Just bought a Kel Tec P3AT - Ammo Recommendation?

[iafirebuff]

I just bought a Kel Tec P3AT and a Don Hume holster and was curious, what is some good carry ammo? I have Hydra Shoks, Speer Gold Dots, CCI Blazer FMJ and Rem UMC FMJ. Just wondering what you all would use for carry ammo? Thanks in advance!

 

[woad_yurt]

I have one and use FMJ. I don't think .380 has enough oomph to expand and penetrate.

 

[Nowhere Man]

My ammo of choice is Corbon DPX


Dave

 

[moooose102]

corbon, remington golden sabre, winchester silvertips. it is probably going to depend more on what you can find, rather than what you want. personally, i carry alternating silvertips and fmj's in my 380's. be sure to get several boxes of inexpensive (yeah, right) practice ammo to break the gun in with. it will need a couple of hundred rounds before it is 100% reliable. you will have some malfunctions in the first few boxes of ammo. they just need to break in.

 

[markpcola]

You should probably go ahead and do the "ramp polishing" job before you even try to use it, I had several FTF's before I did mine. I switched from Cor-Bon to Remington 380 auto 88 GR. JHP R380A1, and it was 100 % reliable last outing, so now I hate it a LOT less...

 

[PT1911]

like stated above, it may not be a matter of what you want as much as what you can find... but I can assure you, if it is anything like mine, it will feed anything you can put in it reliably...

 

[iafirebuff]

THANKS for all the advice! I just got her all cleaned uo...I notice the manual says to lightly oil the outside...what about the rails and the innerds? I will admit the little gun is real easy to take apart and put back together!

 

[Nowhere Man]

A drop, or two on the rails. Lightly on the innards and you're good to go.


Dave

 

[jackstinson]

I have also had very good luck with Remington 88-grain JHP in the P3AT....100% cycling with it. I use it in my PPK/s also. The rounded bullet shape feeds very well.
All you have to do is FIND some. Three months ago you could get 100-packs at Walmart for $35. I recently paid double that for 100 rounds just to have some in my hand immediately.

 

[MICHAEL T]

Corbon DPX is in mine 2nd choice is the Corbon 90gr JHP
Here he has just started testing useing a KelTec
http://www.goldenloki.com/ammo/gel/380acp/gel380acp.htm

 

[LightningMan]

I like Hornady Critical Defence, if you can find it. I feel it feeds better than most other hollow points, in my opinion. LM

 

[Water-Man]

Double Tap 95gr. FMJ