Kel Tec 3AT +P ammo

[Mississippi]

Does anyone shoot +P ammo in the Kel Tec 3AT? Are they to hot for this little gun?

 

[arthurcw]

I don't think there is a SAAMI spec for +p in .380. I could be wrong. If a company is using it, it may just be a sales ploy to be "EXTREME!"

I shoot Win Silver Tips through mine. I may switch to Corbon DPX soon.

 

[myusername]

DPX seems to perform well in them. The only thing I've heard not to use is Mag Tech.

 

[obxned]

Didn't know there was +P in .380.

 

[RonJon]

It's not quite the same, but close:

I fired Corbon +P .32 ACP in a Beretta 3032 Tomcat and it was the most likely cause for the alloy frame to crack.
(This was my CCW piece so I was practicing with what I carried).

It was eventually replaced (after many months of warranty repair delays) with a new 3032 and, on the day it arrived, I traded it off for a new S&W 642 (+P .38 special) revolver before I left the dealer's.

I don't think I'll be buying another Beretta.

Ron

 

[ARTiger]

No such thing as .380 ACP +P in SAAMI specifications. Not to say that a manufacturer couldn't load it at a higher pressure and call it +P or +P+. With there being many blowback guns and older guns chambered for that round, I would think that doing so would be very unwise for an ammo manufacturer.

Many consider the Federal 90 grain HydraShok JHP and the Remington Golden Saber 102 grain JHP as the most effective loadings for .380 ACP. You can view some ballistic testing at www.brassfetcher.com which is the site of a THR member who does gelatin testing.

 

[MICHAEL T]

No +P in 32 either Corbon loads with in SAAMI specs. and they have no +P in 32 or 380. Were do these Corbon +P in 380 and 32 come from.


Beretta 3032 Tomcat had a frame cracking problem I belive beretta has solved now. Wasn't ammo fault. A friend's broke and he was useing plain old winchester

 

[Mississippi]

Thanks for the info