Keltec PF9... worth it?
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southernconnection
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read all of the good and bad reviews on the PF9. Purchased one a few months ago and I am very pleased with it. Never a misfire and accurate at close range which is why you buy a PF9. Glad I bought it and would buy one again. Hopes this helps....
Rontherunner
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Love my PF9. Great little gun, and very reliable. It did take a trip back to the factory, but now I couldn't be happier.
Snappy kick, but with practice it's pretty accurate at defense distances.
Snappy kick, but with practice it's pretty accurate at defense distances.
MachIVshooter
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Better guns available for that. The PF9 was conceived, designed and executed as a dedicated CCW. Super-thin and ultra light weight, it has limited ammunition capacity (7+1) and weighs a scant 12-1/2 ounces. They're plenty accuracte, but few people enjoy putting more than a box through them per range visit.
IMO, for a range toy/HD gun, you'll be much happier with a full size gun, particularly a steel one. The capacity will be better, the weight will tame recoil, and the longer sight radius will make it easier to shoot accurately. If you're not carrying, weight isn't a concern.
I love my PF9, carry it with utmost confidence. But I doubt I put more than 200 rounds a year through it. I have much more pleasant range toys.
toivo
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MachIVshooter has it nailed. Paper punchers need to be comfortable to shoot, or you won't have any fun. HD guns don't need to be small, and they should have a decent capacity. The PF9 is all about smallness and concealability, not comfort or capacity.
In the $250 price range, I think a milsurp CZ-82 would work for you. It's a medium-size all-steel gun with a 12+1 capacity. Not 9MM, though: 9x18 Makarov caliber. If you can stretch to $300 or so, CDNN has some S&W police trade-ins in 9MM.
In the $250 price range, I think a milsurp CZ-82 would work for you. It's a medium-size all-steel gun with a 12+1 capacity. Not 9MM, though: 9x18 Makarov caliber. If you can stretch to $300 or so, CDNN has some S&W police trade-ins in 9MM.
bigfatdave
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are there not enough pf9 threads running right now?
http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=606080
http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=606362
http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=606080
http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=606362
MachIVshooter
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Still have 5906's for $299, I think. You won't find a better deal (or a tougher 9mm). Decently accurate, good ergos and 15+1 capacity in a nice looking platform.
RyanAnchors
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Love it.
These both equally suck to shoot and are about the same size, but I'll be holding onto my tan/tan PF-9.
Disappears with a Crossbreed Supertuck holster.
If you are bored with black guns like I am, they now offer the PF-9 in OD green, tan, grey, brown, blue grips and OD green, tan, parkerized, stainless, blued slides.
Get the combo you want and you can always get a new "grip" (most of the frame) for $30 from KelTec and a new slide for $80. I might get an OD green grip or slide to make it really camo haha.
These both equally suck to shoot and are about the same size, but I'll be holding onto my tan/tan PF-9.
Disappears with a Crossbreed Supertuck holster.
If you are bored with black guns like I am, they now offer the PF-9 in OD green, tan, grey, brown, blue grips and OD green, tan, parkerized, stainless, blued slides.
Get the combo you want and you can always get a new "grip" (most of the frame) for $30 from KelTec and a new slide for $80. I might get an OD green grip or slide to make it really camo haha.
Mr.454
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Huh another pf9 post? Is it worth the money? Yes. But as I said in the post about pf9 recoil if you have large hands like mine it gets hard to hold on too. Thumbs forward is my normal grip but with this gun it changes to cup and saucer. The trigger is smooth, the reset is well..... terrible the trigger has to come all the way forward to reset. The trigger breaks the shot when your finger passes way past 90 degrees, and when you move your finger slightly forward you will feel a click that is the false reset. My advice try one first.
451 Detonics
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The PF-9 is a tool that works. Mine is an very early model, one that was supposed to be riddled with problems yet I have never had an issue with it. It feeds my reloads without a hitch and if a gun will feed those it will feed anything. I use the same very flat nosed JHP in 38/357, 38 Super, and 9mm. It now has about 2500 rounds of 9mm through it and another 1000 rounds of 22. When other have shot mine it has bobbled a time or two but they were shooter induced bobbles, not the fault of the gun.
I have owned 3 Kel-Tecs (P-32, P-11, and PF-9) and have been very satisfied with all of them.
I have owned 3 Kel-Tecs (P-32, P-11, and PF-9) and have been very satisfied with all of them.
possum
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I own a PF-9, and it is my BUG. It is reliable, accurate, and actually easy to shoot accurately with the good trigger and sights. The trigger is long but it is a very smooth 5 pounds, to be such a compact gun it is very capable of great shooting if the shooter is doing their part. I am very happy with mine, and I feel that it is every bit worth the money that I spent on it. Mine is only at about 800rds, as it is a BUG but that first trip out of the box was 300rds. I knew from that day that I had a keeper.
I possibly going to start carrying it with the TLR-3 attached, as I like to have a weapon mounted light attached to my firearms for defense. I run my own Holster company and one of the main reasons i got started in it was because there was just not much out there in the way of holsters and gear for the PF-9. This is a proto-type i made for a PF-9 and TLR -3 combo.
