Beeman P17

Cool concept

Quality control

This is the 3rd p17 I've owned and none functioned properly. First one, purchased elsewhere, wouldn't hold pressure. Second, bought from pyramid, did the same. Took at least three pumps to get any pressure. They sent a replacement and the screw hole for the rear sights didn't have any threads. Pick another pellet gun, not this one!

For the money, you won't find better than this. Things that are great: - this gun is accurate - I left the heft and grip, and how central the center of gravity is over the grip - for a gun of any price point, trigger is very good - a very quiet report - I love a love / hate relationship with the sights; I love how visible they are - it is a great gun to shoot, but a terrible gun to reload....

To reload...this gun is pretty difficult to cycle / pump and finding the barrel to insert a pellet can be difficult - the sights don't always respond to adjustment - you turn the screws and sometimes nothing happens; a hard push from your thumb may be needed to actually get them to move. Also, I think the directions in the manual as to that happens to point of impact is backwards,

This gun is about $50, and for that price it is a great bargain. Not suitable for kids for how hard it is to cock and load. However, it is a great gun for backyard plinking.

VERY NICE PISTOL, VERY ACCURATE FEELS GOOD IN THE HAND.

LIKE IT AS IS NO COMPLAINTS

NO CO2 REQUIRED! SHOOTS ALLOY PELLETS REALLY FAST, I DONT KNOW HOW FAST SINCE I DONT HAVE A CHRONY, BUT WHEN THEY GO THROUGH HARD METAL ITEMS I WOULD SAY THEY ARE MOVING PRETTY FAST

Very nice ergonomics. Hefty but not heavy, solid, no rattle. Came at 415 FPS on 7 grain pellets. Quiet and almost perfectly recoilless. Open sight is easy to adjust, even with your fingernails. Cocking it is a good workout! Haha. Dove rails too. All in all, very good backyard fun! And hits very hard, so be careful!

I don't know how, but it would be great to be able to cock it without worrying about pinching your fingers. While it's a hard cock, I'd do it with more power if I was worried about getting pinched. Loading the pellets is a bit hard, since the breech end of the barrel is in a tight spot. Not very easy to see what you're doing, but you get used to it with practice.

According to the manual, the cocking effort is 28 lbs. It's definitely not the worst, but worrying about pinching yourself and small lever make it tricky. I struggled a bit hitting a 3 cm target at about 6 meters, though I feel inclined to blame these cheap pellets for it rather than the P17. Maybe getting more used to it will help, too.

Sights, grip, trigger

Seems to be pretty pellet picky

I've seen some people with these that shoot pretty well, the pistol I received is pretty picky and won't group well past 10 yards. At this price point I still highly recommend this for close range practice.

What a fun gun! Accurate, great trigger, perfect weight and balance. I understand why so many folks really love this gun. For the price, even twice the price, this gun is a bargain.

I dislike the auto-safety. Annoying and unnecessary.

It is surprising how much oomph it takes to cock. Doable, but not for the ladies or kids. And loading it takes some practice.

The trigger is superb, it’s also fairly accurate, but the Crosman 1377 holds an advantage for me, perhaps because I’ve been shooting them for over 20 years. It’s a lot lighter and more compact than other pistols I’ve shot with comparable accuracy. The price is really nice too, even these days. I bought it for shots at around 10 yards at mice and other pests, so far it works really well with hollow points.

I have big hands/ fingers and it took a long time to be able to somewhat proficiently load pellets. Also, watch a video on how to work the pump, or you could get a painful pinch.

The loading method is very different, and takes time to get used to, but it’s definitely not a deal breaker.

easier to load than i thought. super trigger. plenty of power for 10 metres. super accurate

factory quality control

i know its an inexpensive pistol, but,
i have purchased 5 and 2 had to be returned because there was a seal problem right out of package. pyramid was great and replaced, but its still annoying.

The price per smile, for a little plinker for a noob. Bought this to teach my nephew some gun handling skills with. Before moving on to other bigger guns.

There are some things that would make this better, but for the price. Its a really nice little pellet pistol.

Great value for the money.

I LOVE this gun! No recoil, the trigger is AMAZING!!! You can stack pellets with it at 10 yards! I bought 4 guns for me and my family we shoot tournaments, outta the 4, this gun is by FAR my favorite! It's NOT pellet picky either... Not a fan of auto safety's, but that'll be removed, so not an issue... Also shoots darts really accurately! The ONLY downside to this gun is power, which I already knew, and power wasn't an issue at paper anyway... It "will" bounce off cardboard at 15 yards lol... Won't even dent or scratch a pellet tin at 10 yards... But that don't bother me at all, I bought it as a 10 yard target/competition/paper puncher and it does that with perfection!!! I'd have NO issue shooting this gun against the Air Venturi V10 ANY DAY!!! Iffen your pondering on a target 10 yard target gun, this IS one you need to pull the trigger on buying! Iffen someone handed it to me and I shot it, and they said it was a $200 gun, I'd have still bought it, it's that nice, and it's $45 LOL!!!!

Auto safety sucks, but would be a good thing for kids shooting...

Pull the trigger, and buy this gun, then come back and comment on my review, how happy you are after buying it!!!
I guess they took adding pictures away now?
Or I'd post several, 5 shots groups in the exact same hole!!!
It'll put 5 in one hole all day long!!!
The best part NO Co2's, NO recoil, NO HPA air!!! I have went the about 600 pellets in a week lol!!!
So buy the 3 tins and get 1 one free, you'll thank me, that's how much you'll shoot it lol...