Page 19 - Beeman P17 Reviews

This looks just like a modern firearm. It has a good balance in the hand and points easily. The sights are easy to use at short range.

Make the safety ambidextrous! I can reach it but I have large hands. Someone with smaller hands would have a little trouble to release it.

Make sure you open the top all the way slowly. I found that if you don't it will not give you all shes got. Flat palm when closing this pistol too or it will give you a nasty pinch!

Very accurate for the price. Came with fiber optic sights.

Nothing.

This gun is perfect for backyard plinking.

Accurate with great trigger pull. The trigger pull is very smooth and light allowing for a very precise break. The barrel is also very flush with the underside of the slide which makes it be close to the sights so not much drop off from 3yrds to 10yrds.

The gun is right for the price. I wish they had a better version with decent poly frame (not cheap plastic). The loading of pellets is a bit cumbersome since the barrel is flush with the "slide"

I'm not that great a shot but with this gun I can hit 7/10 times a quarter size target from 10yrds with GAMO match wad cutters. Definitely a great buy for fun and training the kids.

This gun is extremely accurate. After adjusting the sights, another great attribute, I was placing shots in the same hole off-hand from 7 yards. The trigger breaks crisply after a long pull and the gun is quiet enough to shoot indoors without disturbing anyone. I have a short fingers and this gun fits my hand surprisingly well for it's large size. The gun is really fun to shoot.

The rail on top of the poly frame is very sharp. Cocking the gun takes some pressure and, after some time, my hand was raw from gripping the frame. I'm looking for a makeshift cover for the rail rather than use a glove.

Follow some of the great videos on Youtube for maintenance. Be sure to break down the gun, clean off the old grease, and polish the little gas-hole as many recommend. You will notice the difference. The gun is tricky to load but, with a little practice, you'll get the hang of it. My goal was to get more trigger time and become a better shot with open-sighted pistols. To that end, you can't go wrong with this extremely accurate, reasonably priced pistol.

great accuracy , good trigger feel, fits the hand very well.this gun is tons of fun to shoot, with amazing accuracy for this price range.

better quality control

like many others, my guns o rings failed at around 700 shots. I disassembled the gun cleaned and polished piston & cylinder, replaced o rings with Viton o rings. the gun shoots reliably now, and is well worth the price.

The P17 is a made in China clone of the German made P3 and I have shot them side by side. The P3 has a little better trigger but costs a whole lot more. I like the ergonomics of the handle and the adjustable rear sight. It's very comfortable in a medium sized hand. I've had the P3 about 15 years so we will see how the P17 holds up. I found the P17 to be very accurate in the 10-12 yd. range and have been using 8.8 grn. Beeman Crow Magnum HP pellets. I like the single stroke to charge it.

Nothing. Maybe a better trigger but it would probably drive the price up.

Great plinker, lots of fun. A little weak for pest control. Quiet and recoil-less. You could shoot this all day. Great value for the money. It has a narrow dovetail scope rail.

great accuracy (1 inch groups off the bench @ 25 yards) and I haven't touched the trigger. everything smooths up after a tin of pellets. not too loud also makes it backyard friendly.

nothing I can think of.

I chronied mine and it was a little down on power (350 fps) when you open the gun there is two small phillips screws holding the barrel. I loosened them and slid the barrel to the rear so it makes contact with the o-ring. now it chronies 400 fps.

Great value. Very accurate. Automatic safety. Great fiber optic sights and 11mm rail for a dot scope or laser. Nice balance, feel, and look.

The stock breech and piston O-rings are cheap and prone to early failure. My breech o-ring and piston o-rings both failed within 400 shots. I replaced the O-rings(which was very easy after watching several Youtube videos). No more misfires or low pressure/leaking cylinder after replacing the 0-rings. BTW, the piston o-ring is a size #116, and the breech o-ring was #009. I bought the O-rings in an assortment pack of 180 Viton O-rings at Harbor Freight for $5.

Very good gun at a great price. Lots of fun, very accurate, feels nice and has a decent trigger. But the O-rings suck. Don't throw the gun away when it won't hold air or starts to misfire. For $5 for new O-rings, a tube of white lithium grease, and maybe 10 minutes, you can repair this gun and keep it shooting.

Heavy like real gun. Does not kick. Accurate

Very hard to break barrel and cock. Maybe I am to old at 72.

This is a great pistol. More than 1500 shots, no problems.Very accurate with good power.Tons of FUN!

Nothing.

Easy to modify. I made a.22 cal barrel for it.{ Lathe cut a 1322 barrel to size} Didn't even have to re-sight! Awesome!

