My friend's Kel-Tec .380 vs. my Polish...
My friend's Kel-Tec .380 vs. my Polish...
P3AT is a great gun for what is designed for CC @ close range or back up. I have one find it plenty accurate at 7yrds "fist sized groups" recoil is nasty but so was the P64 prior to spring relacements. I still like the P better but still carry the 3AT in my pocket or boot. But my Glock mod 35 40 S&W is the show stopper I like the most...
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My friend's Kel-Tec .380 vs. my Polish...
Some thing strange is going on over at Kel-Tec. They are having problems with all of their current small handgun production.
The P3AT has had several modifications to do away with the problem of peening. The best correction to date has been the addition of a washer in front of the recoil spring on the guide rod and that seems to help. The PF9 has had numerous problems with breaking ejectors and triggers. Most recently problems with the improved ejectors on the venerable P11 have been plaguing the company. All of the pistole's suffer from reported feed problems requiring feed ramp polishing. The interesting thing is that some pistole's are problematic and some are not. Issues seem to cover the gamete from quality control to design to poor quality of materials. In Kel-Tecs favor they do guarantee their products 100% and will fix anything that goes wrong with the pistol. The bad news is sooner or later some one is going to loose their life because a pistol they invested in for self defense is going to fail when it is most needed. These are problems reported by members of the Kel-Tec Owner Group who buy their pistole's and shoot on a regular basis and know that something is wrong, not folks who buy a handgun for home defense and have it setting at home in the dresser drawer and don't know it's not going to work when needed. If my automobile was a Kel-Tec, I would not let my wife, son or daughter drive it. Come to think of it neither would I, hopefully they will get back on track soon.
G.R.
The P3AT has had several modifications to do away with the problem of peening. The best correction to date has been the addition of a washer in front of the recoil spring on the guide rod and that seems to help. The PF9 has had numerous problems with breaking ejectors and triggers. Most recently problems with the improved ejectors on the venerable P11 have been plaguing the company. All of the pistole's suffer from reported feed problems requiring feed ramp polishing. The interesting thing is that some pistole's are problematic and some are not. Issues seem to cover the gamete from quality control to design to poor quality of materials. In Kel-Tecs favor they do guarantee their products 100% and will fix anything that goes wrong with the pistol. The bad news is sooner or later some one is going to loose their life because a pistol they invested in for self defense is going to fail when it is most needed. These are problems reported by members of the Kel-Tec Owner Group who buy their pistole's and shoot on a regular basis and know that something is wrong, not folks who buy a handgun for home defense and have it setting at home in the dresser drawer and don't know it's not going to work when needed. If my automobile was a Kel-Tec, I would not let my wife, son or daughter drive it. Come to think of it neither would I, hopefully they will get back on track soon.
G.R.
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My friend's Kel-Tec .380 vs. my Polish...
Anyone heard the same about the Kel-Tec PF-9? It's supposed to be even smaller than the P11, P42 and P40. I've seen some good reviews and am thinking of getting one for carry only and wouldn't take it to the range and shoot hundreds of rounds like I do my P-64, Ruger 357 or Glock 20.
Anyone??
Anyone??