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the bottom line on the P17 is love them or hate them, they are a pistol that you should invest the small amount of money and try
reading forums will give you a vast amount of information but your hand will tell you what you want to know
the trigger can be improved by building a new adjustment screw not easy and it this thread it is the first time i have read about a bad trigger
how hard they are to cock has been written about before and i have one but a bet if i tested it, it has a high FPS and that is the reason for the pressure needed to close the cocking handle
my HW40 is far easier to cock
it is a buy it to try it world, so, buy one you could be one of those who love the pistol and after reading so many posts on the pistol, that is a good chance
and i would like to know the Cobra in South Africa that is not deadly
and not all Cobras spit
https://www.africansnakebiteinstitute.com/articles/cobras-of-southern-africa/
reading forums will give you a vast amount of information but your hand will tell you what you want to know
the trigger can be improved by building a new adjustment screw not easy and it this thread it is the first time i have read about a bad trigger
how hard they are to cock has been written about before and i have one but a bet if i tested it, it has a high FPS and that is the reason for the pressure needed to close the cocking handle
my HW40 is far easier to cock
it is a buy it to try it world, so, buy one you could be one of those who love the pistol and after reading so many posts on the pistol, that is a good chance
and i would like to know the Cobra in South Africa that is not deadly
and not all Cobras spit
https://www.africansnakebiteinstitute.com/articles/cobras-of-southern-africa/
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Its dangerous and also bad on your gun there to kill snakes with it. Id never beat a snake with a airgun or any gun
Strictly a joke ,i killed a timber rattler here in Missouri with a .22 Diana Bandit. It made a better hammer lol, sorry i cant stop, but anyway i did shoot it because of where it had gotten to and dogs and people were at risk, dogs first , absolutely
David
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ive had the p17 for a couple years, it wears a bushnell trophy redot and it always is fun entertainment during family get-togethers on holidays and other occasions along with a few rifles i take + a compressor, pellet trap & ammo 
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I was skeptical but bought one a few years ago and loved it....so I bought another, both have trouble free.
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A fellow shooter had his FWB65 rebuilt.
It was difficult for him to cock so he asked me to break it in for him.
Over 7 days I put 1000 CPH pellets through it.
Then I showed him the trick when cocking FWB65…push with the right hand and pull with the left.
Great.
He gave me a Beeman P17 as payment.
I guess it is about the same size as a Glock 17 (the name??) and similar holsters should fit..
It was difficult for him to cock so he asked me to break it in for him.
Over 7 days I put 1000 CPH pellets through it.
Then I showed him the trick when cocking FWB65…push with the right hand and pull with the left.
Great.
He gave me a Beeman P17 as payment.
I guess it is about the same size as a Glock 17 (the name??) and similar holsters should fit..
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@Frank in Fairfield - That was a fair trade! I have the HW40A and the P17. It is impressive how close the P17 comes to a $200 pistol.
Here is a nice mount to go from the 13mm rail to picatinny. Will make mounting a red dot much easier!
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Here is a nice mount to go from the 13mm rail to picatinny. Will make mounting a red dot much easier!
26mm 11mm/13mm dovetail to Picatinny Rail Adaptor | Eaglevisioncam
These are 26mm 11mm/13mm Dovetail to Picatinny Adaptors Made from aluminium There is only one way of how you can use this product: Place the rail in your scope mount, then while you’re tightening your scope mount it will grab and hold your rifle Dovetail Rail. Package includes: 1x 26mm adapter...
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I shot some H&N Field Target Trophy Green 9.57g pellets thru my .22 P17 earlier today. Fun gun.
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For $20 or less a few years back .... Fantastic SSP pistol.
IMO based on what ya get and how they shoot.
If there is one glaring negative, it would be getting skin, finger/s or clothing caught up when upper breech snaps shut against the lower
IMO based on what ya get and how they shoot.
If there is one glaring negative, it would be getting skin, finger/s or clothing caught up when upper breech snaps shut against the lower
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I probably would have bought the cheaper P17 if it was available when I bought my P3. I purchased the P3 in the 90’s and it’s still shooting the same. I keep it at work where I have a 10m range in our garage.
I keep thinking of buying a P17 for home use for some close shots at agama lizards.
I keep thinking of buying a P17 for home use for some close shots at agama lizards.
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It started having eratic velocities and accuracy, which turned out to be a leak. If there was a good quality rebuild kit I would restore it.
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I love mine. It could use a better trigger. But for the cost it is amazing. I blew an o-ring and picked one at Lowes and replaced it.
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Been years now .. but as I recall there are only 3 o-rings in there. Pump piston, poppet valve & breech.
Take em out, measure ( Metric ) and replace with 70 duro Buna ... Clean & lube ... DONE
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After sitting for a year or more, I dug my P17 out of a box full of...stuff.
Odd... I opened the "slide", put a pellet in, closed the slide, which required the normal "push". I pulled the trigger, just a "click", nothing else. Hmm, I recocked it, and it shot the pellet fine !?
I tried shooting it three times, it took the same, double cocking action all three times to shoot the pellet.
Maybe I'll just take a torch to it, put it out of its misery.
Mike
Odd... I opened the "slide", put a pellet in, closed the slide, which required the normal "push". I pulled the trigger, just a "click", nothing else. Hmm, I recocked it, and it shot the pellet fine !?
I tried shooting it three times, it took the same, double cocking action all three times to shoot the pellet.
Maybe I'll just take a torch to it, put it out of its misery.
Mike
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You make cocking it look downright easy. A tin of pellets in one session! Most I’ve done was something over 100 pellets.
I bought the P3 version and use Septicdeath’s tip for cocking (he posted the video on this site): brace it off a bent knee. I standardized some details to make it even better for me, by holding the gun with four fingers holding the grip and the bottom of the barrel placed on top of my thigh just in front of the grip-to-barrel bend. It just makes for a more stable brace.
Also, because I always practice shooting right-handed and left-handed, I switch cocking sides accordingly. That makes for a good workout on both shoulders, arms, lat sides.
Yes, it requires moving up and down from kneeling to standing position. Also a good workout when done 20 or more times on each side.
I like the P3 better the more I practice with it. The trigger is everything I could have wanted, and the gun’s precision is amazing as long as *I* aim and hold accurately.
Not having tried it for shots much farther than 10 meters—eyesight is a limiting factor—I’ll make sure to do so this year.
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