Thank you GTA - A story about my new Beeman P17

[Plekto]

What gets me is that while it needs work right out of the box, once that's done, it's a near carbon copy of the much more expensive Walther model.  Just as accurate as well from what I can tell.

$35 buys you almost nothing that's not absolute junk these days.  You can get a Daisy Red Ryder BB gun for this little money.   Beats spending $240 plus tax for the P3.  That's just such a huge markup.  You'd expect the P3 to be closer to $80-$100, considering.

[45Man]

A picture showing the o-ring sizes & locations.
Breech & Upper chamber are the same size:  008
Lower chamber is:  006

[ray in wi]

Rolando
Most excellent story, follow up and pictures! Thanks to you I just might have to pick one of these up!
Regards
Ray

[45Man]

The only thing I don't like about the P17 is loading the pellet with your fingers is extremely difficult.  The chamber is very tight which is good for velocity but not for loading.  I made a loading tool from a finishing nail, the head is just the right size to fit inside the pellet without falling off. 

[drewciferpike]

This is awesome... thanks for sharing!