The setback is embarrassing, but I'll tell you anyway. The next installment will include a range report and more insight into this handgun. Very rough out of box, will require some cleanup and many failure free trips to the range to prove reliability. The size is EXACTLY what I was looking for and the grip texture is very nice (although lacking on the rear). On the bright side, the pistol is very comfortable to carry IWB even with the belt clip. I will try to accomplish that tomorrow afternoon so I can put some rounds through it in the evening. I don't think I'm going to take it to the range until I pull it apart and do a thorough inspection and de-burr. The trigger is STOUT! I did a bit of research and knew going into this that it was a heavy trigger, the upside is that it breaks very crisply and consistently in the same spot. I will definitely be picking up a trigger shoe for this thing. I went ahead and did about 5 minutes of dry fire exercises and had to stop due to a blistering trigger finger. The first 5 feeds required assistance as the rounds were hanging. Every round I push in does a super nose dive, making it a difficult process. I also notice that the follower in the magazine does not like to do it's job properly.

I keep going, knowing that this weapon likes a 'break in' period. I loaded up some snap-caps and immediately noticed how gritty the magazine lips were. This post will contain a bit of text, so here's a picture to give you a break. While it was apart I went ahead and installed the KT belt clip and factory pinky extension on the magazine. There was only one small piece to be found (although much de-burring will need to be done). Upon getting the gun home, I disassembled it and cleaned out any floating plastic. I planned on going through and de-burring where needed, and polishing other areas. What did I get myself into? I knew from the get go that the KT pistols are pretty rough out of the box.

Both sights had a good amount of extraneous plastic debris from manufacture.

The slide stop was near impossible to use as a release.

The finish couldn't decide if it wanted to be glossy, or matte.

The slide rack was very clunky and inconsistent.

Upon picking up the pistol at the dealer, and handling it for the first time. This will be an ongoing review cataloging all impressions I have about this gun. I went ahead and ordered one and finally got to pick it up today. The only weapon I've found so far that fit the bill, was the Kel-Tec P-11. These factors make it hard to fit the capacity that I desired (10+). In order to fulfill the first criterion it had to be thin and fairly light. I wanted something that I would carry consistently and had decent capacity. A couple weeks ago I was in the market for a new CCW.

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