[krizma123]

Found this P40 today. Never bean fired except from factory.

 

[TxCajun]

Nice one. You can't beat hard chrome.

 

[FLT]

Nice find.

 

[Newbe64]

That is a nice looking gun. I've never fired a P40, it must be a handful with full house 40 cal loads.

 

[boomerweps]

Nice one. You can't beat hard chrome.

Are you sure? I thought they stopped making the P40 before they shifted to a hard chrome option. I thought they only came in blued or stainless steel.

 

[TxCajun]

Nope. There were plenty of P40s produced in hard chrome.

 

[theduke]

never heard of a stainless steel P40 either.

 

[boomerweps]

Keltec produced the P11 and P40 in SS for a couple of years. They stopped because the P40 would develop a tiny crack in a corner of the ejection port IIRC. Did not expand or cause malfunctions but keltec got tired of changing them out under warranty. I bought my P11 in SS about that time and joined KTOG just after Keltec did the P40 conversion kit offer to KTOGers ;(

 

[theduke]

Keltec produced the P11 and P40 in SS for a couple of years. They stopped because the P40 would develop a tiny crack in a corner of the ejection port IIRC. Did not expand or cause malfunctions but keltec got tired of changing them out under warranty. I bought my P11 in SS about that time and joined KTOG just after Keltec did the P40 conversion kit offer to KTOGers ;(

I am not saying you are wrong but I never heard of one in the years I have been on this board. I was hoping someone else could fill us in. I, myself have a SS P11 that was a safe queen. I did a google search and not a lot comes up on the subject. I found a picture, it isnt the best, of a P40 that may look stainless but the description says parkerized. I do not know! I'd post the link but it may be of an active ad. Just trying to get clarity.

 

[wombat]

... that is a nice find - never fired and the original box ...

 

[haugrdr]

Should say on the box if it's HC or SS.

 

[Darvell]

Nice snag!

Yeah, I've also got a real stainless P11. Haven't shot it much, but knew it was rare when I saw it in my local gun store around 2000, so I bought it. Also have a blued P40. Unfortunately, the ss P11 doesn't seem as accurate at the P40. I really like the two-tone look and would love a P40 in hard chrome (or even stainless!), but I've never seen either personally.

 

[krizma123]

Hard Chrome

 

[haugrdr]

Thanks Krisma...I thought the box would settle the question.

 

[speedmaster]

Nice find. Original box is hard to come by anymore. I have 2 p40. One nickel plated and one parkerised. Plus I have a hard chrome .40 conversion also. I have the hc slide on my park'ed most of the time.

 

[DiamondGCoupe]

I want one!