One of the scariest things for someone who carries is not knowing if their pistol is going to be reliable or not. I encountered that recently with one of my single stack pistols. This caused me to go out for "emergency shopping" for a pistol to replace it. This took me on a little bit of a journey where I bounced back and forth between priorities before I settled on the Kel-Tec PF9. The Kel-Tec PF9 has an interesting reputation in the firearms community. It has suffered alot of publicity and hatred due to a mix of results by owners. This is pretty similar to the situation I was in when i got the Beretta Nano. The Nano had a mixed reputation itself and was heavily disliked or just brushed off. The difference between the Nano and the PF-9 seems to be that people do not respect Kel-Tec in general. They are viewed as cheap and a joke. But if you ask alot of the haters why they don't like Kel-Tec, they usually quote a review done years before Kel-Tec became ISO 9001 certified and stepped up their manufacturing game.
When I chose the PF-9 I was taking a risk that the sometimes overwhelming criticism is well placed. I could very well have another problem pistol on my hands. But the size, weight, capability, and price were all matching what I needed. After getting home, I immediately threw 100 rounds through the pistol without doing anything to lubricate it or prep it. How would I describe the function? FLAWLESS! After the first 100, I felt that I made a good choice in my purchase and was looking forward to my next 100. The recoil on the pistol is slightly distracting, but the pistol does not bounce around that much. I like that. I would rather have a pistol that feels like it is jumping but isn't, rather than the other way around. The trigger pull is not that bad at all IMO. The pull seems shorter than it really is once you get to shooting fast. The length of pull is like a revolver, but the weight of it lets you shoot it much faster. What a great combination. So far, I am sure that you can tell that I like the pistol, and that would be a correct analysis. It seems to be doing everything I needed it to do. Besides the pain it gives my finger at times, I have dialed in the pistol and found that holding it tighter seems to alleviate the finger pain and the recoil snap. Between the simple, logical construction/design and the lack of muzzle jump, I think the Kel-Tec PF-9 might just be a winner. But it is too early to tell. We are still in the honeymoon stage until I break 1000 rounds or more. So stay tuned and we shall see how it does in the future.
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