Hw 40 and Beeman p17

[jjjohn]

Just thought or ''few'' I'd put my opinions here on these two.Hand on heart over the years Iv'e had a fair few HW40's
at a guess maybe 8 or 9. Drawn in by the HW pedigree however Iv'e always found they lack something ( and no not someone who can shoot) lol
One even blew the main piston seal after only loading it 3 times
The trigger for example on every one was far far to light,slight touch and bang,the adjustments a joke and didn't work.
The Beeman p17 in my opinion is what the HW should be,iv'e got a few and they are very good,the triggers are brilliant a bit like breaking the thinnest strand of glass. Accuracy is unreal,power slightly up on the HW.
Ive always been a proud owner of Weihrauchs the older ones and not the newer ones.

[TonyL]

I've never owned the cheaper Chinese copy. I understand that they are an excellent copy but that the cost savings are apparent in a few areas, as you'd expect. Love my HW40 to bits and never had an issue.

[clipper]

Had both, just for comparison, and kept the HW40 - they are better made, moulded frame parts are cleaner, trigger mechanism is made of better components (although dimensions are the same), and barrel is finished at both ends

I altered the trigger on mine by lightening the main spring, and it is perfect

That said, I have recommended the P17 to plenty as it is a wholly capable pistol

[Tallpaul84]

Never had the he but really enjoyed my p17, sold it to a friend for his first and been trying to get it back from him. Cheap enough new just fancied my old one back with all the bits

[Edtwozeronine]

Almost bought a HW40 around the time I got my HW75, just fancied going all metal and top quality at the time. I've since bought a 2nd hand Beeman P17 and while it's a little rough around the edges in materials, it's exceptionally accurate for the money.

[Biker_Bob]

Interesting.
I've compared and shot the HW40 and Beeman side by side on a few occasions and in my experience the HW40 is easily worth the double or so price compared to the Beeman - but it's (for the moment) a free country and each is entitled to his own opinion.