Page 5 - Beeman P17 Reviews

Nice weight, sturdy construction despite the plastic housing but at this price point it is a great value. Smooth trigger, accurate at 10 meters, and the sights are easy the see regardless of lighting conditions

The pump requires more effort to close than other pistols I have with similar design. I would think this is the trade off for higher velocity.

No CO2

Nothing. Works as I expected.

Maybe offer the correct Lube for and Lubrication areas.

EXCELLENT FEEL AND WEIGHT

Wish it were a bit quitter- border line on backyard friendly

It is a little hard to cock for this 74 year old - the price of having a hard hitter

Accuracy and price.

Cocking is on the hard side but for just paper punching I drilled a new air inlet hole 1 3/4" down from the end of tube only lost 50fps but the cocking is easier, trigger has creep in 1st and 2nd stage but with a little work it can be real good!

Nice heft, sights are readily visible and alignment easily acquired, very accurate (with the right pellet).

Loading method is - strange. There should be more room in the chamber area, and even better would be a groove or ramp. Trigger is a little uncertain and slightly vague at release. Also - BE CAREFUL when closing it when loading. Dont ask how I know that.

This pistol has a great deal going for it. Inexpensive, accurate and holds well. But - mine is very picky about what pellets shoot well. RWS Basic pellets will keyhole every time. RWS field pellets are dead on - but hard to find and expensive. I am still experimenting with other makes and types. Has good power. Could be used as a ratter at 15 yards or less.

Price. Accuracy. Trigger is great.

Don't like fiber optic sights, too bright. Molding around rear sight was sharp, fixed with a file in 2 minutes. No big deal at price point.

Great for the price. Shoots a little over 1" @ 10 meters off the bench with whatever pellets I had laying around. But who cares about that? I can easily roll soup cans down the trail at 20 yds off hand, plenty of fun to be had for not much money.

Wicked accurate for the price, easy to pump, not pellet picky

Maybe swap dovetail for pic rails for accessories (me just nit picking at this point)

This thing packs a hell of a punch for such a small and inexpensive package. Every airgunner needs one, and for the price, you cant afford NOT to own one!!!

The weight, balance, and grips are good. The trigger is smooth and crisp.

Lighten the pressure needed to pump it. On mine, the thin metal pin at the front of the rear sight kept working it's way out after several shots until I peened one end to widen it a bit. Also, the rear sight elevation screw did not properly line up with the hole in the frame causing it to bind into the rear sight body and not allow adjustment so I had to open the hole in the sight body so the screw could move freely.

The hefty pressure needed to pump it could be almost overlooked if the rear sight didn't need a rework to operate correctly out of the box.....

Fun, accurate especially with a red/green dot sight, and super affordable.

A tiny bit more room to feed a pellet into the barrel. Nothing else needs changed.

It is really accurate out to 15-20 yards and will hit a dime almost every shot.

Fun, accurate especially with a red/green dot sight, and super affordable.

A tiny bit more room to feed a pellet into the barrel. Nothing else needs changed.

It is really accurate out to 15-20 yards and will hit a dime almost every shot.

Very accurate pistol and a hoot to shoot!

The loading of pellets in this is somewhat frustrating. I carefully modified the breach end to be able to insert the Crosman pellet pen which greatly simplifies doing this.

I also mounted the Gamo red dot sight on it which improved my accuracy with it very much.

This is a fantastic pellet gun for the price. I cant See any big difference between this one and the more expensive version. This one has the adjustable trigger and shoots very well and consistently accurate. All of the same things I was reading in the more expensive ones reviews. But I guess its Like anything online u might get a bad one but just call and exchange it if u do. And for the money u save u could buy a couple and still save 200 bucks and just keep the good one if u get a bad one. Or keep them all and let ur buddies come over and shoot with u. Grate gun highly recommend for plinkers or target shooting

The way the pellets are loaded. Otherwise nothing

U wont be disappointed... unless u get a bad one but if u pay the extra 10 bucks for them to test ur gun for u then u know it will work.

Very accurate. Reasonably easy to pump. Feels good.

Nothing so far.

Sights are nice, but I got it a red dot and it's even better now.

Size, weight and single pump pistol

Tough gun to load for a large fingered perso.

My Beeman fails to hold a compressed charge for longer than three or four minutes and due to this it is quite impossible to get accurate consistent shots out of this pistol.

Nice feel. ok for the money as a possible throw away gun.. so so value for the money

Don't buy made in china

I have both the Chinese version and the Made in Germany version which costs lots more. But it works first time all the time. The Chinese one might shoot and it might not. You never know. It jams up the gun at times, Terrible. I mean if you want to waste some money and have this as a throw away gun then fine. If you want a life long investment buy the one made in Germany.. It costs lots more but it will last your life time.

The accuracy of this pistol is excellent for the price and so is the trigger. It quickly became my favorite on my 30ft basement range.

Nothing.

I have a cheap Red Dot on this. When I ordered it I figured cheap gun, cheap sight, It'll be a plinker\beater for outdoors when it warms up. This gun is so good I'll get something else for banging around outside (or another one). For $45 this is a good buy.

The accuracy, trigger and overall feel. For the money good choice. The P3 which corrects everything that is wrong with the p17 cost $250.00.

Make the area were you load the pellets a little bigger.

The screws for the rear sight will not not hold adjustments without some loctite. Also a pin that runs through the rear sight will need some loctite to prevent it from sliding out. The issues have been noted by many owners of the Beeman P17.

This gun is awesome for the price! Just got it and went in the backyard to try it out, and all I can say is wow this thing shoots great for being a cheaper air pistol. Picked it up to keep me in practice shooting my pistols cause of ammo prices and the shortage. Watched a bunch of reviews on it and I wasnt disappointed one bit. If you want something cheap to plink with this is the gun for you!

Not a big fan of the safety, but its not a deal breaker. And its not the easiest to load, but cant complain for the price your getting a great air gun for your money

The fiber optic sights are a little cheap and its fairly difficult to cock

Trigger quality & repeatable accuracy are way to good for a pistol this inexpensive.

I wish it were a bit easier to load the pellet, but it gets better with practice.

Use pointed or domed pellets for ease of loading.
We're hitting a 3 Inch piece of steel at 75 feet in the warehouse at work, sure, we miss it too, but this gun hits it WAY more than it misses & more often then not the misses are simply operator error.
I wonder how well it would do with a dot sight?
This pistol is a real fun toy.

Easy to load... not too easy to compress the spring loaded cylinder.

Make the loading little easier

Cannot beat the price