I bought because I live in Florida and wear shorts all the time. It only weights 7 oz plus ammo.
Need to find an alternative though. Found small shavings on on the feed in the magazine. Couldn’t tell where they came from but it was the same color as the barrel metal.
A replacement is on my wishlist but I havent figured out what I want yet.
Look into the Kahr .380, pricey but good.
The Ruger LCP is cheap, but recoils almost as stoutly as the Kel Tec. Not fun to practice with it. It is much better made. The Kahr P-380 is so far the best of all the pocket .380s I’ve shot (and sold). It has the least recoil and strongest construction. But it costs twice as much as the Ruger.
The only one better is the Rohrbaugh .380, with its accompanying Rohrbaugh price tag.
I doubt if it is from the barrel, but anything is possible.