Kel-tec P-3AT Instructions Manual

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IN STR U CTIO N F O R U SE
Fir in gW it h  th e m uzzle  p oin te d  in  a  s a fe  d ir e ctio n a nd y o u r fin ger o u ts id e th e  t r ig ge r g ua rd , ta ke  a im  a t a  s a fe  ta rg et, p ut fin g er in sid e tr ig ger g uard  a n d s q ue eze  tr ig ger u n til  r o un dis  fir e d.   R ele a se  tr ig ger a nd  y o u a re  r e a dy to  fir e  a no th er r o un d.   U pon  f ir in g ,  th e  s lid em ove s r e arw ard  e xtr a ctin g a nd e je ctin g th e fir e d r o u nd a nd  r e tu rn s to  fo rw ard  p o sit io n  fe edin g a noth er r o u nd a uto m atic a lly  w hile  d o in g  s o .   T his  s e qu en ce  c a n  b e r e p eate d  until  th e  la st r o und h as b een fir e d .   H old  th e P -3 AT  p is to l  fir m ly  w hen s h ootin g.   If th e  p is to l  is  n o t  h e ld  fir m ly , a  m is fe ed  co uld  o ccu r.   T his  is  r e fe rre d to  a s th e  w eak w ris t c o ndit io n.
U nlo ad in gTo  u nlo ad th e P -3 AT  r e m ove  th e m ag azin e a n d b ris kly  p ull  t h e s lid e  b ack  to  e xtr a ct th e ro un d in  th e c h am ber.   D o n ot o bstr u ct th e  e je cto r p ort a nd  k e e p fin g ers  a w ay f r o m  tr ig g er a nd m uzzle .  V is u ally  in sp ect th e c h am ber to  m ake  s u re  it  is  e m pty .    P ush  th e re m ain in g c a rtr id ges in  th e m agazin e fo rw ard  a nd o ut. 
						

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S A FE TYTo  a ch ie ve  h ig hest o pera to r s a fe ty ,  c o m bin e d w it h  e a se  o f h a ndlin g ,  th e  P -3 AT  is  D O UBLE   A C TIO N O NLY .   I t h as n o m anu a l  s a fe ty  a nd  t h e  h am mer is  n eve r fu lly  c o cke d. 
T he h am mer is  o f a  n ove l  d esig n.   C om pa re d to  a  c o nve ntio n al  h am mer,  th e  P -3 AT s  is  v e ry  lig ht a nd  c o n se qu en tly ,  o pera te s a t h ig h v e lo cit ie s.   It  is  d riv e n b y a  s p e cia l f r e e flo atin g e xte n sio n  s p rin g.   
I n  it s  r e a dy p osit io n th e  h am mer is  s e cu re ly  h e ld  b y th e h a m mer b lo ck .  O nly  b y d elib era te ly   p ullin g th e tr ig ger c a n  th e h a m mer b lo ck  b e d is e ng ag ed.  T he tilt in g a ctio n  o f th e  b arre l  e xc lu d es fir in g u n le ss th e b re ech  is  fu ll y  lo cke d.  A  d ir e ct b lo w  to  th e h am mer is  im po ssib le , a s it  is  e nclo se d  b y t h e  s lid e  a nd  g rip .  T he  h am mers  e nerg y is  tr a nsm it te d to  th e  p rim er t h ro ug h a  lo w  m ass fir in g p in .
M ALFU NCTIO NIN GPro pe r fu nctio n o f y o ur P -3 AT  is  d ir e ctly  r e la te d  to  m ain te n an ce  a nd  c a re ,  a nd to  th e a m munit io n y o u u se .   S om e o f th e m ore  c o m mon ty p es o f  m alf u nctio n s w hic h  m ay o ccu r a re  a s fo llo w s:
M is fir e :  F ailu re  o f th e c a rtr id ge to  ig n it e  w he n th e h am mer fa lls .   K ee p th e  f ir e a rm  poin te d in  a  s a fe  d ir e ctio n , w ait  3 0  s e co n ds,  o p era te  th e s lid e m anu a lly  a nd  c o ntin u e  sh ootin g.   If n ece ssa ry , c h an ge th e  m agazin e.   T he m ost c o m mon c a use s a re  d ir t  o r fo re ig n o bje cts  im pedin g th e m ag azin e.  Im pro p erly  c rim pe d c a rtr id ges a re  a no th er c a use .
F ailu re  to  e je ct o r e xtr a ct:    A  fir e d c a se  is  n ot fu lly  e xtr a cte d fr o m  t h e  c h am ber o r e je cte d fr o m  th e P -3 AT.   A ga in , k e ep th e  f ir e arm  p oin te d  in  a  s a fe  d ir e ctio n, c le a r t h e g un b y o p era tin g th e s li d e, r e m ove  t h e  c a se  a n d c o n tin u e.   If  n e ce ssa ry  c h ang e th e m aga zin e.   T he m ost c o m m on c a u se s a re  a  d am ag ed  e xtr a cto r,  e je cto r o r a m munit io n. I m pro pe rly  lo aded  o r s iz e d  c a rtr id g es c a n  c a use  th is  a ls o .   If  a ny o f t h e a bove  pro ble m s a re  n ot s o lv e d  b y c le an in g  o r b y u se  o f o th e r b ra n ds o f a m munit io n , s to p  fir in g, u nlo ad a nd r e tu rn  th e  P -3 AT  to  o ur s e rv ic e  d ep artm ent. 
						

