[Deaf Smith]

Serious not flippant question. As im in concept attracted to their clip fed 5.7 pistol but I've never seen something of theirs hold up.

P32, and I have one.. and owned another.. are very very reliable!!!

The Kel-Tec 2000s are also very reliable.. and yes I've owned one (9mm.)

 

[R.B. Riddick]

I had a few Sub2Ks that were reliable. However, I hated the cheek slaps from the heavy bolt. Great truck gun!!!

 

[Jade Falcon]

I bought a P17 based on reviews that praised its reliability, particularly those from Mixup98. He loved his so much he bought another one.

I have yet to be disappointed.

 

[Joe P]

I have probably 500-600 rounds through my P17 and it's been great. It was a bit finicky with ammo when I had the ebay optic mount on it but since I broke down and bought the Kel-tec optic ready slide I've had zero issues. Their customer service was excellent, they actually have a person answer the phone without going through a bunch of prompts. I have no idea about their other guns, but the P17 is by far my favorite .22 pistol.

 

[MedicineBow]

I carried a chrome plated P11 as a backup and CCW in the early 2000s and it was 100% reliable with 124 grain Gold Dots. The trigger was goofy but I could manage it. It would rust easily, but I cleaned it a lot. I have a Gen 2 Sub 2000 that has been totally reliable, but I don't shoot it very much because of the cheek weld needed to use the rear sight.

I thought the PR57 would be a good gun for occasional shooters who needed a simple no-frills gun with low recoil and very high capacity. But, the reports so far are spotty, and I am not going to burn a ton of 5.7 rounds to try to figure out if I got lucky before turning it over to someone I care about (or throwing the gun in a trash can).

 

[It'soncuz!]

My old first gen p3at. I don't shoot it much anymore , but it was perfectly reliable when I did. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe it's still the thinnest and lightest pocket .380 available.

 

[Borg Warner]

Serious not flippant question. As im in concept attracted to their clip fed 5.7 pistol but I've never seen something of theirs hold up.

My Gen 1 P32 that I bought 20 years ago was 100% reliable after the first 200 rounds, and after that I practiced with it weekly and put quite a few thousands of rounds through it in 20years before I retired the gun after it malfunctioned once and probably just needed a new recoil spring. The gen 1's had the spring loaded machined steel claw extractor.

Then about ten years ago I bought a 9mm PF9 with the rinky-dink stamped steel extractor and it was only somewhat reliable with certain ammo and I sent the gun back to Keltec under warrantee and when it was returned it still didn't reliably eject spent cartridges. So I sent it back to them again along with an angry letter asking them to tell me what actions they took to try to solve the problem and asking them to tell me if they test fired the gun.

Then when they sent it back AGAIN they included a note that said, Actions taken: "Replaced extractor, polished chamber." And then they sent a couple more of those stupit-ass stamped steel extractors for me to try my luck with them and perhaps even double up on them. I really liked the size of the gun for pocket carry because it's about the same size as a G42. Recoil is sharp but does not quite enter the pain threshold and is manageable.

But after all that I gave up on the gun and sold it to someone at a loss who thought they could make it work. The interesting thing is that on this forum and other forums I've heard from people who have found the PF-9's to be 100% reliable including the guy, George Zimmerman who successfully defended his life with a PF9 against a teenage thug, Trayvon Martin, who Zimmerman was holding at gunpoint for the police, when the alleged honor student and altar boy tried to grab Zimmerman's gun.

But as far as the P32's with the stamped steel extractor, once again a lot of people inducing someone on this very thread say that these guns are also reliable which doesn't surprise me because the 32 auto is a much lower pressure cartridge than the 9mm and besides that the 32 ACP is semi-rimmed and the stamped steel extractor might just be Ideal for that application but NOT for the 9mm.

 

[Bradley T]

P-11 is really a pretty good gun. Never had a stop of any sort. I liked that cheap little sucker.

 

[RVER]

Amazing designs
Questionable materials and quality control
Keep round count low

 

[Blackshirt]

I have three KTs. They have all been great. The P11 is too light for +P, but the P32 and P3AT have been superb In every way.

 

[G19213042]

What does clip fed mean?

You shove the rounds into the top with a clip a-la Mauser broom handle.

 

[G19213042]

My SU-16CA has been reliable. I had one single stove pipe on the second or third round I ever fired through it, but that's it. It made a great STANAG magazine-compatible featureless rifle when I was stationed in the DPRK.

 

[handyman]

I had a P11 no problems but you had to have a strong trigger finger.

 

[dla]

Serious not flippant question. As im in concept attracted to their clip fed 5.7 pistol but I've never seen something of theirs hold up.

Then don't buy it - you need to stick to tried and true boredom. Not everybody is cut out to venture forth to something new and different.

 

[FrankenGunBuilder]

My little Keltec pocket pistol has been very reliable and stupid accurate but with a 20 lb trigger or thereabouts it will put a blister on your finger if you shoot more than a mag or two of ammo.

 

[dla]

Is KelTec's customer service still top-notch and will fix or replace anything you send them?

Or... gone underwater being drowned by mail-in's?

My experience with their CS has been very good. I've shot my PF9 to death twice and Keltec rebuilds it to brand new condition. I contact them when I need little parts and they ship them out to me pronto. I have a PF15 and PF9.

Christian Ed and Hobby info - KelTec P15 Review

sites.google.com

 

[Longbow]

I forgot my PF9. That too is reliable.

 

[Unicorn]

Never had any real problems with my P3AT after a few thousand rounds.

 

[Desert Kraut]

I owned a Gen 2 Sub 2K in 9mm for a couple of years and put over 500 rounds through it. It was very reliable. Mine took Glock 17 mags and was very accurate. I could put a fist sized hole in a target at 50 yards with the open sights.

The negatives were as follows: The stock dug into your shoulder due to sharp edges ( I glued rubber padding onto it).
It was hard to get a cheek weld on the recoil tube.
The sights were too low to get a good sight picture of the target.
You couldn't put a red dot or scope on it or you couldn't fold it up completely.
The top rail was not flat so optics would wobble.

The Gen 3 fore end now rotates so you can have an optic on it and still fold it up.

 

[MrS&W]

Serious not flippant question. As im in concept attracted to their clip fed 5.7 pistol but I've never seen something of theirs hold up.

The PF9 and P11 that I owned in the past never had an issue, but we're cheaply made. My Sub2K was crack and wasn't very durable being mostly hard plastic and all. My KSG and RDB that I still own have been flawless and I trust them. The build quality surprised me when I got them. They feel robust.

Ruger and other companies stole their designs and did well with them, so I reckon they ain't all bad.