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The difference is... a failure with a 442 requires simply another trigger pull... a failure with LCP/P3AT requires a bit more...
LCP v. Kel-Tec
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The difference is... a failure with a 442 requires simply another trigger pull... a failure with LCP/P3AT requires a bit more...
marv
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I have both. Not a nickle's worth of diference between them except for price. Right now the P3AT is in my pocket and the LCP is resting in the end table beside me. Been that way for weeks. Later I may decide to carry the LCP and give the P3ATa vacation. That's just the way I am.
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Sorry to all the K-T fans but I had a PF-9 that quit working after 3 rounds fired!I am glad my local dealer let me trade it back in on a Springfield XD-Compact!!!Am curious about the LCP but not ready to take the plunge yet...also looking at a Walther PP/K or maybe even something like an FN or Colt pocket model.I for one applaud Ruger for standing up and fixing their product...Kel-Tec couldn't give me a free gun!
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Wow! What a bunch of dis-information.
If you don't want a LCP, fine. Leaves one for someone else.
If you don't want a LCP, fine. Leaves one for someone else.
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I had a sling shot, the tubing broke and came back slapping in the eyeball. never heard about a recall for those yet. i got better tubing, inspect it regulary for wear and always wear eye protection. everything has a flaw (just ask my wife) the 380 is small for my grips but the 460 xvr is to big for daily ccw. the KT 32 with the 10round mag fits best. it also breaks up the image in my pocket.
ambidextrous1
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Neither the recall, nor the copying of the P3AT, nor reliability problems are significant issues of the LCP; but the LCP's trigger is absolutely horrendous!
I can't recall ever firing a pistol with a longer trigger pull. Worst of all, rotation of the trigger forces the trigger finger into contact with the trigger guard, masking the point of hammer fall.
For those of you who think the LCP is a good CCW firearm, try emptying the magazine into a target six feet away in five seconds, accurately. That's a reasonable goal for a .380 pistol.
I can't recall ever firing a pistol with a longer trigger pull. Worst of all, rotation of the trigger forces the trigger finger into contact with the trigger guard, masking the point of hammer fall.
For those of you who think the LCP is a good CCW firearm, try emptying the magazine into a target six feet away in five seconds, accurately. That's a reasonable goal for a .380 pistol.
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Ghostrider_23
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I have to agree about the trigger being nasty. There was a gentleman beside me shooting his LCP and couldn't hit CRAMP. I had my P32 with the Crimson Trace and asked him if he'd like to try one with a laser. He shoot very well with it and said to me, "wow the trigger is so much nicer than the Ruger. Well my mind working the way it does just wanted to start talking to see if I could put and couplke rounds through the LCP. He said would you like to try the Ruger and I said YES!!!!!
I put 2 magazines through it and I have to say the trigger was LONG and HEAVY!!!!!! I was teaching my girl to shoot and invited her to shoot it and she did not like it either. I let the man continue to shoot my P32 and when he was done he stated he should have bought a Keltec. If I liked the LCP I would have made him an offer to buy it off him but I didn't.
No kool aid drinker here, I just like the trigger on the Keltecs better. FWIW.
To each is there own. Try shooting one for yourself as that the only way to truely know.
Hope this helps.
I have to agree about the trigger being nasty. There was a gentleman beside me shooting his LCP and couldn't hit CRAMP. I had my P32 with the Crimson Trace and asked him if he'd like to try one with a laser. He shoot very well with it and said to me, "wow the trigger is so much nicer than the Ruger. Well my mind working the way it does just wanted to start talking to see if I could put and couplke rounds through the LCP. He said would you like to try the Ruger and I said YES!!!!!
I put 2 magazines through it and I have to say the trigger was LONG and HEAVY!!!!!! I was teaching my girl to shoot and invited her to shoot it and she did not like it either. I let the man continue to shoot my P32 and when he was done he stated he should have bought a Keltec. If I liked the LCP I would have made him an offer to buy it off him but I didn't.
No kool aid drinker here, I just like the trigger on the Keltecs better. FWIW.
To each is there own. Try shooting one for yourself as that the only way to truely know.
Hope this helps.
These pistols are very similar and both companies make a decent product. I don't see the big controversy. I wore out a P3-At and the factory replaced it free, I assume Ruger's warranty is good also. They are very good for what they are, a last ditch back up that can be concealed in almost any circumstance.
76shuvlinoff
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I wanted one of these LCPs when they first came out, now I'll have to wait 5 years for the prices to come back down...
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