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D is as sem blyU nlo a d y o ur P -3 AT.  W hile  h old in g th e  s lid e  b ack ,  p ull  th e  a sse m bly  p in  fr o m  t h e  p is to l.   P ush  th e b arre l  b ack .   W hile  h old in g th e s lid e, s lo w ly  le t  it  m ove  fo rw ard  o ff  th e fr a m e.   R em ove  th e r e co il  s p rin g  a nd  b a rre l.   N o fu rth er d is a sse m bly  is  r e co m mende d.   D o n ot r o ta te  th e fir in g p in  s cre w , it  is  fa cto ry  a dju ste d. 
A ssem blyM ake  c e rta in  th at th e b arre l  a nd r e co il  s p rin gs a re  w ell  c e nte re d  w he n p uttin g  th em  back  in  th e s lid e.   P ush  th e s lid e o nto  th e fr a m e, a nd  w hile  h old in g  th e s lid e b a ck , a llo w  th e b arre l  to  s lid e  fo rw ard .   L ook in to  th e a sse m bly  p in  h ole  a nd a lig n  t h at h ole  w it h  th e cu t in  th e  b a rre l.   In se rt th e  a sse m bly  p in  a t a  s lig h t  a ngle  in  o rd er to  p ush  s p rin g d ow n,and th en p ush  th e p in  c o m ple te ly  in .   W ork  th e s lid e a  fe w  tim es t o  c h eck  t h e a ctio n .   D o n o t d ry  fir e  y o ur P -3 AT.  A s w it h  a ny g un ,  d ry  fir in g s h o uld  b e a vo id ed . 
						

