Kel tek p3at jams a bit . . .

Prof Young · November 26, 2018, 11:49 PM

My kel tek p3at jams a bit when it is the slightest bit dirty. Besides keeping it clean is there anything I can do? The jam is a failure to eject.

Life is good.
Prof Young

Bill DeShivs · November 27, 2018, 03:30 AM

Hold it tighter.

Ricklin · November 27, 2018, 10:02 AM

Yup, hang on tight.

My Kel-Tec needed a fluff and buff, Google it up, it is a "thing"

Pretty sure the issue with the P 11 I bought was the feed ramp. A couple hours doing a fluff and buff made a jam o matic in to a 100% reliable pistol.

I used a rubber polishing point in my trusty Dremel for the feed ramp. I was done when it looked like the surface was glass.

Kel-Tec is awesome, I don't mind finishing up what the factory did not do when the price paid reflects the need for some finish work.

Do the fluff and buff, it's not difficult. Grip that little pistol like you mean it.

Prof Young · November 27, 2018, 12:42 PM

Thanks for the suggestions.

I did polish the feed ramp.

Will have to learn what more there is to "fluff and buff."

Life is good.

Prof Young

Bill DeShivs · November 27, 2018, 12:56 PM

Only the very old Keltecs need any tweaking.
All of the later ones that I have examined have very fine internal machining.

T. O'Heir · November 27, 2018, 01:32 PM

A failure to eject is usually ammo related. Change ammo.
Hanging on to it will help too. The thing weighs a tick more than half a pound. A 95 grain bullet at 900 FPS out of a 6/10ths of a pound recoils at 5.4 ft-lbs.
"...made a jam-o-matic in to a..." You shouldn't have to do any of that to a brand new pistol. A trigger job is normal, but finishing the innards is not.

November 26, 2018, 11:49 PM	#1
Prof Young Senior Member Join Date: August 21, 2007 Location: Illinois - down state Posts: 2,403	Kel tek p3at jams a bit . . . My kel tek p3at jams a bit when it is the slightest bit dirty. Besides keeping it clean is there anything I can do? The jam is a failure to eject. Life is good. Prof Young

November 27, 2018, 03:30 AM	#2
Bill DeShivs Senior Member Join Date: April 7, 2006 Posts: 10,978	Hold it tighter. __________________ Bill DeShivs, Master Cutler www.billdeshivs.com

November 27, 2018, 10:02 AM	#3
Ricklin Senior Member Join Date: February 22, 2008 Location: SW Washington state Posts: 2,011	Fluff and Buff Yup, hang on tight. My Kel-Tec needed a fluff and buff, Google it up, it is a "thing" Pretty sure the issue with the P 11 I bought was the feed ramp. A couple hours doing a fluff and buff made a jam o matic in to a 100% reliable pistol. I used a rubber polishing point in my trusty Dremel for the feed ramp. I was done when it looked like the surface was glass. Kel-Tec is awesome, I don't mind finishing up what the factory did not do when the price paid reflects the need for some finish work. Do the fluff and buff, it's not difficult. Grip that little pistol like you mean it. __________________ ricklin Freedom is not free

November 27, 2018, 12:42 PM	#4
Prof Young Senior Member Join Date: August 21, 2007 Location: Illinois - down state Posts: 2,403	Thanks for the suggestions. Thanks for the suggestions. I did polish the feed ramp. Will have to learn what more there is to "fluff and buff." Life is good. Prof Young

November 27, 2018, 12:56 PM	#5
Bill DeShivs Senior Member Join Date: April 7, 2006 Posts: 10,978	Only the very old Keltecs need any tweaking. All of the later ones that I have examined have very fine internal machining. __________________ Bill DeShivs, Master Cutler www.billdeshivs.com

November 27, 2018, 01:32 PM	#6
T. O'Heir Senior Member Join Date: February 13, 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 12,453	A failure to eject is usually ammo related. Change ammo. Hanging on to it will help too. The thing weighs a tick more than half a pound. A 95 grain bullet at 900 FPS out of a 6/10ths of a pound recoils at 5.4 ft-lbs. "...made a jam-o-matic in to a..." You shouldn't have to do any of that to a brand new pistol. A trigger job is normal, but finishing the innards is not. __________________ Spelling and grammar count!

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