Posted on 02/16/2009 2:30:42 PM PST by Atlas Sneezed
Yeah, I will be - I’m turning 21 in the summer, so I hope there will still be time. My family owns 5 guns, so I’m not necessarily a stranger to them, but the advice is most definitely welcome.
I’ll certainly look into it
IF you get one, take it apart, give it a VERY thorough cleaning, give it the "fluff and buff" found at KTOG, and then go run a few hundred rounds through it. VERY reliable, insanely small, and made in America (Cocoa Beach, FL). It's the polymer handle/frame-wrap that makes it light, just like on Glocks and most modern semi-auto pistols.
Oh, and loaded (6 in the magazine, 1 in the chamber), it's just over 11 ounces...;) Gotta like that! Same size as the P32 (photo above), but just a hair wider (by 1/16th of an inch).
I carry in a pocket holster from Pocket Holsters. It rides in my rear strong-side pocket - jeans or slacks. Weak side has the wallet. It fits like a glove, and pulling it out is literally a sub-two-second affair from initial touch to on-target. And NO WAY to have an AD - the trigger opening is FULLY covered by a VERY stiff leather holster on BOTH sides of the trigger.
If it sounds like I'm shilling Kel Tec, well I'm just a VERY satisfied customer. Close to 1000 rounds through my P32 without a problem, and the SU-16A rifle that I have (another K-T design) has been trouble-free for close to 2000 rounds of 223.
Tupac? Don’t you mean 50 Cent?
A Masterkey mounted on an AR-15 would be ideal.
You CC a .44Mag? Is it a snub nose?
Compare the largest rimfire caliber with the largest centerfire caliber.
They’d sooner go after .50BMG than .22LR.
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The KelTec is a neat little gun, and I was ready to buy one, but when I held one at the local gun store, I wasn’t impressed. It looked and felt “chincy” - the fit and finish was more like a 5 and dime toy pistol made in China. I ended up buying a Ruger LCP, it looks and feels like a real gun - beautifully made. Its almost identical to the P3AT.
>>Tupac Shakur survived being shot with a 9mm five times.<<
Yeah, he survived, but his FOOT was a mess. ;)
I’ve heard that it is possible for a car windshield to deflect a 9mm, depending on the angle of the windshield and the trajectory..
Heh... The LCP should look like the P3AT - it’s darn near an exact copy. In fact, most of the parts are completely interchangeable (and the P3AT was out a good 3 years before the LCP was even rumored). But it’s a great design, and TINY...:)
In all reality, a 9mm will go through a windshield without a problem, and it shreds through a metal door as well (see the Box O Truth test).
Millions have been killed by the 9mm round; ask the Israeli Defense Force what they think of the 9mm and the 5.56mm rifle round. They seem to trust the survival of their nation to those calibers!
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