[Charlie B]

Take a look at KTOG.org (Kel-Tec Owners Group) where you will find everything you need to know about break in, fluff & buff, etc.

They say to reduce FTF problems you need to polish the feed ramp and FTE’s can be caused by roughness in the chamber. But the general consensus is with a little initial prep and 250 rounds break-in, you have a reliable carry piece.

I picked up my P-3AT at Heberling’s in Prompton in May. They had the black frame/blued slide for $232.

I was a bit pressed for time and only shot 50 rounds through it at their indoor range out back. As is, out of the box, it is greased up fairly heavy and should have had a good cleaning before firing it. I had 3 failure to feeds on the 2nd round of 3 mags respectively, and 1 FTE (out of 8 – 6 round mags).

I gave it a meticulous cleaning when I got home, polished the barrel feed ramp, chamber, slide rails, hammer/slide interface, and the inside of the barrel lug with some 400 W/D paper. I re-cleaned it, lubed it and racked the slide probably 50 or so times.

I put 250 rounds through my P3AT at Sunset Hill two days later. I had 2 Failure to Feed on the cheap range ammo (about 8 rounds per box was aluminum case and those were the only problems).

I was just looking to put some rounds down range to finish breaking it in. The first 150 rounds shooting at the bowling pins 30 yards out I’d hit them 1 or 2 out of 6 shots rapid fire. At 20’ two handed rapid fire the next 50 rounds were all in the critical mass in the silhouettes. The next 50 were white box Winchesters rapid fired at 15’ one handed, all in the critical mass.

So these were all shot in about 30 min. Load 6 in mag, fire 6, load…. This thing got a little hot but not too bad. If you prep and break it in as described on the Ktog forum, it's a reliable little carry piece.

Again, I gave it a meticulous cleaning when I got home, re-polished the barrel feed ramp, chamber, slide rails, hammer/slide interface, and the inside of the barrel lug with some 400 W/D paper. I re-cleaned it, lubed it, etc…

I’ve put over 3000 rounds through it and I feel comfortable carrying this as a primary weapon for CC in the summer or as a backup anytime.

My Snubby is my most carried piece (next to my P3AT BUG), been carrying a .38 since ’80. I have a S&W model 37-2 Airweight. Light, Accurate, Concealable.