Just got a P3AT two days ago. Haven't had a chance to get to the range yet, but I've had some time to do a little bit of Fluff & Buff. However, even after polishing the feed ramp, sanding the hammer interface, the hammer and polishing the exterior of the barrel I'm still having feed problems when I rack a round. The slide locks back and will not come forward unless I "tap" the butt of the gun on a hard surface or "tap" the trigger guard against my other hand. I've worked the slide about fifty or sixty times, and thus far I can't see any wear marks anywhere that would explain why the slide won't return when feeding. No burrs that I can observe, and only very minor "mushrooming" of the rail tips - not enough yet to be the source of this problem. I should note that the problem is the worst for round 1, and gets progressively better. By the time that I reach round #4 the slide will come forward and chamber the round without any help, but it's still not anywhere near as smooth as I want it to be. It doesn't seem to be a problem with the feedramp, so I'm hoping someone can tell me what's going on. Ideas / suggestions anyone?
BTW, I'm a Kel-Tec newbie - this is my 1st KT ever - so please bear with me if I sound a bit ignorant at times. I can field-strip almost any pistol, but I'm not familiar with anything beyond that on *any* make / model. I've read lots of info at KTOG.org, here, kel-tec.com, and of course I've digested the owners manual cover to cover, and I'm realizing that the P3AT seems to be a model with lots of problems to overcome, and I don't know much about how to fix them, other than what's been posted in discussion forums.
BTW, I'm a Kel-Tec newbie - this is my 1st KT ever - so please bear with me if I sound a bit ignorant at times. I can field-strip almost any pistol, but I'm not familiar with anything beyond that on *any* make / model. I've read lots of info at KTOG.org, here, kel-tec.com, and of course I've digested the owners manual cover to cover, and I'm realizing that the P3AT seems to be a model with lots of problems to overcome, and I don't know much about how to fix them, other than what's been posted in discussion forums.