Page 15 - Beeman P17 Reviews

The perfect 5 meter (16-ish feet) plinker. Super good feel, great trigger and very accurate. Incredible value. Until it breaks. Mine lasted 2 years and about one tin of pellets. Never dropped, never abused. Now it is a boat anchor... cock it and "whoosh". I know it was under $50 with shipping but that is still a lot of beer and pizza. Looking on line, this happens to a lot of people. It's a five star gun until it dies. Or, it is a five star disposable gun you have to replace after the warrantee runs out.

Make so it don't break. I really loved it until the failure.

Pretty hard to cock... do-able but just don't be surprised.

Fantastic Value! Weight of pistol is perfect for sight aquisition for informal targeting and plinking. The trigger far surpasses expectations for this price. Fiber optic sights are not my first choice but they suit this pistol well. The grip is excellent. People can say it's "too slick" but it better IMO than many other polymer grips for other pistols of all styles. I also feel like this is an accurate expectation to gauge some the more expensive Beeman products. It is enough for me to consider one of their top tier products. VERY SMART on Beeman's part. Or you can just stay with this fantastic beginner model!

Not much. This pistol is a perfect compromise for the features and price. The sight adjustment detents aren't as crisp as my German made airguns but they are perfectly functional! The ONLY concern with this pistol is all the problems with quality control I have heard about. I paid for the 10 for $10 and have only put about 200 shots through it.

Like I said above I paid to have the testing done. I feel it was worth it to have a gun this much fun! It was a small inconvenience at first but I haven't cared since I started shooting this pistol! I spent $60 on another pistol that has its virtues but the accuracy isn't even close. My groups are 3x small with my P17! If u want accuracy and to push the range of can popping this one is for you! I shot this with my brothers who can't stand shooting my German spring rifles and they were literally fighting over who go to shoot my new Beeman P17! We were popping cans at about 17 yards. After awhile it was hard to miss! My middle brother got in a rest position and from 10 yards hit a small army man plastic molded figure about 1 for 10. We have never shot pistols before this. The gun is a perfect teacher and rewards with accuracy! Read the blog to learn a few pointers about how to shoot a handgun it will pay off big! I only hope this gun holds up as it is my new favorite!

Feels good in the hand. Build quality is very good for this price point air pistol. Pretty good accuracy with no recoil. ( 3/4" c-c best so far at 10 yards) Most groups 1-1.5 c-c

This is just an observation not a complaint.....pistols last couple inches of cocking stroke is pretty hard. It has smoothed out during break in. This pistol has an intregal 11 mm dovetail for optic but not sure how one would finish cocking stroke with one installed.

This pistol is a very good bargain at $35.00. Fun to shoot. I'm satisfied!

NO RECOIL - at ALL. Other than the BA NP pistol, this is my only other non-spring AIR ram (my term) type pistol. I am blown away by how QUIET and GENTLE this thing shoots. I can shoot this with a baby sleeping in the room with NO issues. And at the living-room distance shooting distance of about 15-feet, I am doing SMALLER than dime sized groups ... CONSISTENTLY! I have shot it at 10-meters, and the groups for ME are less than two inches most times.

This is a knock-off of a much higher quality, and EXPENSIVE, pistol. It looks pretty much just like it and regarding the END RESULT, does a fantastic job of grouping shots at 10 meters. The power is around 360-380 FPS with Crosman flat-head. I really wish the Chinese manufacturer did a better job regarding the fit of the piston, and the bleed hole that the 'O' ring slides past is not finished as smoothly as it SHOULD be... there MIGHT be enough roughness on the inside edge to eventually cause the 'O' ring to leak. I can't get into 'remedies' here as PA would frown on it... RIGHT GUYS? However, it IS an easy 'fix'.

While this inexpensive pistol is GREAT for accuracy and quietness, and the POWER for a single stroke is really nice, expect issues to happen due to the sloppy construction. You MIGHT get one with a trigger that will sometimes not want to release if pulled too slow, as others are reporting. You have to put a TON of force into the cocking, which means you need not worry about a small kid playing with it. This brings to mind the fact you might want to wear a glove on the hand used to do the main cocking. The dovetail rail has a VERY SHARP top-edge that WILL slice your hand if you are not careful to pay attention. Despite all of my negativity, I really LOVE this thing, and NOW I am going to check out the German-made pistol this thing is copied after. I sure hope PA lets this go through after mentioning the OTHER gun. It's the Beeman P3, which PA also sells.

fits my hand well , although the grip is a bit slippery. Its fun to shoot and not that bad to cock as some others say. Its all in the technique . I put my right hand on the grip and left hand ,right below the palm, just below the sight and close the top , never putting any pressure on the rear sight.

I would put some texture on the grip , silicone would be awesome but some pattern in the mold would be fine. put some baseball grip tape on the handle.also put some black tape on the scope rail as it is a but sharp when cocking.

I have 3 and one failed after lots of rounds , but i was able to repair it with a little lube. Get 2 and keep one ready to go at all times!! The dam thing has a nice trigger and is very accurate. Probably the best value in SSP air pistols

its fun easy at 5 yards you can cut paper on the same hole

not a thing for the price

have fun

Very accurate! Easy to operate! Comfortable, fits in my hand well! Good weight! Nice sights!

