Pros and cons of a Kel-Tec PF-9.

[ReloaderGeorge]

I'm looking at a PF-9 for summer carry. I have not fired one, but I have shot the Ruger LC9 and, based on the Gun Tests report, I'm leaning to the original. Does anybody here on the forum have experience with them?

Thanks.

George

 

[fordnut]

I have had a couple of them, and, I liked them.....But, don't feed them a steary diet of 124 Grain ammo...They can't handle the 124 grain all the time. They do great on 114 grain ammo.

The last one I had, I bought new. I has 1000 rounds of 124 grain that I bought for range duty in a Kimber Solo and a M&P Shield. They both loved it...

After about 500 rounds of that hot ammo, the PF-9 sheared the slide stop pin in half...It happened at SHootzenfest last year. Some here might remember.

Then I found out that the manufacturer said people that shoot a PF-9 much should buy a couple extra pins...They will Shear.

That was the only problem I had with it, and, they may have that fixed by now..

For the $300.-- price tag, they are a great buy.

Steve

 

[Avtomat-Acolyte]

It is a great price, great caliber and great size and weight.

Mine was a jam-o-mattic and I got rid of it.


I had two Kel-Tec P3AT's that ran excellent and never had any problems. The PF9 I had was just complete garbage.


Get a Kahr CW9.

 

[fordnut]

I really have to agree with AA. I have a Kahr P,380 and just got a CW 9 Kahr. I am a strong fan of Kahr's..Have had quite a few of them and never had any problems from them...

Steve

 

[Clicker]

I can't get past the horrendous trigger pull on the KelTec.

 

[slidewayz240sx]

My wife had one... hated it. I hated it too. Small, snappy, not heavy enough... and only 7 rounds for a 9mm? Might as well carry a small .45.

 

[TheGriff]

Just my .02

I have a PF-9. It gets a rotation at the range, just like my other guns. It's snappy. After a few magazines, I have the imprint of the grip on my hand. The trigger pull is long, and the reset on the trigger is pretty long too.

For my use, it has its place. I conceal carry it in the summertime in a belly band holster if I am wearing really light clothes.

I can see some people hating it, but I'm fine with it. However, it is lower on my list of carry weapons given the option.

Hope this helps.

 

[rotarymike]

The little 9s are so particular in terms of shooter, that it is worth the time and money to go to a range that has several to rent and shoot whatever they have.

I shot a PF9, Kahr something, Ruger LC9, and a Shield. I bought a Shield because it was the best shooting gun to me. Everyone makes a pocket 9 now, so there is no reason not to shop around, and the extra $100-$150 you may spend from a kel-tec to a S&W or Beretta may make a huge difference in your ability to shoot it accurately and repeatedly. If you are buying the gun for defensive carry, you are staking your life on it. Don't scrimp. Having said that, if any particular gun in the category fits you better, don't worry so much about the reliability/accuracy etc. as they are all functionally the same. PF9 having pin shearing issues may be the exception, because 9mm Parabellum was defined as a 124-grain FMJ... anything that can't handle the recoil of a non-plus-P 124 load is engineered peculiarly.

 

[mcdaniel]

For the money I don't think you can beat the Kahr CM9. I have one. I got it for a great price at Upstate Armory Group. They aren't really much more than the KelTec, and I think they are way nicer. YMMV