I'm averaging 413fps and at 15 yards it stacks pellet on pellet amazing for 30 dollars you can't go wrong it has a really good trigger beeman knocked it out of the park

Nothing for 30 dollars

If you get one and dont like it I will buy it from you

Price, quality and very accurate. A lot of fun to shoot and has the weight and feel of the real McCoy. Very consistent 425 FPS.

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Hard to cock but it's a good safety feature for my grand sons.

Accurate, easy to pump (vs springer), powerful (for a single pump), low noise, low price.

a bit difficult to close, bit difficult to load pellet

Might be the best value for money air pistol out there.

fits my hand, pretty accurate. hard to beat for the price

hard to load and charge

Accurate and good power for the price.

All metal would be great.

Try one you'll like it.

A nice accurate and economical gun that was extremely beneficial for my needs

Because of the demand I put on this gun the seals need to be replaced often

I was forced due to an injury to switch from right hand shooter to the left-hand. This gun allows me to economically fire over 100 rounds with good accuracy at every practice session. Although it slightly lighter than my conventional gun it has a good feel and is a tremendous asset in retraining me. It was so good that my son just began shooting a handgun and I gave him mine original P 17 for him to start learning. My only regret is that the one I gave him was an older model that was slightly heavier.

Powerful.

Difficult to clock.

Unless you have a strong hand and arm, otherwise this air gun is not for you.

This is a fantastic air pistol. Including simple and sturdy gun sights, excellent balance, phenomenal accuracy. I have been waiting for a gun like this and for price of $30, how is anyone going to top it? By making it faster , by making it a .22, and a .25, and then entering into the rifles with the same technology. And I love the recoilless discharge.

The safety, is exactly what it says. It's not in an easy place for righties, therefore prevents accidental discharge. I would prefer a right hand safety release. In the future, when they increase the power, I would like to see it in a .22, a .25, and into the rifles, because it is recoilless.

It can't be overstated, I highly recommend it.

This is a fantastic air pistol. Including simple and sturdy gun sights, excellent balance, phenomenal accuracy. I have been waiting for a gun like this and for price of $30, how is anyone going to top it? By making it faster , by making it a 22, and a .25, and then entering into the rifles with the same technology. And I love the recoilless discharge.

The safety, is exactly what it says. It's not in an easy place for righties, therefore prevents accidental discharge. I would prefer a right hand safety release. In the future, when they increase the power, I would like to see it in a .22, a .25, and into the rifles, because it is recoilless.

It can't be overstated, I highly recommend it.

I recieved the Beeman P17 today and after unpacking it and doing a very through inspection. I took it out for a bit of a test run. I used the Gammo round lead balls for the first 5 shots and was very impressed with how accurate this little single shot is using open sights. The next round was using the H&N spike .177 pellets. Although they were just as accurate as the round balls were. (distance from me to target was 10 feet) The gammo lead balls seemed to hit much harder than the pellets. The gammo lead balls went about halfway thru a 1/2' piece of plywood wear as the pellets simply dented the plywood and fell to the ground. As to the power of the P17 I'm quite happy with it. This little gem meets all my expections and its far better than it should be for the price. I will be trying out a few different pellets with it to see if I can get a bit more out of it as far as hitting power goes. However for right now the Gammo round lead balls have my vote.

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For single shot back yard plinker it can't be beat. I believe it would quite the deterent to rodents at close range. It is a very good value for the money.