I had one for years, and I am always impressed. Great trigger and very accurate for the limited power. It does not have a spring, so it compresses air on the cocking stroke. No recoil and no twang. I guess there is a Beeman P17 knock off, but some guys have issues with that model, but I thing they are easy to resolve like adding quality orings. The "slide" is used as the cocking arm, and it takes some omph to close, but it is OK for mme. It might be tough for a kid.
https://www.pyramydair.com/s/m/Beeman_P3/556https://www.pyramydair.com/s/m/Beeman_P17/614
