MechAg94 wrote:From what I have heard, the owner of Kel-tec's business model is to not go into debt for any reason or something like that. New guns are put into production and the production profit is used to fund expansion of the production for that gun. This is 180 degree away from S&W and Springfield who set up a whole bunch of production and introduce a new firearm with hundreds of thousands of copies in distribution. There is risk to the second approach that maybe Keltec doesn't want to take on. I have to wonder who Keltec doesn't license some of their designs. Ruger has copied their pistols before anyway.
I have one PF9. It functions fine when it fires. Have some issues with the firing pin not hitting. Just started working on getting Keltec to fix that.
However, I have 2 or 3 other Keltec products that work fine. They have some unique guns that are fun to shoot.
Probably needs the firing pin channel cleaned. Be careful as the firing pin has to go in a certain way and the bolt that retains it (extractor spring bolt) can be tightened too much. The bolt also must be blue loc-tighted when re-installed.
It's loc tighted at the factory so it's easy to strip out the torx/or allen hole. Don't know your experience or abilities so you may want to have a professional do it.
I understand that KT is expanding their facilities so they can do more in-house procedures (heat treating, coatings, etc) rather than farming it out to outside contractors. Should give them more control over the quality.
On all the detraction I see: I must say I've seen more mechanical failures of guns from "major" manufacturers....S&W revolver with a broken cylinder hand, Colt 1911 with cracked slide, Taurus's with major malfunctions, Ruger MKII 22 that will fire before the bolt fully closes...etc.etc.. Major companies that have had numerous recalls.
The PF9 is not for everyone and I don't try to sell anyone on it. I can just tell them my experience. They are fun too shoot for a short session but long sessions can make your hand/finger hurt. I've done very minor mods to alleviate some discomfort.
For any one that makes up their mind to buy one.....don't expect a Pinto/Fiesta to ride like a Lincoln.