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Posted: 8/5/2014 11:42:32 AM EDT
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Don't waste your time, just get an LCP instead.
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Posted: 8/8/2014 2:47:58 PM EDT
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I have three of them - old, older, and oldest. All have seen daily BUG duty in a front pocket for years.
The oldest one (very early model) replaced the P32 that was carried before it. Both of these required a fluff & buff before they worked well, but no issues after that. "Older" replaced "Oldest" and only required breaking in, no fluff & buff. Zero issues after the first hundred rounds or so. My newest (bought 2006, started carrying some time the following year) has a CTC on the trigger guard and rides in a DeSantis Nemesis in my pocket every day. It was GTG right out of the box, nothing needed other than routine maintenance. I'm not sure if they have made any changes to the line since then or not. It will soon be "retired" in favor of another gun just recently introduced -- not because of any issues, just because I like the new one better in some ways. |
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Posted: 8/15/2014 11:29:21 AM EDT
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Mine works great without any problems. The only change I made was adding the finger extension to the magazine/base.
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Posted: 8/28/2014 7:14:15 PM EDT
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I've owned two different gen 2 p3ats, both worked just fine for me.
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Posted: 9/22/2014 10:19:00 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted:
Don't waste your time, just get an LCP instead. I have an LCP with a laser. I am carrying a P3AT with a laser right now. |
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Posted: 11/26/2014 12:10:17 AM EDT
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I bought two just three months ago, both have the same problem-light firing pin strikes a least once per magazine. No matter what ammo brand is used. I HATE having to send guns in for repair but it looks like both mine are gonna go abck.
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Posted: 1/28/2015 8:00:36 AM EDT
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I have a newish P3AT that's been 100% with just over 400 rounds through it. Got the hard-chromed version if that means anything. It's not pretty by any means and it doesn't have a fancy slide stop like the LCP but it just freakin' works. Besides, when it runs out of ammo, I chuckin' it and haulin' ass. I'm 100% sure that it will spit out 7-90 grain Hornady FTX's when I need it to.
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Posted: 2/5/2015 11:41:16 PM EDT
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I've had a P3AT since 2005. Not a single hiccup. I've used various ammo, neglected cleaning for 3-4 months, runs like a champ. Even full of pocket lint. I also own a PLR16. I guess I'm a lucky one and got Kel Tec's quality control on a good day.Other than my revolvers, my keltecs are the only guns in my collection to NEVER have a problem. That says a lot when running beside my Glocks, Smith's and Springfields.
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Posted: 2/6/2015 10:20:15 PM EDT
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Mine works great. Never had a problem with any ammo. I put through it.
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Posted: 1/9/2016 12:29:18 AM EDT
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My G2 has been flawless as well. It's not as "fun" to shoot as my LCP (I'm not sure why the LCP seems more comfortable, but it is for me), but I can't knock it. It's never failed me, and does what it's meant for (ultra compact, 380). I'd not hesitate to buy another, but I DO wish Kel Tec would stop using polymer mag catches, and stop using a separate ejector piece (which gets lost EASILY if your not careful when cleaning). I know I'm probably the oddball, but I actually like the trigger in the 3AT better than my "post 13" LCP. My favorite carry method for it is a Fist K5 pocket holster (kydex hoster with thumb push withdraw) in right front pocket. It literally disappears and I can wear it anywhere that way (which makes it my most carried gun).
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Posted: 1/27/2016 3:35:06 AM EDT
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I have (actually had...my daughter carries it now) a gen 2. Probably run over 500 rounds through it...not one issue to date. It even ran some defective ammo that kaboomed a SW Bodyguard.
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Posted: 1/27/2016 4:40:00 PM EDT
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My Mrs. carries a brand new one. 150 rounds so far without an issue.
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Posted: 2/8/2016 11:09:05 AM EDT
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I switched to an LCP just so I could have a stainless slide, but my P3AT ran flawless with anything I tried in it.
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Posted: 3/9/2016 8:09:29 PM EDT
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LCP's are now 199.99 in some places, cheaper than the P3At, so that's worth considering. I would buy one if they came in .32.......
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Posted: 4/23/2016 7:26:05 PM EDT
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LCP's are now 199.99 in some places, cheaper than the P3At, so that's worth considering. I would buy one if they came in .32....... Hell yeah! |
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Posted: 6/4/2016 6:54:06 PM EDT
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My Mrs. got hers a few months ago. Has about 100 down the pipe so far without issue.
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