FYI ...Keltec recommends you slingshot the slide, on the first round instead of pushing the slide release. Since I started doing that I haven't had any problems with first round feeding.
I only have one arm and bought this, my first semi auto, because the slide was easy to manipulate. I can rack the slide on my belt. I use the slide release with no issues I can rack the slide with my top 2 fingers.😮👍
@@JamesJones-cx5pk thats badass. have you checked out the smith and wesson ez line? i have a 380 ez performance center and its wonderful. the slide is very easy to rack on that gun, too.
You, like many other reviewers, did not read the manual. It is a slide catch only, and not to be used as a slide release. You will wear it out, and then have no slide catch. The book says slingshot the slide to chamber a round.
I bought one then up graded to the Kel-Tec slide with Crimson Trace reflex sight. Zeroed it at 25ft. and between 25ft. and 50 yards you anywhere you put the dot it hits. Using 38 grain HP's Aguila Extra Velocity and runs flawlessly.
I have two p17s , had problems feeding with 15 rds in the mag, after about 600 rounds i looked at the bottom of the slide and could see the wear pattern, i used light emery cloth to cure that problem, then i cut one and a half rounds out of the mag spring, those two steps cured the friction problem with both guns they shoot great now, i have the factory red dot and slide on one love the guns fun to shoot and very accurate, hope this helps
I have over 1000 rounds in both of my P17's with no failures at all! Yes I purchased another one about 4 months after I bought my first one and I find them to be very accurate and they do not look like they are going to wear out in the immediate future! I also have a CP33 and a PMR33 which are also very good guns for me! I carry one of my P17's as my EDC in either a pocket holster or an Outside the waistband holster! I'm 80 years old and I shoot every week at rmy LGR here in sunny Florida, The Gun Friendly State! Good Luck with your P17!
some time back I got the 17. except for around 50 rounds of mixed dirty green ammunition that some worked some didn't. i did have 3or4 federal target snapped but Remington, Winchester, cci ,federal work wonderful. no problems. I got around 260 rounds through it but won't clean it till a least 400 - 500 rounds to see how dirty it will run. Papa 😊
I got 4 thousand rounds with my gen 2 sub200 I got 3 thousand through my rdb and about 2 thousand through my p17 i own a lot of guns about 30 got quite a few Keltec’s and only upgraded the sub out of choice Iv never had to replace any parts that’s my experience plus life time warranty and great customer service I think there a great company
Yeah, the back pressure with the suppressor was throwing debris back at me through the left side of the slide, I'm pretty sure after eating the first few round of debris I stopped focusing, lol.
We have two of these. They run great. Certainly priced right. I’ve had the PMR30 as well. No problems there either. Oh, I almost forgot the KSG…what blast…pun intended. Did use some MCarbo upgrades which were good too. Cheers.
I am a card carrying revolver Bro but I just bought one. It will be a couple of weeks before I can get to a range so I don't yet know if it was a good decision but here is my reasoning. I have been out of shooting for quite some time and I wanted an affordable weapon to rebuild my skills and learn to deal with my less stellar eyesight. Being a 22 which is not really practical for reloading I don't mind it flinging brass all over. If I get my knee fixed it would be an easy lightweight woods walk about gun that could pop an occasional rabbit or squirrel. It also carries very easily and can serve as a defensive weapon in swarm of angry bees mode due to capability for rapid aimed fire. There are some negative reviews as there are with any weapon but the proponderence of positive reviews including long term when combined with the low price made it seem a reasonable risk.
I bought one yesterday and forced 500 rounds through it today hoping it would break in and start working but all I fix was managed to waste $230 on a paper weight and $40 on 500 rounds.
Bought yesterday, did you clean before shooting? Probably not .... we're you using high velocity 22LR ammo? Probably not .... did you read the owners manual? Probably not
@@TADDs101 three months later the pistol is still garbage. Sorry to inconvenience your confirmation bias. If you have to force it to work…it doesn’t work.
I had the same issue, then I realized the thread protector had starting coming off of the barrel. Put a little loctite on it and made sure it was down all the way and the issue went away. I've got a few hundred rounds through mine and I haven't had any problems but the occasional FTE, maybe once a range visit.
I had a PMR 30 and traded because of the issues you were talking about but now I kind of want to try the p17 and I'm wondering is it more reliable and is it worth it
Well for the price the P17 is definitely less of a financial risk. I've only had it to the range twice now and it seems to be holding up. Second trip to the range I didn't have any ammo issues, so that was good. I think one of the issues with the PMR30 was that .22 Magnum was too much for the design. The P17 construction is very similar to the PMR30 as far as polymer and ratio of plastic to metal parts which seems to be doing well with .22lr. I already have a buddy thinking of getting one too, especially at the price it is. If I had to make a judgement call on it right now, I'd say for the price, it doesn't feel like you could go wrong. Hope that helps!
