Whats your feeling on a Keltec PF9 or P3AT?

[87GN]

P3AT - For pocket carry I use the DeSantis Nemesis

I have a "clip" that I used when I was teaching high school, carried it at 12 o'clock.

[williejc]

Recently I bought a new PF-9, which jammed out of the box with several brands and bullet types--all factory ammo. Unable to break it in, I shipped the pistol to Keltec. They worked on it, and when I got it back, it jammed worse than before.

The guy at the factory told me that no more than 7 rounds of +p ammo can be fired during the life of the gun.

I traded it to my dealer for something else.

[Irish]

I owned the P3-AT a few years ago and had none of the normally associated issues. I put approx 400 rounds through it with no issues, other than a stinging hand, and carried it daily for about a year. Due to an unfortunate event I no longer have it... I do recommend the Mitch Rosen PSF that I carried it in. A couple photos with holster and a size comparison shot.
PSF-Facing out is suede covered and was great at concealing.

Size comparison, still have the AFCK and it's been my EDC for many years now.

[dirksterg30]

I use the Desantis Superfly for my P3AT. It's similar to the Nemesis, but with a removable anti-print panel:





Here's the Nemesis for comparison:

[vaglocker]

Bought a PF9 about 6 months ago. even after a fluff and buff it was a jamma-matic with my usual 124gr HP Federals and my reloads. Before I decided to trade it in to some unfortunate gun shop I decided to try some different ammo. Got some 115 gr Hornadys and ran 200 rounds through without a hitch. These babies are way ammo finicky so don't give up without trying different loads of different bullet weights. I think they prefer the lighter bullets

[G19dude]

I bought a Kel Tec P3AT for summer front pocket holster carry for days that I could not carry my GLOCK 19. I put over 200 rounds through the pistol to break it in. I had a FTE about 2 rounds per mag. I had the pistol sent back to KEL TEC they replaced the guide rod with a steel guide rod and "polished the feed ramp" it was a shooty polish job. I still had FTE about on round every two mags.

My thoughts about KEL TEC well I would not trust my life with one. I owned a few other pocket semi autos and got rid of them all they just don't work all the time. My current BUG and summer front pocket carry is a SMITH & WESSON J-Frame 442 (NO INTERNAL LOCK). It goes bag every time, I shot it well and it will never jam. I will never look back on a pocket semi auto...Just get a J-FRAME

[genegoesfast]

Kahr pm9/cw9's are great in terms of comfort while shooting, very accurate, very reliable and very small (still a tad bigger than the two keltecs mentioned) After shooting the keltecs, the sig 232, the pm9, and the cw9, I feel the Kahrs are the perfect compromise.

[G19dude]

Kahr pm9/cw9's are great in terms of comfort while shooting, very accurate, very reliable and very small (still a tad bigger than the two keltecs mentioned) After shooting the keltecs, the sig 232, the pm9, and the cw9, I feel the Kahrs are the perfect compromise.

Agree

[Magic_Salad0892]

I've shot a PF9.

Never a gain, slide bite, trigger didn't reset multiple times, deformed rounds, failure to extract, factory sights were wretched. The one I shot did run flawless after a trip to the factory. However new problems for me arise.

Factory sights are stupid, slide bite, uncomfortable recoil, I could visibly bend the frame with my thumb and index finger on the magazine well, didn't like the trigger pull.

The P3AT was pretty nice for what it was. I just hated the caliber and stupid sights.

Can't beat the weight though, but they aren't carry/combat material for me.

I'll stick with a Glock 26 or H&K P2000 SK in 9x19mm.

[LHS]

I have an older P-11, and while it's not my favorite gun, for what I paid for it, it's been great. The trigger's long and heavy, and the sights aren't the best, but it's not meant for shooting @ 25 yards, it's meant for a BUG. Mine's been very reliable with the factory 10-round mags. I had to do a sandpaper/polish on the trigger face to get rid of the seam, and a minor polish on the slide stop to enable it to disengage with thumb pressure (otherwise it would only release with a sling-shot). Other than that, it shoots to point of aim, goes bang every time (I use standard-pressure 9mm Federal HS), and while it may not be the most comfortable gun to shoot for extended periods, it certainly does what it's intended to do reliably and effectively.