Keltec PF 9
Bought a new PF 9 and was interested in what would be the best ammo to use. Have been running Winschester white box 115 FMJ's through it (about 100 rounds) still having the occasional jam. Looking for suggestions. Thanks
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Kel-Tecs often need a long break-in period, so its possible that your gun will become more reliable with more ammo through it. Put 150 rounds through it, clean thoroughly and lubricate, then repeat 2x.
If its not 99% reliable after 500 rounds and (at least) 2 good thorough cleanings, send it back to Kel-Tec.
To answer the question, "best" ammo depends on what you want to do with it.
Your 115 grain WWB ammo is likely the "best" for practice, as its cheap, readily available, and the ball configuration should feed as reliably as anything.
Its probably NOT the best for actual defensive use, but if thats all you had, I'd still use it.
Even ball 9mm luger is likely to outperform most of the rounds from lesser calibers like .380ACP or a snubnose .38 special, etc, and lots of people get killed with "weak" ball 9mm luger.
I believe the manufacturer recommends against using +P ammo in that particular gun. Though in practice I doubt a few rounds would damage the gun, you'll wear out the springs faster, and you should probably avoid it, if possible.
For defensive/carry purposes, ideally you'll want to use some sort of hollowpoint or softpoint ammo. I'd suggest just picking a 'personal protection' type of ammunition from any major manufacturer (Federal, Speer, Winchester, Corbon, etc) in either 115 or 124 grain bullet weight and you should be fine.
People will spend a lot of time arguing the merits of this brand over that brand, but personally, I don't worry too much about this brand vs that brand or 115 grain vs 124 grain.
These are all going to be in the same ballpark in terms of effectiveness and your ability to place the shots on target is going to be **FAR** more important than which brand bullet.
The most important thing is to find a make (via trial and error) that is reliable through your gun, then practice enough so that you're comfortable and competent with the gun.0 -
I have one of these which I purchased when they first came out. There were some at the beginning of production which had some issues. This has been fixed in later productions numbers.
If your gun is an older model, I would recommend you go to ktog.org and check out the list of serial numbers. That will let you know when your pistol was manufactured. There is also a nice how to article on performing a fluff and buff on the PF-9.
This gun is easy to "limp wrist". I took me a couple trips to the range and a couple hundred rounds for me to get comfortable with it.
If you still have trouble, don't hesitate to send it back. Kel-Tec will fix any problems and send it back in a couple weeks. I have only heard good things about their service.0 -
I have a PF9, bought it new and after 6 shots had a FTF problem. Called Kel-Tec, explained the problem, they put a call order out for it, UPS picked it up two days later and had the gun back in 13 days...they did the "fluff and buff" replaced a couple parts and the gun has been flawless since...my 2 cents..reloader44mag 0 -
Go to ktog.org. It's a forum of Kel Tec owners. Excellant information on there. Go to bulliten and click on PF9. 0 -
I appreciate all your responses. Thanks 0
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