SwampWolf
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Swampwolf have you fired both? The LCP does in fact have less recoil and the weight does make a difference. If you were comparing a 34oz 45acp versus a 35oz 45acp perhaps not but in a 14-15oz 380acp it does make a difference.
The slide lock however does not. How is it going to make clearing a jam under fire easier?? I would challenge anyone to even USE the tiny little slide lock hurriedly under normal conditions much less under fire. The only purpose of it is to make disassembly easier not for emergency clearing drills.
Fire a P3AT and LCP back to back and you'll see there is a difference in recoil for sure. But the LCPs smaller sights may offset the speed with which you can shoot it compared to the P3 so the advantage may not materialize on paper. If your point shooting the advantage goes to the LCP. At least thats how I perceive it.
Yes, though I own neither, I have fired both: my next door neighbor owns the LCP and another good friend who lives across town owns the KelTec. I've probably put fifty or so rounds through the KelTec and maybe twice that many through the Ruger. And, on one occasion, shot them "back to back". None of the three of us noticed any difference in recoil between the two pistols nor, for that matter, do any of us feel that excessive recoil is a problem with either pistol. I don't doubt that you can tell the difference one ounce makes-we couldn't.
As for whether or not the slide release might make a difference in clearing a jam under fire, nobody said it would be easy. But if you don't think that it is easier to clear one with the slide held back by the slide lock as opposed to trying to hold the slide (under the pressure of the recoil spring) back with one hand while you're attempting to clear the weapon with the other hand, try setting up a double-feed situation in either pistol and then tell me it's not harder to clear the jam with one hand as opposed to being able to use both hands. Is it difficult to clear a malfunction with these little pistols? Yes. But in real life even the best pistol can jam at the worst possible time and that little slide release just might buy you a couple of extra seconds.