Shooting the Kel-Tec P-3AT .380: Reliable Backup

A Nutnfancy Tactical Clinic shoot of the excellent Kel-Tec P3AT in .380 caliber. Kel-Tec is rightly known for bringing high value, reliable auto pistols and the SU-16 series to the shooting public. They all have garnered a solid reputation for reliability and overall good accuracy. Here Nutnfancy pops some rounds through a brand new, unfired P3AT. It hicups once in the break in period, as predicted by the owners manual, but was completely reliable thereafter. Its high points are its extreme lighweight, slim profile, and thus comfort in carry. Its sights do indeed suck and could use a lot of improvement but of course it will be a rarity for the gun to engage beyond 10 yds. Judging from my experience here and in years past, the P3AT is a great CCW choice or officer's ankle gun. Nutnfancy highly recommends this little affordable auto. Nutnfancy Likeability Scale: 9 out of 10 (weight considered)

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[BiggWill90]

nice vid, what type of camo is your shirt

[nutnfancy]

@BiggWill90 Multicam -- Veri

[2007alowrey]

your index finger is in great danger with the way you holding the pistol remember everyone with a pistol as small as this one keep your fingers close or you will wind up missing an appendage

[muddytugriver]

nice review. Thanks for discussing the FTE/FTL issues when breaking in the KelTec. I find this to be true on mouse guns.

[claytontom1]

my, how far you have come on your reviews, keep on rockin!!!

[Kylef7735]

@LiveFreeOrDie1985 I would highly reccomend one of the pocket holsters (the blackhawk version is particularly awesome) When the pistol is in it, it looks just like a wallet, it is incredible.

[modillo1986]

to me, with these little guns, it would make more sense to have a walther stye mag release in the trigger guard just to prevent the accidental mag release in the heat of the moment. I am a big guy with fairly large hands. This would help me. how about anyone else?

[sc666666]

Love the gun. light weight and RELIABLE. out of box one jam in first 200 rnds and I think that was my grip problem. none since +-400. recommend a finger extension for the clip and watch for accidental release of the mag. sights suck but this isn't a long range weapon.

[friedfish1982]

Just bought this gun last week and went straight to family firing rang right after my purchase and found it took about 2 1/2 mags before it got threw a few jams and miss feeds. No problems since then as of yet and i now have about 100 rounds threw it.

[LiveFreeOrDie1985]

Would you recomend this pistol. I need one that I can conceal very very well. I work as a surgical tech in a operating room and am scrubbed all day. It needs to stay hidden. I am not sure how well it would go over for employees in a hospital ccw. You know people do it though.

[andrewvanrhoberts]

this guy is bad ass, i don't care what anybody says

[1incipitvitanova]

Informative video, thanks for posting. I bought my Kel-Tec 380 soon after moving to Texas, for it's easy concealment. Took my CHL course soon after but failed the proficiency (shooting) half of the test. Never had shot it before (I know-stupid), & just like your groupings, most were low & to the right. Retook it w/ my neighbors Glock 22 (what a well balanced gun) & passed. The lesson: go to the shooting range & practice & practice some more.

[SuperRip7]

Wow that's accurate !