12/9/2022 0 Comments Kel tec p 11 reliability![]() ![]() In addition to the deceptively long trigger pull, the PF-9 has a unique reset. You can see how a disproportionately long trigger pull could result in increased occurrences of trigger freeze. This phenomenon can occur in any situation where the shooter is attempting to “ride the sear,” to achieve the minimum trigger travel distance. This results in the trigger proceeding to the end of travel without firing the gun. Then, the shooter releases the trigger but does not allow it to fully reset the sear before depressing the trigger again. The trigger is depressed, and the gun fires and cycles. The following scenario will demonstrate to you what trigger freeze means. I’d like to introduce you to a term you may not have heard before: Trigger freeze. This serves to create a learning curve for the shooter to accurately fire the pistol comfortably. This results in a reasonable trigger pull of 5 pounds, but, if you measure the distance the trigger travels from the toe of the trigger, you discover that the trigger is moving a full inch to discharge the gun! This may not sound like much, but when you consider that the grip is only about 2 inches long and the entire gun is just under 6 inches, it creates a very disproportionate pull length. The trigger serves to activate the final cocking of the hammer and its release. The first one is the firing mechanism Kel-Tec chose to go with an external hammer that is partially pre-cocked by the slide. ![]() No gun is free from these “unintended features,” but the PF-9 has some unique side effects. There are also side effects that result from the choices that are made. ![]() Integrating all the above into a pistol is approached differently by each manufacturer. The gun should: shoot 9mm., utilize a single stack magazine with between six and eight rounds, include no external safety (or at least none you must engage), have a snag-free exterior, and be lightweight and small enough to easily be carried. The requirements to be met in this category of pistol, although not officially codified by the gun industry, tend to run as follows. It was clear that no concern was given for anything other than meeting requirements and reducing cost during the design of this pistol. My second thought was that, aside from those bare-bone requirements, this gun had no fluff or style of any kind. When I had the chance to open the pistol and take my first look, my initial thought was that this gun clearly met all the physical requirements for a concealed-carry 9mm. The traditional notch and post three-dot sights of the pistol proved to be very usable. ![]()
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