We were taking a 2 day extended CCL course and our little P3AT's held up great with the Glocks, a Kahr, Ruger and bunch of other larger handguns. One person there did have a P32. The instructor was initially concerned about us doing all of our shooting with the P3AT - thought it might wear our hands out eventually. But we never had a problem blowing through a bunch of ammo. We shot at 25 yards and nailed the target. At 50 yards... it took a few shots, but most folks had difficulty with their handguns at that range. We're enjoying the little P3AT more and more - glad we got the finger extension for 'em! It is a fun gun to shoot.
Hi, Thanks for the report Huckle, it's fun to read how the Kel-Tec pistols exceed peoples expectations. ;D I wouldn't underestimate any pistol with sights ability to hit at 50 yard with a skilled person shooting. I do think it shows your skill that you were able to hit the target at that distance with a P3AT. Best Wishes:
At 25 yards I was honestly skeptical we'd hit it... but we did. At 50 yards I thought "no way". So, I was pretty pleased when we got at-least 1 round on target. We made a lot of adjustments to our shooting while at the range - helped a lot. We've got ammo that cycles well and the finger extension on the magazine is a plus as well.
50 yards at a CCL class? What were they trying to get you to do? lol At that range you should be running/running for cover if in a situation you would need your firearm at.
In our CCW class the instructor told us about the "21 foot rule". Evidently large numbers of LE and Prosecutors think that if a perp is farther away than that, then he's probably not a threat. If he's shooting at me I still figure he's a threat though. Of course when he said that I asked why we had to do some shooting at 10 yards to qualify then. He had no answer.
That rule really only applies to someone armed with a knife. In the time it takes to draw and shoot, someone with a knife can close that distance and strike most of the time. I've never heard of it being applied to someone armed with a gun (although I wouldn't put anything past prosecutors in some places).
