Shot my P3AT next to LCP and Guardian

KW Gary M · 05-30-2009, 07:00 PM

I just got back from the range. I had my P3AT. A couple next to me had a LCP and a Guardian .380. The husband had the LCP and his wife liked the Guardian. She said being a little heavier she felt less kick. We all traded and shot each other's guns. All of us agreed the P3AT was the most accurate and best trigger. The Guardian did have less recoil. Between us we shot about 150 rounds through each gun. My P3AT didn't jam once. The LCP had 2 jams and the Guardian had 13.

P3AT wins hands down.

mx308250 · 05-30-2009, 07:40 PM

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Originally Posted by KW Gary M

P3AT wins hands down.

I agree, i cannot stand to listen to the people that buy the LCP's and completely discredit kel-tec and call them trash. I personally find that they are far better firearms.

blaster · 05-30-2009, 08:45 PM

cool Gary, I've been thinking of a pocket gun , you just made up my mind.

KW Gary M · 05-31-2009, 05:57 PM

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Originally Posted by blaster

cool Gary, I've been thinking of a pocket gun , you just made up my mind.

Hey Mike, Anytime you want to try it out give me a call. You can take it with you to try or if we plan it right we can go shoot together.

SwedeSteve · 06-22-2009, 09:56 AM

I have a kel-tec P32 and I LOVE this lil baby !!

littleman · 07-26-2009, 05:35 PM

I got a new P3AT last week; shot it 6 times there for function(no target). I got a chance to shoot it 8 more times at home today. If I control the trigger properly, it will shoot pretty much to POA.
I just hope the Hydra Shoks I use will be suitable for defense; they function fine. I also have some ball ammo; may mix it in the magazine for carry.

littleman · 07-26-2009, 05:54 PM

Ps: I had been dry firing the P3AT( using A Zoom snap caps), and I noticed sometimes when the trigger broke for the "shot", the front sight would "dip" some. Live fire showed that it would of course, shoot low when that happened.So, I'll have to work on a smoother trigger squeeze.
Had an NAA Black Widow once that would kick the sight UP on a dry fire.
Little guns is funny creatures!

hunter16935 · 08-16-2009, 08:41 PM

just found a new p3at for $250. you guys just helped me decide to get it.

jim433 · 08-16-2009, 08:58 PM

i dont have a keltek, so I wont say they are crap. I went w/ the LCP and I love it, it never jams, and is very accurate. i would of bought a KT but from all the reviews I read( and there were a lot) It seemed like some people got good ones and some people got bad ones..i hardly hear of people complaining bout LCP

nighthawk80 · 08-18-2009, 11:24 AM

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Originally Posted by jim433

i dont have a keltek, so I wont say they are crap. I went w/ the LCP and I love it, it never jams, and is very accurate. i would of bought a KT but from all the reviews I read( and there were a lot) It seemed like some people got good ones and some people got bad ones..i hardly hear of people complaining bout LCP

Really, I've heard alot of complaints about the LCP. They copied Keltec's first revision of the P3AT and have been having all the issues that Keltec had before it went with the next revision.

SwedeSteve · 08-28-2009, 02:31 PM

^ Exactly !!

azguy · 08-29-2009, 06:07 AM

Gun Test Magazine did a side by side comparison and the P3AT won. They claimed they were about the same in specs, but the P3AT was cheeper. I also heard of a Ruger recall already on the first pruduction run on the LCP.

05-30-2009, 07:00 PM	#1
KW Gary M Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Key West Florida Posts: 4,604 Blog Entries: 1	Shot my P3AT next to LCP and Guardian I just got back from the range. I had my P3AT. A couple next to me had a LCP and a Guardian .380. The husband had the LCP and his wife liked the Guardian. She said being a little heavier she felt less kick. We all traded and shot each other's guns. All of us agreed the P3AT was the most accurate and best trigger. The Guardian did have less recoil. Between us we shot about 150 rounds through each gun. My P3AT didn't jam once. The LCP had 2 jams and the Guardian had 13. P3AT wins hands down. __________________ To Say Guns Kill People Is To Say Automobiles Drive Drunk and Matches Commit Arson.

05-30-2009, 08:45 PM	#3
blaster Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: big pine key, florida Posts: 1,294	cool Gary, I've been thinking of a pocket gun , you just made up my mind. __________________ peace through superior firepower

06-22-2009, 09:56 AM	#5
SwedeSteve Suspected Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Anchortown, Alaska Posts: 23,549 Images: 1	I have a kel-tec P32 and I LOVE this lil baby !! __________________ Thank God we don't get as much Government as we pay for! -Will Rogers

07-26-2009, 05:35 PM	#6
littleman Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 128	I got a new P3AT last week; shot it 6 times there for function(no target). I got a chance to shoot it 8 more times at home today. If I control the trigger properly, it will shoot pretty much to POA. I just hope the Hydra Shoks I use will be suitable for defense; they function fine. I also have some ball ammo; may mix it in the magazine for carry. __________________ Beware the man with one gun; He likely knows how to use it!

07-26-2009, 05:54 PM	#7
littleman Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 128	Ps: I had been dry firing the P3AT( using A Zoom snap caps), and I noticed sometimes when the trigger broke for the "shot", the front sight would "dip" some. Live fire showed that it would of course, shoot low when that happened.So, I'll have to work on a smoother trigger squeeze. Had an NAA Black Widow once that would kick the sight UP on a dry fire. Little guns is funny creatures! __________________ Beware the man with one gun; He likely knows how to use it!

08-16-2009, 08:41 PM	#8
hunter16935 Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 79	just found a new p3at for $250. you guys just helped me decide to get it.

08-16-2009, 08:58 PM	#9
jim433 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 127	i dont have a keltek, so I wont say they are crap. I went w/ the LCP and I love it, it never jams, and is very accurate. i would of bought a KT but from all the reviews I read( and there were a lot) It seemed like some people got good ones and some people got bad ones..i hardly hear of people complaining bout LCP

08-28-2009, 02:31 PM	#11
SwedeSteve Suspected Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Anchortown, Alaska Posts: 23,549 Images: 1	^ Exactly !! __________________ Thank God we don't get as much Government as we pay for! -Will Rogers

08-29-2009, 06:07 AM	#12
azguy Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Yuma, AZ Posts: 290	Gun Test Magazine did a side by side comparison and the P3AT won. They claimed they were about the same in specs, but the P3AT was cheeper. I also heard of a Ruger recall already on the first pruduction run on the LCP.