Slingshot (pull back, let go) slide to chamber first round, use high velocity ammo (i only shoot CCI Mini Mags) READ THE MANUAL .. it tells you exactly what i said above
I had trouble too until I found out that some Tx22s had trouble feeding rounds. If I’m paying for more just to have the same issues as a cheaper pistol, I’d rather go for the cheaper P17 lol
@@johnn7726 I have two Taurus TX22s and a Ruger LCP II .22LR. Thus far neither one of the one Taurus TX22s I have shot or the Ruger LCP II .22 have been reliable at all. Both are considerably more money than this Kel-Tec p17. We have a local shop that has them on sale this week for $179.99 and I think I am going later tonight to buy one. I also have a Phoenix Arms HP22A in satin nickel that NEVER jams and has been good since day one. You are correct as price doesn't always reflect quality and I need a cheap beater .22 LR that WORKS for a fishing/bassboat gun. I have better stuff but they aren't something you want to put in a tacklebox or carry out in a boat on the lake for the day with you. I have heard that these are more reliable and what people like me have bought since they get screwed on the other junk. I may have to find out and confirm for myself this evening when I take a trip over there after I get out of work.
I ended up buying one the other night when I went. I haven't had a chance to shoot it yet because it's been cold and raining but it was a good deal and buy for what I paid for it.
FYI ...Keltec recommends you slingshot the slide, on the first round instead of pushing the slide release. Since I started doing that I haven't had any problems with first round feeding.
That's good to know! Thanks for the comment!!
I only have one arm and bought this, my first semi auto, because the slide was easy to manipulate. I can rack the slide on my belt. I use the slide release with no issues I can rack the slide with my top 2 fingers.😮👍
@@JamesJones-cx5pk thats badass. have you checked out the smith and wesson ez line? i have a 380 ez performance center and its wonderful. the slide is very easy to rack on that gun, too.
You, like many other reviewers, did not read the manual. It is a slide catch only, and not to be used as a slide release. You will wear it out, and then have no slide catch.
The book says slingshot the slide to chamber a round.
I bought one then up graded to the Kel-Tec slide with Crimson Trace reflex sight. Zeroed it at 25ft. and between 25ft. and 50 yards you anywhere you put the dot it hits. Using 38 grain HP's Aguila Extra Velocity and runs flawlessly.
NICE!!
Yea I was hitting steel at 50 yards and great groups at 25. Nice dot even with my astigmatism
I have two p17s , had problems feeding with 15 rds in the mag, after about 600 rounds i looked at the bottom of the slide and could see the wear pattern, i used light emery cloth to cure that problem, then i cut one and a half rounds out of the mag spring, those two steps cured the friction problem with both guns they shoot great now, i have the factory red dot and slide on one love the guns fun to shoot and very accurate, hope this helps
I have over 1000 rounds in both of my P17's with no failures at all! Yes I purchased another one about 4 months after I bought my first one and I find them to be very accurate and they do not look like they are going to wear out in the immediate future! I also have a CP33 and a PMR33 which are also very good guns for me! I carry one of my P17's as my EDC in either a pocket holster or an Outside the waistband holster! I'm 80 years old and I shoot every week at rmy LGR here in sunny Florida, The Gun Friendly State! Good Luck with your P17!
some time back I got the 17. except for around 50 rounds of mixed dirty green ammunition that some worked some didn't. i did have 3or4 federal target snapped but Remington, Winchester, cci ,federal work wonderful. no problems. I got around 260 rounds through it but won't clean it till a least 400 - 500 rounds to see how dirty it will run. Papa 😊
Awesome gun.
Got one, there we go
Mine runs great with CCI.
I got 4 thousand rounds with my gen 2 sub200 I got 3 thousand through my rdb and about 2 thousand through my p17 i own a lot of guns about 30 got quite a few Keltec’s and only upgraded the sub out of choice Iv never had to replace any parts that’s my experience plus life time warranty and great customer service I think there a great company
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Good gun. Looks like you are more accurate without the suppressor. I don't have one of these yet.
Yeah, the back pressure with the suppressor was throwing debris back at me through the left side of the slide, I'm pretty sure after eating the first few round of debris I stopped focusing, lol.
Seems like a nice plinker.
