Since there are a couple of PF-9 threads here and at least one or two folks here who have them now, I thought that I (as one of the resident KT owners/fans/"defenders" ) would share some nice comparo pics that I saw at ktog.org (and obtained permission to use ) and some of my thoughts (keeping in mind that I haven't shot or even held a PF-9 yet), and ask a question.










I carry a small "pocket-gun in my pocket all-day/every-day, whether or not I am carrying my primary on my hip, and have done so for 20 years now.  That dedicated pocket-gun has been a P3AT for the past few years, and was a P-32 before that (and several others in the years prior to the introduction of the little KTs ).  As I have stated here more than once, I feel that the P-32/P3AT represent a great balance between cartridge power and the smallest/thinnest/lightest package practical -- almost ideal AD/ED guns for pocket-carry in dress/business attire IOW.

When I first read/heard about the PF-9, I envisioned (unrealistically, in retrospect) a handgun only slightly larger & heavier than my P3ATs but chambered in the far superior 9mm Para round.  I now see that the PF-9 is considerably larger than the P3AT and roughly the same size and weight as the little Kahr (which I tried and found printed much more in my daily attire than the KTs).  Not a put-down of the PF-9, but just my realization that (for me) it will not fill the niche that my P3AT does.  In fact, I really don't see - for now, at least - any niche it will fill for me.

I'll still probably pick one up down the road, just because I like Kel-Tec and their products and I would like to be able to discuss this pistol advisedly in the future.  But my question to you who have one or are considering it is "In what role/capacity do you see the PF-9 serving you, personally?"