Page 4 - Beeman P17 Reviews

Just like real good cheaper pellet pistol, I ready have Beeman P17 which came in a case few years back and I have another also Marksman! I bought this one account the fiber optic sight I can see better in sunlight with it and the price was great!

The only change is the Fiber optic rear sight it broke after 6 shots on one side but doesn't work now I need to get a replacement.

Not to use for hunting really, I only use for target practice. Shoots about 400 psi depending on pellets. I love all 3 of my guns fun to shoot

This is a sweeeeet little gun. I like it a lot. I can't rate it solidly for accuracy, as I haven't shot it a lot yet, but once I adjusted the sights, it seems to shoot really well. I'm really glad the rear sight is adjustable and I like the fiber optics on both front and rear sight.

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No recoil at all. Just a little 'tink' noise when you shoot it.

Great air pistol. Put 80 pellets through it. Very accurate and nice trigger. Nicer than co2s. Very surprised at the quality for a Chinese made product. Great job Beeman!!!

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Accurate and great trigger. Not for the young. Target pistol only

Comfortable in the hand. Nice trigger and release. Weight and balance are good

Cocking force and comfortable place to put your hand when cocking needs some work. Can be challenging to seat a pellet in the breach. The design of the throat could use some work.

I ordered two of these, one as a gift and one to keep. When it arrived, one of them was missing a couple small parts. It has been a few weeks and I have not had success in getting this resolved with customer service.

Best value for the money! Great trigger, quiet, and accurate. Can't beat it with a stick, as they say!

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I use a pair of tweezers to load the pellet because the space where it goes doesn't agree with my fat fingers. Because it is made in China, there are videos that show you how to "repair" sloppy places on the gun that could lead to air chamber failure. Simple to do and I have had no problems at all!

Not only is it cheap to buy, it is also cheap to run needing no co2 or proprietary pumps. But even with that if it didn't perform well it'd be a waste of time and money. Amazingly this gun is a lot better than I expected it to be and is fun to shoot being powerful enough to make holes in tins and knock targets over. It even looks nice! It seems consistently accurate with a pretty decent trigger and fiber-optic sights. It has now got me interested in the Weihrauch HW75, or the Beeman P1, which have a similar action to this gun but , apparently, with better geometry (easier to cock) and better quality - being made in Gerrmany. (On the other hand either of those cost about 10 times as much) This Beeman P17 I will never regret buying as it is accurate and doesn't need co2 to run which is not so great when it's cold anyway.

Well, it is made in China . . . but, apart from that, one thing is that the cocking effort is sometimes quite hard but not to the extent that I would not want to keep shooting it. One other thing was that I found Crossman Barracuda quite difficult to load. The hollow point and the ones with pointed tips are much easier as the loading area is not freely available as in normal break barrel types.

It is astonishing inexpensive for such a nice overall gun.

I like everything about this air pistol. This one was purchased as a gift,; I already own one. It is an exceptionally accurate gun for a small price. It points well and the sights are easy to pick up. If this one would brake or just wear out I would by another one.

Nothing at all, if you tried to improve it you would probably ruin it.

Stop looking at it and buy it.

I like the optic sights that is very useful. The weight of the gun is just about right not too heavy or light. Virtually no recoil. After adjusting the sight I was doing really well at 10 yards.

Cocking this gun is no easy task. You had better be careful not to pinch yourself when cocking it because it will hurt. It did seem the more I shot it it did get a little easier. But still it does take some effort.

I mean for what this gun cost its a good value for the money. Its a good little plinker but I am going to pursue a spring gun as hopefully the cocking will be a little easier.

Very accurate. Excellent sights. Excellent trigger. Fits my hand perfectly. Didn't cost much.

Always seems like it's trying to bite you when you close the overlever. It hasn't yet, but I've only owned it a few days. One power level, no adjustment for indoor shooting. Closing requires a fair amount of force (I understand why, but it does make the gun unsuitable for women and small children). Don't care for the 'slide'/overlever coming unlatched after every shot.

I love-hate this gun. Love its accuracy, trigger, sights and fit; hate closing the overlever while trying to find a good place for my hand.
Oh, and I love the price too; Cadillac performance at a stripped Chevy price.

Great gun, for accuracy, and cost. Amazing how accurate this is for plinking up to 35 yards. Loading the pellet may be a little unusual until you get used to it. Also, you may need to try several different pellets until you get some that work well. But you'll be pleased with the results.

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Customer service at Beeman is very poor if you have to return under warranty. Ive been trying to call them for over a month regarding a failure while under warranty and I can never get a person to answer.

Good value.

Rear sight is flimsy. Pin falls out. Parts go everywhere.

Takes effort to compress. Not for the faint hearted.

Nice and light. Excellent trigger pull. Sights easy to adjust. Great value for the money.

All good.

Very accurate pistol and for the price you can't go wrong it has a very good trigger and shipped very fast

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Ridicoulously inexpensive. Pretty accurate. I like the trigger (light, lots of take-up and a clean break). Doesn't hold like a target pistol, but OK grips. Construction is cheap Chinese, but adequate (quite good considering the price). After 100 rounds still shooting OK.

At this price?!

Why haven't you bought one (OK, they are Chinese)?

Price, trigger and accuracy.

Made in China

I have a few CO2 guns but prefer this gun because I can shoot for 10 minutes and not have to bleed the air out of the gun.

good accuracy for what it is. lots of fun.

safety should be on the right side.

buy it you will be happy

Great trigger, much better than more expensive pistols I have, A bit of a bear to load.

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Buy it you won't regret it.

Excellent value for the money!!! Excellent trigger ! I have two , practicing all the time. I replaced the o rings at both, really easy. Fantastic for indoor practice or outside no more than 8 to 10 yards. Use good pellets ( RWs )

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Perfect for practice low price, very accurate and fantastic trigger

very accurate . you don't get many "flyers" with this well made air gun.

rear sight is part plastic and can break while charging the piston.

be prepared to spend a lot of time having fun with it.

Almost everything. (I have two of these) Absolutely Fantastic trigger! Zero recoil. It's very accurate with just about ammo. Shhhh! It thinks it's a rifle. :o)

A better rear sight would be an improvement. The sight actually works fine but moves around when you cock the weapon. (I secure mine somewhat, with a piece of electrical tape across the adjusting screws) I'm sure it would do great with a red dot or scope, but I'm afraid the sheer brutality of the cocking procedure would keep it from staying where you dial it in.

Okay, it's NOT the easiest thing to load or cock. The safety is for "lefties" It's big and kinda clunky (but it's also very cool!) :o) In spite of what I've written here; You'll L-O-V-E this gun.