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First time shooting the Kel-Tec PF-9.
Designed with maximum concealability in mind, Kel-Tec claims it's the lightest and flattest 9mm ever made. Until Springfield decides to make something in this form factor, the PF-9 is my primary EDC weapon.
This was my first time shooting the Kel-Tec and being a lightweight gun I was expecting a lot of recoil. It did not disappoint, more on that later.
Warm up - 7 yard range
As soon as I became comfortable with it I was putting the shots where I wanted them.
Fast follow-up shots - 7 yard range
This is firing seven shots at a time trying to get back on target as quickly as possible for each follow-up.
Positives:
For what it is, I'm pleased. Great form factor, decent accuracy and fairly inexpensive.
Negatives:
When you fire the trigger guard hits your trigger finger hard smashing a bit of flesh up against the side edge of your fingernail. I shot 92 rounds and the last ten or so were quite painful.
It's hard to make out in the pictures above but the pin closest to the C in Kel-Tec would work it's way out about 1/8th of an inch every 14 shots. I suspect Loctite will cure the problem. If not I'll have to send it back to Kel-Tec for service. (or buy the pocket clip that replaces the plastic pins with metal screws.)
I shot my XDM-45 too, filed a separate range report.
Designed with maximum concealability in mind, Kel-Tec claims it's the lightest and flattest 9mm ever made. Until Springfield decides to make something in this form factor, the PF-9 is my primary EDC weapon.
- Calibers: 9mm Luger - 9 x 19 mm
- Weight unloaded: 12.7 oz. - 360g
- Loaded magazine: 5.5 oz. - 156g
- Length: 5.85" - 149mm
- Height: 4.3" - 109mm
- Width: 0.88" - 22mm
- Barrel Length: 3.1" - 79mm
- Capacity: 7 + 1
- Trigger Pull: 5 lbs - 22.2N
This was my first time shooting the Kel-Tec and being a lightweight gun I was expecting a lot of recoil. It did not disappoint, more on that later.
Warm up - 7 yard range

As soon as I became comfortable with it I was putting the shots where I wanted them.
Fast follow-up shots - 7 yard range

This is firing seven shots at a time trying to get back on target as quickly as possible for each follow-up.
Positives:
For what it is, I'm pleased. Great form factor, decent accuracy and fairly inexpensive.
Negatives:
When you fire the trigger guard hits your trigger finger hard smashing a bit of flesh up against the side edge of your fingernail. I shot 92 rounds and the last ten or so were quite painful.
It's hard to make out in the pictures above but the pin closest to the C in Kel-Tec would work it's way out about 1/8th of an inch every 14 shots. I suspect Loctite will cure the problem. If not I'll have to send it back to Kel-Tec for service. (or buy the pocket clip that replaces the plastic pins with metal screws.)
I shot my XDM-45 too, filed a separate range report.