Engage the safety levers and lock the slide back.

Remove the threaded muzzle adapter, if installed, replacing the stock muzzle nut.

It balances easily in hand for deliberately aimed firing. The pistol looks short due to the full-size grip, but the barrel is a decent 3.8 inches long. All controls are properly fenced against accidental activation. I celebrate the absence of magazine disconnector, as that “feature” foisted on some pistols actually diminishes safety by complicating the clearing process. The P17 is hammer-fired with a drop safety. A red cocked hammer indicator is visible through the back of the frame when the pistol is ready to fire. The curved single-stage trigger breaks at an even three pounds.ĭual mainsprings ensure symmetrical pressure on the hammer, reducing friction in the firing mechanism. For example, the ambidextrous magazine release is a paddle style. The grip frame is a clamshell (typical for Kel-Tec), though some design elements look atypical. The unusually shaped slide is a steel stamping-it only encompasses the action at the top and front, with the sides contained by the grip frame halves. Steel barrel, trunnion and bolt are machined steel. 22 LR-subsonic to hyper-velocity-without going to extra-stout springs. No magazine loader is supplied, but it turns out none is needed: Kel-Tec engineers managed to get reliable feeding with all types of. Three (!) drop-free 16-round magazines are included with the pistol. A wrench for swapping these parts is included with the pistol. The muzzle is factory threaded, and the barrel nut may be swapped with the included extended adapter threaded 1/2×28.

The specifications are the usual expected of Kel-Tec: The second goal-high performance to rival the higher-priced competitors-was reached equally well. Turns out, the pistol was meant to be an affordable gun that everyone could enjoy.Īt $200 MSRP (and retail lower than that), Kel-Tec succeeded with the first goal. Seeing the first Kel-Tec P17 prototypes two years ago led me to ask the following question:Īfter the futuristic, high-capacity CP33, the more conventional P17 seemed, well, pedestrian.

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