Is the Kel-Tec P17 Actually Reliable Now? Follow Up Review
In this episode of TFBTV, Hop takes (another) Kel-Tec P17 to the range to see if the kinks have been ironed out. Is the third time a charm? Or is Hop demonstrating a troubling inability to learn from his mistakes? Let’s find out!
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I was curious as to why the guy in the TFB video was having fail to fire malfunctions. I set out to try to duplicate those issues as I didn't have any problems with my P17.
If I held the trigger back while the slide cycled without resetting it all the way and/or short stroke the trigger it would sometimes fail to cock the hammer and I got a FTF. I'm guessing that the hammer rides the slide forward if you don't reset the trigger properly. Racking the slide about 1/4" allowed it to fire. When pressing/pulling the trigger and immediately releasing it all the way I didn't have that problem.
I'm guessing the the guy in the TFB video was holding the trigger back and/or short stroking it which caused his FTF issues.
If you are used to a short trigger reset (like on a Glock) I can see where you might have that problem.
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