Page 2 - Beeman P17 Reviews

Had one of the old marksman 2400 and wore it out, the beeman is just as good if not better!

None, I don’t think there’s really any better way to load the pellets. So if you have large fingers you’ll probably have trouble with this one.

Great trigger pull very accurate easy to cock.

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This pistol rips up the cans feels good in my hand and is pretty accurate. Very fun gun for the money not to loud I shoot in my indoor range at about 400 fps it zips.

Accurate at close range. .177 pellets are cheap and available everywhere. One pump and no Powerlets to purchase. Nice fiber optics on sights. The trigger is smooth and light out of the box.Balance and fits my hand. My chrono was right at the advertised fps so a perfect plinker or even indoor range gun.

Not a fan of automatic safeties (I love my Glock safety). Offer an upgrade kit with a reseal kit and case. I put mine in the pelican case my Glock 19 was in and reshaped the foam. Even have two tins where I had two mags.

As you will find on the forums I had the bur on the inside of the cylinder and the smallest o-ring on the end of the valve tore. Got zero pressure around 200 pellets through the gun. I have a reseal kit ordered and have removed the bur and steel wooled the cylinder, cleaned the barrel and lightly polished the touch surfaces on the trigger mechanism. Looking forward to decades of plinking once my o-rings arrive.

Only took a little bit to zero.. sights are adjustable for wind & elevation. Contrary to what some you tubers told me.. This pistol is super accurate! Shot an index card a partial split it!! Took about 8 shots. Attached a pic. If you are thinking about buying this, just get it! You WONT be disappointed! Used RWS Supermags to zero and split card.

Nothing. Its about as perfect as can be for the price!

This is not too pellet picky. I found Supermags and H&N silver points work best. But crosman anything worked good, I have field point,hollow, and wads. Used H&N barracuda greens.. it didnt like them.

For a budget air pistol, you can't get any better! This isn't the first one I've had, and I really missed the last one after I sold it. Well made, consistent shooter. Very little maintenance needed. It is Chinese made, but German design,(after the P3). Absolute wonderful 2 stage trigger. Fiber optic sights front and rear AND a rail. I put a BSA red dot on mine.

NOT A THING!

This is only 410 FPS, so not really recommended for small game.
Paper targets and cans watch out!

Crazy accurate!! Nice weight and balance. Phenomenal tigger, and very powerful. Likes all kinds of ammo

Rear sight tends to move around from cocking the thing. (I just keep a piece of black tape on mine.

The thing thinks it's a rifle. Cocks sorta hard, but that's a good thing cuz it hits pretty hard as well. It also thinks it's an alligator cuz it will bite your hand if you aren't paying attention when cocking the thing. Its big, clunky and ugly as a mud fence, but the performance will immediately make you ignore those negatives

Easy to cock, great trigger, and amazing accuracy.

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This little pistol is extremely accurate at moderate ranges and doesn't seem to be pellet-fussy whatsoever. It fires with a pleasant "crack" and has no notable recoil. I've chronied mine at 432fps (muzzle velocity) with RWS Basic wadcutters. Lovin'it.

Price point Accuracy Decent trigger 11mm rail for accessories (in my case an old millet red dot)

Better access to barrel both in terms for loading pellets and being able to run a cleaning rod or bore snake from Breech. I carefully used a drill bit to grind away just enough material from the cocking lever area just above the hammer to allow access for a quick swipe of a bore snake every so often. Also the hammer spring is pretty weak and/or there is an alignment issue with the locking pin necessitating some care to ensure that when the cocking lever is closed it locks. On occasion it will pop up when fired because the hammer fails to engage correctly to lock it down.

I was surprised at the effort it takes to cock and lock the gun. I have a P1 and it is a toss up which is more difficult. The P1 force is during opening and the P17 is while closing. It is my first pneumatic so I didnt know that till I got it. I built a cocking station for the P17 and that works very well. Also the millet red dot is solid on the P17 and holds POA admirably, something I couldnt get that old millet to do on the P1. I like both guns for different reasons, they are completely different from each other in terms of how they need to be gripped and shot successfully. Both are accurate and perfect for the little 5 yard range I have in my basement, at this range daisy and H&N Excite wad cutters work perfectly and are the most cost effective ammo I need to achieve the end result of FUN.

Grip is good in hand, trigger is acceptable, sight adjustments quite adequate. Low noise and recoil; it will make a good patio plinker.

Overall feel of the build seems ok, but time will tell how the pins and latch hold up. I would not expect an extended use cycle at this pricepoint.

I am pleased with the product. A bit fiddley to load, especially with tight fitting pellets. Pointed ammo might make starting alignment easier.

Cheap and accurate on my 10M two-man indoor range. Decent trigger, nice balance. You can't find too many pistols this accurate for under $50. This is actually my second P17. I put a BSA red dot on it, set it for 10M, and WOW crazy accurate!