Nice weight and balance. It feels good in your hands, aims easily with the fiber optic sights. Very accurate, just about right on right out of the box. Wonderful trigger, best of all my guns. Nice power for a pistol. Mine chronied at 420 average, they advertised 410.

It would be great to have a safety on the right side also to make it truly ambidex. Other than that, it's about a perfect target pistol.

I've never had the chance to shoot the P3, but it can't be that much better than the P17. I mean $39 vs $239, really? The only reason I didn't give it all 5's is because the first one I recieved had a air leak problem, but PA took care of it and had my replacement back faster than the original one. I got the 10 for 10 and it's been great !

Price. Purchased this pistol on a lark to see if reviews were right about value for the money. They were RIGHT!! For this price it is hard to beat. Accuracy is wonderful. I get dime size groups at 40 feet easily with the BSA Red Dot sight I mounted.

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This is a great value for the price.It is hard to cock but after you develop a technique it becomes quite easy.Definately an all day shooter. BUY IT YOU WILL LOVE IT.

this is a hard air powered pistol to top not only for the $, but for its accuracy. I have owned adult airguns for the past 10 years. This is a good one.

should have a rubberized grip

try it!

This gun is highly accurate and fun to shoot. I put a BSA red dot sight on mine, and am shooting 1.25" 10 shot groups at 20yds, using RWS diabolo basic pellets from a bench rest. I'm sure you can do better with match ammo.

I didn't care for the stock sights. Although they are definitely useable, I mounted a red dot on the built in 11mm rail, for better accuracy.

Like others have said this gun is pretty hard to cock. I would not recommend this pistol to a person under 12yrs. old, or an older person with arthritic hands, just for this fact alone. Other than that BUY IT YOU'LL LIKE IT!

It is very accurate for the power. Loads of fun to shoot. Glad I purchased two of them because the person standing behind you always wants to shoot it also (problem solved) Great Entertainment!! And pactice!! For the price!!

Ambidextrous Safety would be nice for everyone.

fast shipping

the plastic package it comes in.

bought for a christmas present .son opened it a on the very first pump it broke an o-ring. didnt get to shoot it yet. very disappointed at this time.

Very good groups, if I do my part, even with cheapo pellets. Feels good in the hands. One of the few pistols with ambi grips, so I can practice lefty. It's a good gun to get someone started with, if they aren't sure about air guns.

The trigger pull on mine is long and creepy, even adjusted to the limit. Many reviews comment on the excellent trigger--mine sucks. The rear sight is a pathetic joke. The "muzzle brake" only serves to make it louder indoors.

Lots of recommendations to check for burrs in the air cylinder. For the money, I don't expect it to last forever, and it won't. I'm tempted to send it back due to the lousy trigger, but will probably keep it for basic training.

The version of this pistol has fiber optic sights in the same style as the P3 it emulates. The earlier version of this has target style sights. I bought the later version but I prefer the target style as they can be more precise. This pistol is very accurate with with either style of sights.

Nothing, the P17 is a bargain. The durability of the two I own has been proven with over 3000 shots.

I use 7 gr. rws basic with very good results. Crosman 7.4 gr. wad cutters are nearly as accurate.

for the price you cant beat this for plinking.it has a great trigger function and is very accurate. I have bought one for me and also my best friend. he has never shot a handgun and this is helping him learn all the ins and outs of handling a handgun.also have 3 kids under 10 that will learn with this gun.

nothing its a good little gun

a fun all day shooter would recomend

This gun shoots very well. Better than my regular pistols. Not too light has a real feel can be shot inside or out. Has almost no recoil. A great gun to get people to start shooting. I love the 1 pump cocking function instead of the multi pump.Has some punch but I would not hunt with this gun. I purchased this to keep me shooting inside when the weather is bad. For $39.95 you really can't bet this gun. Some say the cocking is hard, what do you expect if you want the gun too have some power. Very accurate. 1.5" groups at 20' off hand. If I had better vision it would be even better. The gun will make it happen if you can do your part. Went to my friends and we were hitting 3" blocks of wood at 40' in his basement.

One thing; if you are shooting, wear a glove on your non-shooting hand or the hand that you put on top to cock the gun. There is a rail/dove tail and it is alittle rough after 20 or so shots.

Yes! This looks to me like an exact copy of the Beeman P3. I don't know this for sure but the gun looks, and the specs are the same. The P3 is $200+ dollars and the P17 is $39.95. I do not know what the difference could be other than price.