I am again in the market for a P3at. I had one, lost confidence in it, and sold it. After further review, I have decided to give it another try.
I have been looking at the examples available locally, and all I can get now are the blued versions. Parkerized are hard to find, and hard chrome seems to have evaporated. Are the blued versions sufficiently corrosion-proof, or should I wait for a parkerized or hard chrome gun?
Also, my old P3at had the beginnings of slide peening, as well as occasional mag seating issues. Would you all recommend I install the recoil guide rod buffer washer and/or metal mag catch as a preventative measure, or wait until I actually need the piece.
I ask because I would prefer to prevent a problem from starting rather than fix a problem after it happens, but I have some concerns over installing non-OEM after market parts. Should I need to use my gun in self-defense, I am concerned about possible liability over these non-OEM parts (kind of like using hand loads).
Any opinions?
moonshot
I have been looking at the examples available locally, and all I can get now are the blued versions. Parkerized are hard to find, and hard chrome seems to have evaporated. Are the blued versions sufficiently corrosion-proof, or should I wait for a parkerized or hard chrome gun?
Also, my old P3at had the beginnings of slide peening, as well as occasional mag seating issues. Would you all recommend I install the recoil guide rod buffer washer and/or metal mag catch as a preventative measure, or wait until I actually need the piece.
I ask because I would prefer to prevent a problem from starting rather than fix a problem after it happens, but I have some concerns over installing non-OEM after market parts. Should I need to use my gun in self-defense, I am concerned about possible liability over these non-OEM parts (kind of like using hand loads).
Any opinions?
moonshot