I didn't start out wanting a Keltec, I just sort of came around to it slowly but surely. It's obvious practicality staring me in the face like having a nail in one hand and then seeing the hammer. But, there it is. That cheesy looking firearm that fills it's role so perfectly that even Ruger had to copy it and call it their "New Fresh Design" that we "Started with a Blank Sheet of paper".
Concealed carry of a firearm presents many challenges. The biggest one of Concealment. I probably had the right idea when I first started out. I purchased a .357 snubnose revolver thinking this would be the Jack of all trades, and to an extent it was. The problem is my climate. I live in a warm climate. Lots of clothing is uncomfortable and also sticks out like a sore thumb in a crowd. Big guns are impractical from the standpoint of everyday activity because it becomes a chore to conceal them. They print, peek out from below shirts when reaching for that top shelf, whatever. Eventually my .357 snub migrated to my pocket. This was finally the answer. Sort of. Try taking 5 rolls of quarters and walking around with them in your pocket all day. It's like carrying around a boat anchor. Your pants sag so you have to cinch up your belt, now you can't breathe, you get the idea. They make Aluminum revolvers. They weigh about a pound loaded. That's better than a pound and a half but not ideal.
So now comes the Keltec. 7oz empty and flat as a wallet. It's like it's not even there. It's lightly built so many people malign it as "cheap", but for what it has to do it's perfectly designed. It can go anywhere and with 6 rounds of .380 is still a viable self defense gun. And it shoots better than you might think. I don't get paid by Keltec to push their product (I would accept any money offered, hint,hint) but you really can't go wrong with this one.
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