The reason why it's my second P17 is because my first didn't last for long. Did the recommended maintenance and lube, but it still died. Pulled it apart to attempt repairs and corrections, but still not working. Will try some other things on it.

Be careful when doing pump closure! If you get part of your palm between the top and bottom of the pistol....OUCH! That's why I put a BSA red dot on it. Keeps you from getting palm pinches.

Its extremely accurate and consistent. I shot at 15 yards and had a dime size grouping. Its very quite.

For $50 its worth it. Hard to cock but thats to be expected.

I easily adjusted the sites to work for me. Im impressed

The delivery from Pyramid Airwas quicker than promised ! The Beeman P-17 is even better than I expected- fantastic trigger and amazingly accurate. Pyramid Air is the place for excellent product information and great prices!

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What's not to like. Strong build. Accurate is not strong enough of a word. If you're a fly on the wall at 20 feet your dead. You miss it's you not the P17.

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By it. Can't go wrong.

The Beeman 17. There is nothing bad to say. This pistol is a Joy to shoot. If you want to hit a fly on the wall 20 feet away. Do so. If you miss it's because of you not the P17.

My opinion. Nothing.

Great purchase for the price.

Easy to shoot, accurate and quiet enough for a urban setting!

Much easier method of pellet loading gun cocking!, as present method is difficult! I have purchased a dozen of these guns as gifts! Iron sights are accurate and easy to adjust! Put a 10 shot clip incorporated into this gun and do a side lever for cocking this gun. Charge $100.09 more and it still would be worth it. I have a Browning pellet pistol as well as a Benjamin NP Trail, and both are so much louder!!!

I've been shooting this offhand at about 15-20 feet for now. It's definitely more accurate than I am, and shoots very nicely. The trigger is probably nicer in the P3, but I really like the pull/break on this one.

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It's nearly 2lbs in weight, and heavier than a C02 pistol casting roughly the same. I think the weight helps with stability.

Simple and easy to operate. Extreamly accurate. Keeps nickel size groups from rest at 10 meters. with the factory sights. The one I got likes Falcon 7.33 grain 4.52mm the best with highest power of 424 fps. Beeman has always made great reproductions of the HW air guns for great price. This is a copy of HW40. that can cost 9-10 times more. The german design is excellent!!! Can load it for just one shot, shoot and set aside.

For the price not much. A little more room at breach for loading pellets would be nice.

Don't discount this Air gun as cheep. For less than $10.00 the Storehouse 397 piece O-ring assortment from harbor freight has the #116 o-ring you get 14 total. This is the exsact o-ring needed in keeping this baby at full power. Some Molly grease and silicone chamber oil and your good. Now about power.... I have some very brave rats raiding my bird seed feeders in full daylight. 15 feet from my window that now has special little door for my rested aim. Unless I hit them between the eyes the pellet goes through the skull embeding in the wood of the feeder. 11 total in rat heaven so far. love this air pistol!!

Accurate with excellent sights and easy to cock. Outside the sights nothing fancy going on here but, cock and load and hit whatever you are aiming at. I have yet to find a gun as accurate at even twice the cost. Great pop for the buck.

Not a thing, you get fiber optic sights on a gun for less than the cost of a new set of fiber optics.

Weight is good, not too heavy, not too light. I like the sights, very visible. Shooting free hand and still sighting it in. Unfortunately, I'm not as steady as I was when younger. Cocking and pellet loading seems to be where most peoples concerns lie. I was concerned about the cocking effort myself. Cocking is not effortless, but it shouldn't be an obstacle. I cocks nice and smooth, with a little bit of effort at the end. Loading the pellets, I found to not be an issue after loading two to three pellets. of course I don't have big sausage fingers, but I found that there is plenty of room and once you've loaded a couple, there shouldn't be any problem. I'm happy with my purchase so far. Gun seems to be accurate, but definately needed to be sight adjusted. Power appears to be sufficient to bury the pellet into the wood of a pallet at 15 - 20 feet. Gun is definately quiet, pellet hitting the wood is louder than the gun report.

Nothing seems to be out of whack at this point and loading the pellets wasn't as difficult as some reviews led me to believe. Some little effort is required to cock the gun, but I figured if I could do it, it ain't that bad. Could become tiring over a prolonged shooting period.

At first flush, everything seems to be working as it should. Only put ten shoots through to check operation and try out the two types of pellets I got. I haven't taken this apart yet, which was my first intention. Seems to be working well, so I'll see how it works out over the next couple of weeks before performing surgery. So far, very happy with my purchase. Fedex is a terrible carrier, however. Despite that, it got here within 3 weeks.

Excellent trigger! Accurate!

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Best $40 I ever spent! Well worth it! Because it is made in China, I watched online videos on how to remove sloppy manufacturing (i.e. removing burrs, etc), did everything they said to do, and have had no trouble with the gun! My big fingers make it hard to load the pellets in the space provided, so I use a pair of tweezers to get the pellet started and then just fully seat it with my fingertip. Have used it for at least 3 years now.