Beeman P17 Deluxe Pellet Pistol with Red Dot

I just received my P17. This is my first pellet pistol. I have never owned a pellet gun beforef and I love it. I had to wait for a bit to go out and test it. It works great right out of the package. I had no problem hitting my target. It does take some time to get used to loading it. It is not the easiest to load but you will get used to it quick. It has great feel. If your looking for a good pellet gun, you will not go wrong purchasing this p17 pistol!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I goy back on here as I have had time to shoot my P17 quite a bit. It is extremely accurate. Nice blaanced weight. I will get easire to load it. I do like the red dot sight. For me it works very well. You will not go wrong purchasing this P17 pellet pistol. I have showed it to my friends and they want one. My wife even wants one so we can shoot together and she has not even a gun. The pistol is pretty easy to take apart (tho I have not had to do that. There are good videos on how to repair and service this pellet pistol. Just chech the internet for videos on how to clean the P17 and you will be on your way. Have fun!

First this is a great gun and worth every penny. Just watch some youtube videos on it first and do the suggested tweaks on it before you use it. Make sure to check the air chamber for burrs. Mine had none. The RED DOT: The one it comes with is useless, so if it saves you money, buy it without one and go pickup this: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000UI0VE2/ref=oh_details_o04_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 or something similar. It has a dovetail groove molded into the upper with the barrel, not a weaver or picatinny. Accuracy: I have found mine to be very accurate. Shooting with Crosman Premium Waddcutters, the above Red Dot, and rested at 30 feet I get a variance of only about 3/4" in diameter. And some of that is probably me. Trigger: It is an adjustable 1 stage trigger. Since I shoot Bullseye I'm pretty use to short crisp 2.25lb trigger. To me this is a long pull. You can adjust the creep to being gone with the set screw in the trigger, I've read you can shorten the stroke on the main pull, but I have not done that yet. Pull wise it is not bad and it actually forced me to work on my trigger control. I find the grip of the gun to be good. The only thing I wish was different was the safety location. I wish it was above the trigger on the Right side. If your left handed you'll love it's location. Overall fit and finish of the gun is very good. I've had this pistol for 2 weeks and get to practice daily with this gun. My scores are going up. Update: After a little bit of adjustment, the trigger is crisp and very light. Great buy. Over 500 rounds through it so far and going strong.

This air pistol is well made with a red dot sighting system for under $50...a great buy. It is a spring gun using 0.177 pellets that is accurate, inexpensive, and does not need a firing range. However, it is not for kids as the cocking force is hard even for an adult. Inserting the pellet may give some people initial difficulties as it is loaded from an inconvenient position, fighting a small loading area that cannot be seen well. The hammer acts like a latch and the safety is engaged for each cock. This may seem like a hassle but only takes a moment and safety cannot be overemphasized. From 10 feet, the pellet can imbed itself in solid wood and a good backstop is required. The red dot sighting system does not seem accurate but that could be my fault as the centering of the target seems to wander. However this product can be purchased without this sighting system and even though I had some difficulties...it is worth the little extra expense to have this sighting system as it is ready to go without any mounting. Much of the challenge in shooting involves the person (sight picture, breathing, and trigger control) and this product has an adequate trigger with both alternate sighting systems having adjustments. Maintenance seems easy as parts seem to be accessible. In short this product is an excellent start for anyone interesting in the shooting sports.

Amazing air pistol for the price. The best thing about this pistol is the trigger, very light and crisp, there are a lot of striker, and hammer fired guns out there that don't have a trigger this good. I cannot review the sight as I removed it, the fiber optic sights are good and the only negative thing about them is that they are bottomed out when I have it sighted in at 21 feet, still they are right on at that distance. I had trouble cocking it at first and then started putting the butt and front of the pistol on my shooting bench, holding the pistol in my left hand, while closing it with my right. Much easier than trying to close it with both hands. Accuracy is good and seemed to get better as I shot it, maybe that was just me getting used to it. I did get a pellet pen to help in loading it but found it to be of no use, after some practice loading was okay. I did try three types of pellets, Daisy pointed, RWS Diabolo, and Mount Joy. The RWS shot best but they all shot well and I found that the pointed daisy pellets loaded a little easier, but they would some times fall out of the barrel while closing it, if not done slowly and deliberately. The Diabolo's did not do this. The top of the pistol is a little large, but the butt and grip are perfectly sized for me and closely resemble the grip of a Walther M2 PPQ. I only have two tins of pellets shot through it as of now and there have been no problems. Overall a very nice air pistol for the price and one that exceeded my expectations..