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.

[jjjohn]

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.

I might have been unlucky Bob,but it's certainly put me off them,saying that though, I like the early HW guns a lot.
The new 2024 models aren't for me,been there and got the twangy,Galling T shirt for sure.

[Shed tuner]

now the weather's looking up, I'm going to try them side by side myself...

[oldskoolzzz]

I’m a big fan of both and I’ve lost count with how many HW40’s and the pukka P3’s plus the many clones I’ve had over the years.

Think I’ve tried just about every clone going namely the 2004e, many P17’s, Airforce and even other similar platform types like the Stoeger XP4 etc

I did once do a back to back test directly with the P17 and HW40 unfortunately all the pics I took are on an old pc that’s in the loft and from a hazy conclusion like others have suggested the HW40 just feels a tad more better built as clipper mentions the plastics seem cleaner along with better trigger components.

In all honesty though the price differences nowadays are quite an eye opener the P17 being circa £70 new and the HW40 circa £200

I personally would still probably buy a used HW40 circa £100 over a New P17 but at £70 new it’s pretty much a bargain IMHO

[rapidresponse1]

my mate has a few copys and loves them eache to there own