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As of my trip to the range today, I have put 100 rounds through my p3at. 
I've used a combination of Magtech, American Eagle and Independence. All ammo was FMJ. IMO, American Eagle 95g. was the best shooting of the lot.
The only thing I've done to the gun since purchasing it is break it down and clean it after each trip to the range. So this is a snapshot of a p3at out-of-the-box.
Observations.
Out of 100 rounds, I had 2 FTFs, giving this piece a 2% failure rate. That's about 1.999% more than I care for in a carry gun. I can still work with it. Some tweaking is in order, maybe the fluff-n-buff will help. Anyway, both failures were with the Independence brand ammo, both were on round #5 and with a two-handed grip.
This little gun also shoots surprisingly well one-handed. In fact, strong-hand only has become my preferred shooting method with this piece.
It does have a little bit of snap to it, but not the bite some people mention. Glad I don't listen to people with limp wrists :
Disassembly, clean up and reassemly have been a snap. And the hardchrome finish is very easy to clean. I use CLP on the frame and rails and Tetra grease on the slide.
I am noticing some peening in odd places. For instance, lead corner of rail on right side, how does that get banged up? And I am already noticing the guid rod hole peening. Oh well, just gives me an excuse to put Kel-Tec's customer service through their paces and see if they're as good as everyone says they are.
In summary.
Very pleased with this piece, not overly impressed with quality of the parts and materials but pleased with its performance. It will be my Summer carry piece and I feel pretty good about employing it.
It'd be nice if Kel Tec would refine their machining process or come up with another generation of this design - one that's a bit more durable and out-of-the-box reliable. Maybe use some higher quality materials, heck, I'd spend a few more bucks for that.
Anyway, glad I finally picked one up.
Kel-Tec P3-AT: it's a keeper!
I've used a combination of Magtech, American Eagle and Independence. All ammo was FMJ. IMO, American Eagle 95g. was the best shooting of the lot.
The only thing I've done to the gun since purchasing it is break it down and clean it after each trip to the range. So this is a snapshot of a p3at out-of-the-box.
Observations.
Out of 100 rounds, I had 2 FTFs, giving this piece a 2% failure rate. That's about 1.999% more than I care for in a carry gun. I can still work with it. Some tweaking is in order, maybe the fluff-n-buff will help. Anyway, both failures were with the Independence brand ammo, both were on round #5 and with a two-handed grip.
This little gun also shoots surprisingly well one-handed. In fact, strong-hand only has become my preferred shooting method with this piece.
It does have a little bit of snap to it, but not the bite some people mention. Glad I don't listen to people with limp wrists :
Disassembly, clean up and reassemly have been a snap. And the hardchrome finish is very easy to clean. I use CLP on the frame and rails and Tetra grease on the slide.
I am noticing some peening in odd places. For instance, lead corner of rail on right side, how does that get banged up? And I am already noticing the guid rod hole peening. Oh well, just gives me an excuse to put Kel-Tec's customer service through their paces and see if they're as good as everyone says they are.
In summary.
Very pleased with this piece, not overly impressed with quality of the parts and materials but pleased with its performance. It will be my Summer carry piece and I feel pretty good about employing it.
It'd be nice if Kel Tec would refine their machining process or come up with another generation of this design - one that's a bit more durable and out-of-the-box reliable. Maybe use some higher quality materials, heck, I'd spend a few more bucks for that.
Anyway, glad I finally picked one up.
Kel-Tec P3-AT: it's a keeper!
