Looking for info on the Metal Mag Catch

same for me too, I see the post in the search, but I get the error when I try to open

post=1233403790

 

Thnks... I guess I missed that memo

Merry Chirstmas

 

I don't know if you saw, but it looked like KT ejectors are now molded metal. that would be more cost effective than CNC

 

Kel-Tec should be making the P3AT with a MIMed mag catch. I simply can't imagine a MIMed catch adding much to the cost of the gun. Might even pay for itself by Kel-Tec having a more reliable gun and not having to ship out so many replacement catches. I'm one of those guys who has had to replace a mag catch - that was not abused in any way. I was able to buy a metal catch ( 2 years ago) when they were being offered here. Got the metal catch on my carry P3AT and the factory catch on my practice P3AT.


Take care...

 

To whom it may concern; Please make more metal mag catches. And thank you for making them in the first place.

 

My LCP like my P3AT also has a plastic mag catch. It is one of the first produced which also came with the stainless steel barrel. The post-recall LCPs come with a blued barrel and a metal mag catch. Unlike KT which will give you any "upgrades" for free, Ruger wants $8.50 for the new metal mag catch. I pled with the Ruger CS that they should send me the metal upgrade but compant policy is, if you want the upgrade, you gotta pay for it! >

A look at an exploded view of both guns shows that the mag catches (like the rest of the dang guns!) are identical. It is highly likely that with a little fitting, the new Ruger metal mag catch will most likely fit the P3AT perfectly.

The P11, P3AT, and P32 have been in production for years longer than the PF-9. I admit that I just don't understand why they went to the metal mag catch in the PF-9 but not in the rest of their handguns. I would think that a switch would have already been made. Apparently, their our not as many failures of these plastic mag catches as many people think there are.

 

Rev,

This is probably the subject of another thread but what made you decide to own both the lcp and p3at? Which do you like better?

and just in case I don't post again before the big game: Go Longhorns!

 

Roll Tide Roll!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I bought the LCP first. It's a first generation including the recall.

It never was real reliable. I had to do a P3AT F&B on it to get it to 90%. Finally 18 months after I bought it it's at last 100% reliable. It took 1000 rounds to get it there. Imagine how hard it was to finally get 1000 rounds to put through it during the shortage. > It took finding KTOG for me to learn that---which also led to my PF-9 a year ago. I kept thet LCP because I liked the concept and the size.

I bought my P3AT this past Spring. It has never jammed not even during break in! It is THE most reliable gun I've ever owned. It has never misfed a single time. My P3AT is every thing I had hoped my LCP would be out of the box.

 

I'm the he that was making them and then didn't replace the add in the Trader. I've decided to keep milling them as needed. I'm planning on replacing the add in the near future and then keeping a back up add for when it gets corrupted again

 

Off subject but, how does your ad get corrupted?

Billy

 

Thread revival alert.

I, too, would be interested in a couple P3 Metal catches. Add me to the list.

 

Don't know exactly but it has happened twice now. The first time pretty much destoyed most of the adds that were older then a couple of weeks. I think it was a huge data base corruption as well and the server was down for a bit as a result. The second time it seems like it was only my add?

 

The thread is only a few weeks old?

There isn't really a list. I've replaced the old add in the trader with a new one.

 

Dave's thread in the trading post (ad) is a hyper link in the FAQ/VIP thread. this Hyperlink takes you to the FAQ/VIP

 

it makes a world of diff to me to have that solid engagement with the metal mag catch. love it.

 

I never got hold of a metal one either.As mine is not shot much I got a new palstic one from ktec.I kinda squared it off so it fit deeper in the mag.I then do the old hold the catch in as I insert/retract mag.By the way I had some problems with mine and did a few of the mods that were suggested(hood mod etc) but I think it was the new style extractor that ktec sent me that did the trick.