Kel Tec p-3AT safety question - XDTalk Forums - Your HS2000/SA-XD Information Source!

jdavionic · 10-05-2007, 08:16 AM

I found a decent price on a used P-3AT (.380). I love size of this gun and convenience for carrying it. But one question sticks in my mind...
how good are the safety features on this gun?

I don't want a pocket gun that I can't comfortably carry with one in the chamber. Has anyone looked into the safety of the gun? Any issues with failures & discharging?

Thanks.

**BEEFCAKE-NMCB1** · 10-05-2007, 08:24 AM

Got to tell you mine is so safe it only fires part of the time this will be the third time that I have had to send it back to the manufacturer, I truly think that this gun is a piece of junk. I'll sell mine for $190.00 this is the latest one that they have sent me I don't even carry it because I have zero confidence with this weapon.

dp509 · 10-05-2007, 09:08 AM

I carry mine as a back up gun on duty as a police officer. It has ran perfect. Groups well, NEVER JAMMED and does what I need it to be. A back up gun. I carry a GLOCK 23 on duty. For me, the glock 23 grouped better than the XD I had. Thus, I sold the Xd.

To each his own. Not knocking the XD. The guy who bought it is a better shot with it than I was.............

gunz4me · 10-05-2007, 09:22 AM

Mine was pretty picky about hollow point ammunition, but the Winchester Rangers seem to run through it perfectly fine along with any kind of ball ammo. Basically, if the hollow point was too big, it would not feed properly with Cor-Bon ammunition being the worst of the bunch.

Other than that, I believe they are as safe as any other striker fired pistol, especially since they have such a long trigger pull. Invest in a good pocket holster and you will be good to go.

Most of the times the Kel-Tec is carried as my only CCW. As it gets cooler and I can wear more clothing, it becomes a BUG for whatever else I am carrying.

**Majk** · 10-05-2007, 02:47 PM

Mine runs great now that I've put about 100 rounds through it. Every gun can give a lemon. Mine has been perfect and groups great.

It does have a pretty heavy trigger pull, that's it safety feature. To fire it, you really have to make an effort at pulling the trigger.

I think you'll like it if you get it.

**AZXD** · 10-05-2007, 05:22 PM

Mine runs good.
I put about 200 rounds through it and got things working pretty smoothly. Like others said, it is a little picky on ammo, but the long trigger pull coupled with a good holster seems to be safe enough.

**Majk** · 10-05-2007, 09:05 PM

Funny thing is, mine has eaten FMJ, rangers, gold dot, american eagle and others. But I only shoot pretty much rangers and FMJ in it.

Elmer · 10-05-2007, 10:29 PM

I love mine, eats anything and is my primary carry during the summer months. Groups well for a pocket gun. I have never had any safety issues with mine, just get a decent pocket holster and you're good to go.

ichy_trigger · 10-06-2007, 02:09 AM

e have had 2 of tthem, traded one on a cant pass up deal and still have the other one. We have NEVER had a jam or safety issue.

Boma · 10-06-2007, 07:16 AM

It has an internal fire pin block which moves away when you pull the trigger.
SO it won't go bang unless you pull the trigger. I have one its great. Yes I get paranoid too but have gotten used to it.

10-05-2007, 08:16 AM	#1
jdavionic XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: GA Posts: 5,105	Kel Tec p-3AT safety question I found a decent price on a used P-3AT (.380). I love size of this gun and convenience for carrying it. But one question sticks in my mind... how good are the safety features on this gun? I don't want a pocket gun that I can't comfortably carry with one in the chamber. Has anyone looked into the safety of the gun? Any issues with failures & discharging? Thanks.

10-05-2007, 09:08 AM	#3
dp509 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Alabama Posts: 176	Great Gun I carry mine as a back up gun on duty as a police officer. It has ran perfect. Groups well, NEVER JAMMED and does what I need it to be. A back up gun. I carry a GLOCK 23 on duty. For me, the glock 23 grouped better than the XD I had. Thus, I sold the Xd. To each his own. Not knocking the XD. The guy who bought it is a better shot with it than I was.............