This morning the silver hammer that secures the cocking lever closed pop open when firing. Not sure exactly why but on closing it does not seem to be going forward completely into a secure position. So I start pushing it forward with my thumb. Do not do this every time. Maybe weak spring or pivot pin is wearing quickly and allowing miss alignment. I will have to investigate more to find cause. Will google to see if others have experienced this issue. Appears to be leaking some oil around compression seal, very minor so far, but maybe know issue of burr on hole.

It shoots great and is fun. A couple of issues having fired less than fifty rounds through the P17. Need to track those issues down. Don't think they will cause me to return the pistol but it may need repaired.

this gun is the best. the price is low, and its a dead on the shot. many people say its hard to cock but after 100 times it smooths out and loosens.

I like the feel of this pistol in my hand, very comfortable fit. There is absolutely zero recoil when trigger is squeezed. I am impressed with the consistent accuracy with pistol. At 10 yards with open sights a grouping within a 50 cent piece. Having it's own power supply on board makes this a truly amazing pistol. I would highly recommend it to anyone above the ages of 18 years old. Definitely not a toy.

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Definitely not a toy. Shoots as good as other's costing 4 times as much. I highly recommend it.

the price was good i just got the beeman P17 to shoot in the house to pass the time and with a little adjustment on the rear sight it was pretty accurate . i think this was a good investment

the pellet is was hard to put in the barrel at first but ones you got the hang of it it was not bad

its a lot of fun to shoot

What a fun gun to shoot! I was pleasantly surprised at the feel and balance, it can easily be dialed in for accurate shooting at 10 meters. Perfect for plinking.

when cocking, be careful you don't disturb the sights. I also used 400 grit sandpaper to smooth out a few rough edges on the grip, but for the price it absolutely cannot be beat!

get the ten for ten.

Everything at this price!

Rough edges at seams...used a file to smooth.

Great for basement 10 meter shooting. !!

Simple to use.

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Trigger mechanism stuck after about 25 shots. Weapon was cocked but the trigger would not fire the weapon. Fixed weapon by removing the grip and reseated the trigger spring. Weapon functioned fine and have fired about 100 shots since the malfunction.

Everything everyone says about this pistol is true as far as iam concerned. I own two p-17's and my recent one I bought here along with "10 for $10" test and that air pistol shot at velocities as high as 468!!! It's awesome when an air pistol out does its own spec's!

I would love a spring piston version in .22 caliber of this pistol.

Size, weight and sights.

Too hard to cock - I mean to darn hard. Bought 3 thinking of returning 2 as after trying it out first these will not be comfortable for anyone of average strength to cock. And no I'm not the ? Lb. weakling. Any suggestions would be welcome. I based my purchase on the review in your brochure.

Try something else. To hard to cock.

I liked the price of this gun. This gun is extremely accurate compared to other high priced guns that I own. It is a well built gun and the rear adjustable sight is very nice.

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Don't let the price fool you, this is a nice pistol. I own 10 other air pistols that cost over a hundred dollars and I personally like this one the best.

Very nice workmanship, nice sights, very accurate, I'm getting 1/2 inch groups at 10 yards with cheap Daisy Max Wad-cutters. Trigger is also very nice.

Can't think of anything that hasn't been said. Yes, loading pellets is a little tough and it requires some strength to cock, but both gets easier with practice.

If you should have a problem with the seals or anything else it's easy and cheap to fix, check out YouTube and the forums. I've shot over 200 pellets and so far no problems. I've put a reflex sight on mine cause my old eyes don't work well with iron sights and it doesn't get in the way of cocking and allows me to shoot tight groups. This gun is way more accurate than my ability and therefore will never get old to shoot. It's hard to put it down. I don't think you could buy a better barrel for $35 and as a nice bonus Beeman throws in the rest of the gun for FREE! I can't imagine any reason to buy a P3! If don't think the Chinese can build a good gun, try one of these.

the weight and balance are fine. Sights are good. Accurate out of the box.

Would not change a thing. Have been pleased.

Check You Tube about past quality issues. Check for burr on intake hole of air compression chamber and take necessary steps to remove. Use a glove to ease the cocking process.

Great price. Great Accuracy!! Good Quality.

Would like an adjustable trigger. A little trigger creep but it's not bad.

I am VERY surprised with the accuracy. Especially for a $35 gun. The trigger has a little creep, But predictable. I mounted a 2x pistol scope on it and now it shoots a ragged ( 1/4"ctc 5 shot group ) hole at 10 yds with the Beeman 7.2gr. hollowpoint coated pellets. They actually out shot the JSB's and the Crosman brown box pellets in my gun. Shooting the Beeman 7.2 hollowpoint .. my gun chronyed 10 shots at an avg of 410fps. the std.dev. of 2.33fps and an extreme spread of only 7 fps.
A great gun...I'm about to get a couple more of these before the price goes up, and a couple thousand rounds of the beeman pellets too.

Just ordered 5 more for Christmas presents. These pistols are very accurate. I can shoot them almost as well as my IZH 46M. Best bang for the buck. A little difficult to load with fat fingers and cocking is hard at first but both become easy in a short time. And PyramydAir IS the place to purchase. Good selection. good prices and very good customer service.

Not much. Maybe target type sights. And I wish they were made in the USA.

Triggers are very good out of the box, Takeup can be adjusted by allen screw in the trigger and the sear can be cleaned up/polished a bit. Don't buy with the red dot sight, junk.