Its been ages since I last posted, but reading some of the stories here I’d say my family must have the luck of the Irish with our Kel Tecs.
I bought one of the first P-32s on the market, carried it daily and shot it plenty (spending more on ammo than the pistol – but it was just too darn fun to shoot). After it digested about 1200 rounds a tiny stress crack developed at the rear of the ejection port. Off to KT is went and without a question a brand new pistol arrived ten days later. I did the requisite F&B, ran a few hundred Fiocchi through it and gave it to my son, who carried it on his tour in Iraq as a last ditch backup.
I then bought a 1st Gen P3AT, carried and shot it plenty without a single hiccup. When my son returned from overseas the little P-32 was relegated to a shadowbox. Although never called upon, he said it gave him a little extra comfort margin. He replaced the now “keepsake” P-32 with a P3AT 2nd Generation. I liked his new 2nd Gen so much I bought one for myself.
All of our KTs got a thorough inspection, F&B and cleaning as well as the required 200 round break-in. All our KT bug guns have functioned flawlessly with only one single malfunction in my new one - attributed to my younger son limp wristing.
There are several dozen pistols in our family arsenal, but the inexpensive little KTs are by far the preferred carry pistols due to their weight, size and convenience. The only Kel Tec holdout in the family is my wife, who refuses to give up her S&W Centennial, but perhaps if KT made a handle for the P3AT in pink, we could get her onboard as well.
Now I agree that KT has some quality control issues and personally I’d be willing to pay a lot more for a better quality pocket gun. However, for the price its well worth the time and effort you may have to put into getting one that works.
I bought one of the first P-32s on the market, carried it daily and shot it plenty (spending more on ammo than the pistol – but it was just too darn fun to shoot). After it digested about 1200 rounds a tiny stress crack developed at the rear of the ejection port. Off to KT is went and without a question a brand new pistol arrived ten days later. I did the requisite F&B, ran a few hundred Fiocchi through it and gave it to my son, who carried it on his tour in Iraq as a last ditch backup.
I then bought a 1st Gen P3AT, carried and shot it plenty without a single hiccup. When my son returned from overseas the little P-32 was relegated to a shadowbox. Although never called upon, he said it gave him a little extra comfort margin. He replaced the now “keepsake” P-32 with a P3AT 2nd Generation. I liked his new 2nd Gen so much I bought one for myself.
All of our KTs got a thorough inspection, F&B and cleaning as well as the required 200 round break-in. All our KT bug guns have functioned flawlessly with only one single malfunction in my new one - attributed to my younger son limp wristing.
There are several dozen pistols in our family arsenal, but the inexpensive little KTs are by far the preferred carry pistols due to their weight, size and convenience. The only Kel Tec holdout in the family is my wife, who refuses to give up her S&W Centennial, but perhaps if KT made a handle for the P3AT in pink, we could get her onboard as well.
Now I agree that KT has some quality control issues and personally I’d be willing to pay a lot more for a better quality pocket gun. However, for the price its well worth the time and effort you may have to put into getting one that works.