10-05-2007, 02:47 PM	#5
Majk XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Nebraska Posts: 2,641	Mine runs great now that I've put about 100 rounds through it. Every gun can give a lemon. Mine has been perfect and groups great. It does have a pretty heavy trigger pull, that's it safety feature. To fire it, you really have to make an effort at pulling the trigger. I think you'll like it if you get it. __________________ --------------------------------------------------------- majkthreads Psalm 28:7 "The Lord is my strength and shield; my heart trusts in Him, and I am helped."

10-05-2007, 05:22 PM	#6
AZXD XDTalk 10K Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Valley of the GUN Posts: 14,689	Mine runs good. I put about 200 rounds through it and got things working pretty smoothly. Like others said, it is a little picky on ammo, but the long trigger pull coupled with a good holster seems to be safe enough. __________________ SCOTUS judge appointments ... Will last much longer than Obama or McCain. Who do you want selecting people who have the ability to support or remove individual rights ?? AZXD At least I don't need any Viagra just to get myself to a point where I can do the Palin librarian fantasy Veep thing. KEVWYO There are a bunch of you that need to hit the head and grab your jar of vaseline and just get it over with. KEVWYO

10-05-2007, 09:05 PM	#7
Majk XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Nebraska Posts: 2,641	Funny thing is, mine has eaten FMJ, rangers, gold dot, american eagle and others. But I only shoot pretty much rangers and FMJ in it. __________________ --------------------------------------------------------- majkthreads Psalm 28:7 "The Lord is my strength and shield; my heart trusts in Him, and I am helped."

10-05-2007, 08:24 AM	#2
BEEFCAKE-NMCB1 XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mississippi Posts: 563	Got to tell you mine is so safe it only fires part of the time this will be the third time that I have had to send it back to the manufacturer, I truly think that this gun is a piece of junk. I'll sell mine for $190.00 this is the latest one that they have sent me I don't even carry it because I have zero confidence with this weapon.

10-05-2007, 09:22 AM	#4
gunz4me XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 11	Mine was pretty picky about hollow point ammunition, but the Winchester Rangers seem to run through it perfectly fine along with any kind of ball ammo. Basically, if the hollow point was too big, it would not feed properly with Cor-Bon ammunition being the worst of the bunch. Other than that, I believe they are as safe as any other striker fired pistol, especially since they have such a long trigger pull. Invest in a good pocket holster and you will be good to go. Most of the times the Kel-Tec is carried as my only CCW. As it gets cooler and I can wear more clothing, it becomes a BUG for whatever else I am carrying.

10-05-2007, 10:29 PM	#8
Elmer XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Minnesota Posts: 141	I love mine, eats anything and is my primary carry during the summer months. Groups well for a pocket gun. I have never had any safety issues with mine, just get a decent pocket holster and you're good to go. __________________ "Laws that forbid the carrying of arms ... disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes." - Cesare Beccaria, 18th Century Italian Criminologist "The darkest places in hell are reserved for those who maintain their neutrality in times of moral crisis." -Dante Alighieri

10-06-2007, 02:09 AM	#9
ichy_trigger XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Dayton, Ohio Posts: 7,533	e have had 2 of tthem, traded one on a cant pass up deal and still have the other one. We have NEVER had a jam or safety issue. __________________ "The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself." http://militarysignatures.com/signatures/member2645.png

10-06-2007, 07:16 AM	#10
Boma XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 684	It has an internal fire pin block which moves away when you pull the trigger. SO it won't go bang unless you pull the trigger. I have one its great. Yes I get paranoid too but have gotten used to it. __________________ The art of war teaches us to rely not on the likelihood of the enemy's not coming, but on our own readiness to receive him; not on the chance of his not attacking, but rather on the fact that we have made our position unassailable. -Sun Tzu

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