I possibly going to start carrying it with the TLR-3 attached, as I like to have a weapon mounted light attached to my firearms for defense. I run my own Holster company and one of the main reasons i got started in it was because there was just not much out there in the way of holsters and gear for the PF-9. This is a proto-type i made for a PF-9 and TLR -3 combo.
Horvath819
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I took my chances on one and got a jam artist. I will never buy another Kel-tec either.
MICHAEL T
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Mine is on my hip as I set here I have really come to like this little 9mm Its light thin and to me 8 rounds is enough . I find no trouble shoot 50 rounds at a sitting Could go more But since I can shoot any time I want I limit my self to 50 rounds if center fire.
I think most people after 50 rounds are just burning ammo not practice. Attention span and muscles get tired of recoil.
I think most people after 50 rounds are just burning ammo not practice. Attention span and muscles get tired of recoil.
bigfatdave
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and my offer of $50 stands for that "POS"Horvath819 said:
Don't have a PF9 but have a P40. These guns are decent pistols and have a fair price tag attached. Definately the best compact within their price range. Steel slide, steel magazine, quality polymer grip, aluminum rails. The aluminum is quality aluminum though, several thousand rounds through my P40 and little wear is evident on them.
MachIVshooter
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Well, aren't we on a mission now....
Did you even call customer service yet, or are you content to just keep ranting about how awful it is in every PF-9 thread?
possum
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Did you at least call Kel-Tec and allow them to try and make it right? Short story: I bought a Ruger P345 it was the least expensive gun that I have ever bought but it was amazingly accurate, the most accurate handgun I had ever shot bar none. It had a load of malfunctions, and issues. However I called ruger and told them that I thought it was the magazines. they sent me 2 more no questions asked. I still had problems. I sent it back and they sent it back to me and there were no more issues ever afterwards. I sold the gun, but the fat of the matter is that I gave them the chance to make it right and they did. Every company might let something out on the market that is a "lemmon" per say. I am a custom holster maker, and if someone is not happy, Ie too much retention on the holster etc, I prefer them to tell me. I will pay shipping both ways, and fix the issue. It is just good business.
scythefwd
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the CZ rami is the same dimensions as the Keltec P11. While the pf9 is a little smaller, I'd go with the rami (in fact, I did). The rami can be had for as little as 400 used. Less if you search for the rami p.
Dan-O
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Good gun, but I wouldn't want it to be considered a "paper puncher"....ouch. My PF9 is a carry a bunch, shoot a little type of gun.
MedWheeler
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Mine is my EDC, and it is also the most-likely to be grabbed in the event of a home security breach that occurs while I am awake, since I have it on me at all times. However, when I go to bed, it goes in the safe and two 4-inch service revolvers (loaded with .38 Special) take over. It comes right back out in the morning when I get up and dressed.
It's worth the money, but mostly so if it is also going to double as a carry weapon. There are better choices for home defense, when the light weight and small profile of the PF9 are not as important. Concealed carry is really where the KT shines.
Only two posters so far have said no, and one of them didn't even give a reason.
It's worth the money, but mostly so if it is also going to double as a carry weapon. There are better choices for home defense, when the light weight and small profile of the PF9 are not as important. Concealed carry is really where the KT shines.
Only two posters so far have said no, and one of them didn't even give a reason.
scythefwd
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Med - if you are counting my answer as a no, you'd be incorrect. I recommended something of similar size to check out for a little more since I thought it was a bit higher quality. I have never had a keltec, but my father has two p11's and they are fine weapons. They're not too bad for range toys either. I wouldn't turn one down for the right price, but I have my druthers. If the pf9 fits the OP and he's likes it, buy it. He won't be disappointed. You get alot for what you pay for with the keltecs.
To the Jam-o-matic... Ill up the bid to 75.
To the Jam-o-matic... Ill up the bid to 75.
MedWheeler
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scythe, your post was not one of the ones I counted as a "no". I do appreciate your acknowledging that you have not owned one. A PF9 can be had for under $250, which, for many people, is quite a discount from $400. When you do shop the $400 range, you open up a pretty big selection of "paper-puncher/HD guns". Thanks for sharing.
scythefwd
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Med, no problem. I do have a few hundred rounds through older keltecs, and the ergo's aren't right for me. In the 250 price range, they are very hard to beat. I did actively choose not to get one, but again, it's not the right gun for me. My father, who has several thousand rounds through is p11 doesn't like the ergos on my cz. His p11 is a range toy and a SD gun. I would expect the pf9 to feel very similar. They don't get much smaller than those two guns though, maybe a kahr. As far as I know, those three are pretty much the smallest SD caliber guns out there (discounting derringers and revolvers). Some people look at the keltec and buy them because they are a bargain at the price but can afford more. Others buy keltecs because they are a bargain at the price and they can't afford more. I was giving the OP benefit of the paycheck so to speak 
Like I said, if the price was right... I'd own one just for the sake of owning one. I can't afford to buy one for the sake of it.. all of my guns I purchase already have a role designated for them.
Like I said, if the price was right... I'd own one just for the sake of owning one. I can't afford to buy one for the sake of it.. all of my guns I purchase already have a role designated for them.
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