I am new to this forum and appreciate your help.
I am very interested in the P-3AT and have been doing a lot of homework, both here and elsewhere, reading up on this neat little pistol. While new to Kel-Tecs, I own quite a few other pistols mostly Sigs but also Colts, HKs, etc.
Like most people, I'd like to use the P-3AT as a BUG or at times even my primary when "wardrobe" prevents otherwise. As these are critical roles, I am a little concerned when I read about the number of FTFs, FTEs and the ubiquitous "smileys" that require home "fluff and buff" work. While I can certainly appreciate the fact that this is not an overly costly pistol and that one can certainly enjoy working on ones pistol and taking it to the range...there is little room for reliability issues when using a pistol for carry (especially in such a small caliber).
While I have read that Kel-Tec has great customer service, I wonder why these problems that seem so consistent are not corrected in house? In one post here, the author says that he contacted someone at Kel-Tec about, for example, the "Smiley" problem and their response indicated that they were aware of this issue but did not seem to think that it would be corrected soon because it would require an "extra step". Shouldn't a company want to correct all known problems immediately?
How realistic or prudent is it to consider this a reliable carry pistol? Thank you, I really appreciate both this forum and your help.
I am very interested in the P-3AT and have been doing a lot of homework, both here and elsewhere, reading up on this neat little pistol. While new to Kel-Tecs, I own quite a few other pistols mostly Sigs but also Colts, HKs, etc.
Like most people, I'd like to use the P-3AT as a BUG or at times even my primary when "wardrobe" prevents otherwise. As these are critical roles, I am a little concerned when I read about the number of FTFs, FTEs and the ubiquitous "smileys" that require home "fluff and buff" work. While I can certainly appreciate the fact that this is not an overly costly pistol and that one can certainly enjoy working on ones pistol and taking it to the range...there is little room for reliability issues when using a pistol for carry (especially in such a small caliber).
While I have read that Kel-Tec has great customer service, I wonder why these problems that seem so consistent are not corrected in house? In one post here, the author says that he contacted someone at Kel-Tec about, for example, the "Smiley" problem and their response indicated that they were aware of this issue but did not seem to think that it would be corrected soon because it would require an "extra step". Shouldn't a company want to correct all known problems immediately?
How realistic or prudent is it to consider this a reliable carry pistol? Thank you, I really appreciate both this forum and your help.
