9mm Carry Options besides Kel-Tec

[DougB]

Wally said: "Kel-Tec, Kahr, Glock, etc. need the slide to move back ~1/4" to "reset" the trigger"

I think the Kel-Tec 9mm is also a true double-action (meaning you don't have to retract the slide to reset the trigger). The P32 & P380 require this, but not the 9mm.

Doug

 

[mini14jac]

We stopped at the mall to get tires on my wife's car on Saturday.
I got her KelTec P32 out of the car and put it in her purse, so we could leave the car to get the tires installed.

The gun probably weighs 11oz. loaded.
Right away she starts saying, "That sure makes my purse heavy."!

Weight is important.
I agree with the statements above.
If possible, let her shoot the gun before you buy.
And, let her see how if feels to carry it.

 

[W Turner]

The Kel-Tec is a good value if you get a good one. I have owned 5-6 different Kel-Tec's and they were all good ones.

I never had an issue until the last one I bought (P3AT). The hole for the extractor roll pin is slightly overbored, which allows the pin to slip down just enough to score the aluminum receiver. This will be resolved when I send the upper in for the hard chrome treatment.

All of the models I owned were accurate enough, reliable and functional carry weapons. I even got to shoot one of the (semi)rare P40's. THAT was a handful and painful to shoot. The P11 is no worse than a .38 +p in an airweight to me.

Everybody knocks the trigger on the KT's, but it is no worse than that of a j-frame and to me it is actually smoother, esp. the new production KT's with the 8lb. hammer spring.


W

 

[Shootcraps]

>>Around here, a P11 with a chromed slide will be around $300. I've heard good and bad reports about the kel-tecs, so I wanted to get some other options. What other handguns will be in the same weight and size range, without costing an arm and a leg?<<

There are no others to compare. When you factor size, weight, caliber and price they all add up to the KelTec.