We have two of these. They run great. Certainly priced right. I’ve had the PMR30 as well. No problems there either. Oh, I almost forgot the KSG…what blast…pun intended. Did use some MCarbo upgrades which were good too. Cheers.
I am a card carrying revolver Bro but I just bought one. It will be a couple of weeks before I can get to a range so I don't yet know if it was a good decision but here is my reasoning.
I have been out of shooting for quite some time and I wanted an affordable weapon to rebuild my skills and learn to deal with my less stellar eyesight. Being a 22 which is not really practical for reloading I don't mind it flinging brass all over.
If I get my knee fixed it would be an easy lightweight woods walk about gun that could pop an occasional rabbit or squirrel. It also carries very easily and can serve as a defensive weapon in swarm of angry bees mode due to capability for rapid aimed fire.
There are some negative reviews as there are with any weapon but the proponderence of positive reviews including long term when combined with the low price made it seem a reasonable risk.
I bought one yesterday and forced 500 rounds through it today hoping it would break in and start working but all I fix was managed to waste $230 on a paper weight and $40 on 500 rounds.
Bought yesterday, did you clean before shooting? Probably not .... we're you using high velocity 22LR ammo? Probably not .... did you read the owners manual? Probably not
@@TADDs101 three months later the pistol is still garbage. Sorry to inconvenience your confirmation bias. If you have to force it to work…it doesn’t work.
I like my p17 after I put a Hogue grip on it. I haven't decided which suppressor I want to buy for it yet.
The Hydro suppressor I have in the video is a cost effective option for a dedicated 22lr, with tax stamp it's right at $500.
I like the P17, but it is an odd gun to me. It just feels strange in the hand. It has been reliable though, which is most important.
Just put 600 rounds through mine. Had many failures to go into battery.
I had the same issue, then I realized the thread protector had starting coming off of the barrel. Put a little loctite on it and made sure it was down all the way and the issue went away. I've got a few hundred rounds through mine and I haven't had any problems but the occasional FTE, maybe once a range visit.
I had a PMR 30 and traded because of the issues you were talking about but now I kind of want to try the p17 and I'm wondering is it more reliable and is it worth it
Well for the price the P17 is definitely less of a financial risk. I've only had it to the range twice now and it seems to be holding up. Second trip to the range I didn't have any ammo issues, so that was good. I think one of the issues with the PMR30 was that .22 Magnum was too much for the design. The P17 construction is very similar to the PMR30 as far as polymer and ratio of plastic to metal parts which seems to be doing well with .22lr. I already have a buddy thinking of getting one too, especially at the price it is. If I had to make a judgement call on it right now, I'd say for the price, it doesn't feel like you could go wrong.
Hope that helps!
Not a slide release. Slide lock only, rack it back.
Slingshot (pull back, let go) slide to chamber first round, use high velocity ammo (i only shoot CCI Mini Mags)
READ THE MANUAL .. it tells you exactly what i said above
LOVE MINE
i cant decide p16 or tx22 compact
I had trouble too until I found out that some Tx22s had trouble feeding rounds.
If I’m paying for more just to have the same issues as a cheaper pistol, I’d rather go for the cheaper P17 lol
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I have two Taurus TX22s and a Ruger LCP II .22LR. Thus far neither one of the one Taurus TX22s I have shot or the Ruger LCP II .22 have been reliable at all. Both are considerably more money than this Kel-Tec p17. We have a local shop that has them on sale this week for $179.99 and I think I am going later tonight to buy one. I also have a Phoenix Arms HP22A in satin nickel that NEVER jams and has been good since day one. You are correct as price doesn't always reflect quality and I need a cheap beater .22 LR that WORKS for a fishing/bassboat gun. I have better stuff but they aren't something you want to put in a tacklebox or carry out in a boat on the lake for the day with you. I have heard that these are more reliable and what people like me have bought since they get screwed on the other junk. I may have to find out and confirm for myself this evening when I take a trip over there after I get out of work.
I have both an they run very good
So I had the tx-22 full size ran perfectly fine sold it because I wanted to get something optic ready so I'm thinking the tx-22 compact versus the p17
I ended up buying one the other night when I went. I haven't had a chance to shoot it yet because it's been cold and raining but it was a good deal and buy for what I paid for it.
pepe la pew
Looks like a nice little toy....I have a Walther P22 that is pre threaded, I really need to invest in a suppressor!!
The Walther P22 is a great firearm! I've had my suppressor on one and it looks sweet and is a lot of fun.
bet you wont stand in front of this toy