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[florida strain]

I have never owned a kel tec firearm but was looking into a p-3at. Should I be looking elsewhere? I have read mixed reviews from people, but would like to hear from (owners) of kel-tec weapons, or have shot (hundreds +) rounds through one.My concerns are reliability ,accuracy, durability, customer service, ect.
Thank You.

[flukemaster]

I don't own one but the President of my Hunting Club owns several, including the 3at. He is a retired armored truck driver and shoots all the time. I can tell you that he has nothing but good things to say about his Kel-Tec guns. As for the customer service side of it I have no clue but the next pistol that I buy is going to be a Kel-Tec.

[Hound_dog]

I have a Kel-tec PF-9 and have nothing but good things to say about it. It shoots accurate, have no problems runnings rounds through it, probly have 500+ though it. Its a fun shooting gun to me and I know a few LEO's that carry them as back-ups. Comfortable to carry in the small of your back.

[bassnleo]

I'm one of those LEO's that carry a PF-9 as a back-up. If you are looking for a gun to put thousands of rounds through, the PF-9 might not be the gun for you. Frankly, it's a little firecracker and may not be comfortable for you to shoot often at the range. It's a snappy little gun, especially with +P rounds.

On the flip side, it's accurate at close ranges, light, thin, very concealable, and serves as a nice personal defense gun. I wear mine in an ankle rig on duty, and in a nylon Uncle Mikes off duty. I almost forget I have it.

A few other officers in my dept. have other Kel Tec models and I have yet to hear bad about them.

As far as customer service, mine was an early model that had spring issues, as did many others. I sent mine back to Kel Tec, they upgraded the gun, and I haven't had a probelm with it since. The upgrade was free of charge.

[boystcroix]

I have a P3AT that is fairly new, I've put around 200 rounds through it. I love this little gun, its the most comfortable gun to carry. I looked into both the Kel-tec and the Ruger LCP, two of my friends have the Kel-tecs and have never experienced any problems with them. Though the Ruger is a nicer looking gun I have not heard alot of stellar reviews so I got the Kel-tec. One thing is it is not a pleasant gun to shoot, I have pretty large hands and the very long trigger pull with the thin grip is slightly akward to me. It also is somewhat painful with loads such as Buffalo Bores, but this would not be noticed shooting to save your life. I'm not sure this gun could take 1000's of rounds shot through it, it is not overly stout, but it is not meant to be. Mine has been reliable always with good ammo( I had 2 fail to fires with cheap Tula ammo, but they both had good primer hits so...ammos fault) Like all small autos keep it clean and it will shoot and cycle reliably. The sights are almost nonexistent but thats so they don't snag. It is accurate enough for its purose.