MCgunner
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...I just cannot keep from carrying my Kel Tec P11 daily. My little M85SSUL Taurus has become an ankle holster back up lately. I do think of this little P11 as a square revolver, DA trigger and all. But, I just shoot this thing so well, practically points itself in my hand, it's so friggin' reliable and nearly as accurate as any 2" revolver I've ever fired. It shoots to POA with +P 115 grain JHPs and I can group 3.5" at 25 yards off a rest. I've done well with it in IDPA shoots, too, believe it or not, though I did score higher with service style DAs. The short sight radius and slower sight acquisition is something you just have to accept in a gun that fits in a pocket. The little fart is 14 ounces unloaded and, while I am happy with my 10 round mags, is capable of holding 13 rounds with available 12 round magazines. Reloads are easier and faster and even easier to carry concealed!
If your J frame works for you, great, but I just can't keep from carrying the gun I shoot best and conceal the easiest to boot! I LOVE this thing! It has roughly 11K through it in a dozen years that I've been shooting it and just keeps on. Looks a bit rough with all the carry in sweaty summertime pockets, but it still works. I really should get a second, much as I love the thing. I have thought a lot of getting a P3AT and now that Ruger .380 has been introduced, but I can carry this gun so easily and it's a lot more gun than a 6 shot .380. I doubt I'd have much use for the .380. I have an old Grendel P12 that's only 2 ounces lighter, a little shorter, and not as accurate nor as easy to shoot well. My P11 fits in the same wallet holster I made/molded for the Grendel, that close in dimension! I wouldn't mind getting a Makarov, but really, where's the advantages in that? They're just cheap and very good shooting guns, but not nearly as concealable and don't have the power of 9x19 nor the bullet variety. Maybe I should buy a PF9, but again, where's any advantage? Lighter tigger? I'd rather have the longer pull for a pocket gun and the second strike capability of the P11's trigger. I think when ol' George Kelgren designed the P11, he had me in mind. Many seem to hate it, but I just shoot it so well and it fits my needs so well. If the P11 weren't around, I'd probably have a S&W 642 or some concealed hammer DA revolver, but the P11 fills the niche better for me.
Now, I ain't selling my revolvers, nope, still love my revolvers. I only own 4 centerfire autoloading handguns out of 20 handguns. I have quite a few more revolvers. I have the P11, the Grendel, a Ruger P90, and a Ruger P85. They are all keepers, though I could sell the Grendel to buy a new Ruger .380 without a guilty conscience. But, nobody wants a P12 Grendel, LOL! It's reliable, but the trigger is a little weird. I might get that little Ruger yet, just don't think I'll ever carry it much.
If your J frame works for you, great, but I just can't keep from carrying the gun I shoot best and conceal the easiest to boot! I LOVE this thing! It has roughly 11K through it in a dozen years that I've been shooting it and just keeps on. Looks a bit rough with all the carry in sweaty summertime pockets, but it still works. I really should get a second, much as I love the thing. I have thought a lot of getting a P3AT and now that Ruger .380 has been introduced, but I can carry this gun so easily and it's a lot more gun than a 6 shot .380. I doubt I'd have much use for the .380. I have an old Grendel P12 that's only 2 ounces lighter, a little shorter, and not as accurate nor as easy to shoot well. My P11 fits in the same wallet holster I made/molded for the Grendel, that close in dimension! I wouldn't mind getting a Makarov, but really, where's the advantages in that? They're just cheap and very good shooting guns, but not nearly as concealable and don't have the power of 9x19 nor the bullet variety. Maybe I should buy a PF9, but again, where's any advantage? Lighter tigger? I'd rather have the longer pull for a pocket gun and the second strike capability of the P11's trigger. I think when ol' George Kelgren designed the P11, he had me in mind. Many seem to hate it, but I just shoot it so well and it fits my needs so well. If the P11 weren't around, I'd probably have a S&W 642 or some concealed hammer DA revolver, but the P11 fills the niche better for me.
Now, I ain't selling my revolvers, nope, still love my revolvers. I only own 4 centerfire autoloading handguns out of 20 handguns. I have quite a few more revolvers. I have the P11, the Grendel, a Ruger P90, and a Ruger P85. They are all keepers, though I could sell the Grendel to buy a new Ruger .380 without a guilty conscience. But, nobody wants a P12 Grendel, LOL! It's reliable, but the trigger is a little weird. I might get that little Ruger yet, just don't think I'll ever carry it much.
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