Beeman P17 Review

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Beeman P17
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airgunguy's Review of Beeman P17

25th Oct 2008

Overall Rating

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  • Value for money
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Good Points

Accurate when working


Bad Points

Works for only a few minutes!


General Comments

Marksman 2004/Beeman P17/Beeman 2006(when sold w/ red dot sight)
DO NOT BUY!!!
Junk! Garbage! Trash!
Now don ' t get me wrong,. I ' m not one of those grumpy old men who thinks that everything is junk. There are still some real airgun values out there such as the Crosman 1377 and 2240. However, the Marksman 2004 also known as the Beeman P17 or the Beeman 2006 is a junk gun that works for about 10 minutes then starts leaking air from various places. How do I know? I tried several of them from several different stores and the end result is always the same>>>JUNK! I really wanted to own one of these that worked properly. The amount of time effort and money I have spent trying to get one that actually worked for more than 10 minutes has been incredibly exhausting. At this point, I have given up!! How dare SR Insutries who owns Marksman and now the Beeman name put the Beeman name on this junk!. Robert Beeman who stared Beeman airguns was a guy that loved airguns and cared about the quality and his customers. Later in life (I suppose to have some finances for his retirement) he sold his trademarked name BEEMAN to SR Industries who owns Marksman airguns. Now that SR Industries owns the Beeman name, they put the Beeman name on junk guns made in CHINA because they figure when people see the Beeman name that it must be a good gun. What they have done is ruin the Beeman reputation that Robert Beeman worked so hard for decades to establish.

In conclusion, Run, don ' t walk away from this gun. SR Industries should hang their head in shame for how much time, effort and money unsuspecting consumers have wasted on this lovely piece of garbage. If nothing else, I hope all of you have learned some valuable history about the Beeman name.

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  • JTM on 11th Nov 2009

    With all due respect, I have seen this same review on at least three other air gun Web Sites. As an owner of a P 17 for at least three years now with hundreds if not thousands of shots taken ... I also own a P1, a Crosman 2300S, and a HW 75 ... the gun is superb. It seems to me this reviewer is just plain unlucky. Or has some silly axe to grind. Ignore him. For the best less than $50 you will ever spend on a .177 single-shot, highest build quality air pistol, buy the P17. If you want perfection, buy a P1. JTM

  • Boris Rank: Major on 23rd Nov 2009

    I have had 4 of these so far and 2 of the Weihrauch versions. No real difference has shown itself over the years. Perhaps this is because my local gunsmith told me to withdraw the piston (easy - just one allen screw) and replace the piston O ring, lubricating it with a tiny amount of light moly grease in the piston groove.

    I note now that the latest ones from China show traces of moly on the piston.