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M AIN TE N ANCEYo ur p is to l  is  a  p re cis io n in str u m ent a n d to  in su re  r e lia ble  fu n ctio n, it  is  n ece ssa ry  t o  fo llo w  a  r o utin e m ain te nance  p ro ce dure .   A fte r f ir in g  y o ur p is to l,  b e  s u re  to  u nlo ad  it  fo llo w in g th e p ro ce dure  o utlin e d in  th e s e ctio n e n tit le d  U nlo ad in g  b e fo re  a ny cle anin g o r m ain te nance  p ro ce dure .
Yo ur p is to l  s h ould  b e c le aned b y b ru sh in g th e  b arre l  b ore  a n d c h a m ber w it h  a  g oo d p ow der r e m ovin g s o lv e nt a n d b o re  b ru sh .   W ip e th e a re as c le a n w it h  p a tc h es o r a  sw ab.   U sin g a  s m all  b ru sh  d ip ped in  s o lv e nt, r e m ove  a ll  d epo sit s  f r o m  a ro und  th e b re e ch  o f th e b a rre l,  c h am ber, e xtr a cto r, a nd a dja ce n t a re as w hic h  h ave  b ee n su bje cte d to  th e a ctio n o f p ow de r o r p rim er r e sid u e.   R em ove  a ny r e sid ue  o n th e  fr a m e w it h  lig ht b ru sh in g a nd a  s o lv e nt.   A fte r c le an in g  th e e n tir e  g un ,  u se  c lo th  to  a pply  a  lig ht c o a tin g o f h ig h q ualit y  g un o il  to  a ll  e xte rn al  s u rfa ce s a n d w ip e c le a n.
F or a  m ore  d eta ile d  c le anin g, th e  p is to l  s h ou ld  b e d is a sse m ble d a s d escrib ed  in  th e se ctio n   D is a sse m bly 
S ER VIC EShould  y o ur p is to l  r e quir e  a dju stm ent, r e fin is h in g ,  o r r e p air , it   s h o uld  b e r e tu rn edto  th e fa cto ry , u n lo a ded.
In  s h ip pin g th e p is to l,  b e s u re  to  a dhere  to  th e  fo llo w in g r u le s:
In div id ua ls  w ho w is h  to  r e tu rn  th e  h a ndgun  fo r s e rv ic e  c a n d o s o  b y s h ip pin g it  p re p aid  to  th e  a d dre ss b elo w .   N o r e tu rn  a uth oriz a tio n n u m be r is  r e q uir e d.
In clu d e a  le tte r o f in str u ctio n, fu ll  n am e, a ddre ss,  te le pho ne  n u m ber, a nd th e  g un s  se ria l  n u m ber.  T his  w ill  in su re  p ro m pt s e rv ic e  a nd h a nd lin g .    O nce  y o u r p is to l  h a s b een  r e ce iv e d, a nyth in g o th er th an w arra n ty  w ork  w il l  r e ce iv e  a  q uo ta tio n.   Y o u  w ill b e n otif ie d o f fu ll  c h arg e s a n d n o  w ork  w ill  c o m men ce  b e fo re  r e ce iv in g  y o ur a pp ro va l o f o u r q uota tio n.
A ll  q uota tio n s a re  p aya ble  b y m on ey o rd ers , V is a , &  M aste rC ard  o n ly .   N o C O Ds  o r p ers o n al  c h eck s w ill  b e a cce pte d .    P le ase  r e tu rn  y o ur P is to l  to :
                                                         K EL-T E C  C NC, IN C                                                         S ER VIC E D EPT.                                                         1 475 C OX R O AD                                                         C O CO A,  F L   3 2 92 6 
						

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P IS TO L P A RTS  L IS T (  S EE IL LU STR ATIO N O N C EN TE R FO LD  )1 00 B AR REL110 A SSEM BLY  P IN1 15 E JE C TO R152 S LID E170 F IR IN G  P IN1 72 F IR IN G  P IN  S PR IN G174 F IR IN G  P IN  S C REW180 E XTR AC TO R182 E XTR AC TO R S PR IN G184 E XTR AC TO R P IN1 90 R EC O IL  S PR IN G , IN SID E191 R EC O IL  S PR IN G , O UTS ID E194 R EC O IL  S PR IN G  C AT C H195 R EC O IL  S PR IN G  G UID E202 F R AM E P IN S205 M AG AZIN E C AT C H208 M AG AZIN E C AT C H S PR IN G210 F R AM E(E XC HAN G E O NLY )
25 2 T R IG GER25 3 T R IG GER  P IN2 5 4 T R IG GER  A XIS2 5 6 T R IG GER  S PR IN G26 0 T R IG GER  B AR27 0 H AM MER  B LO CK A XIS2 7 1 H AM MER27 2 H AM MER  B LO CK27 3 H AM MER  B LO CK S PR IN G27 4 H AM MER  S PR IN G  P IN2 7 5 H AM MER  S PR IN G27 6 H AM MER  P IN2 7 8 H AM MER  A XIS2 7 9 H AM MER  S PR IN G  C AT C H28 4 A SSEM BLY  S PR IN G30 0 G RIP3 1 0 M AG AZIN E40 0 S O FT  C ASE41 0 M AN UAL(F R EE)
These  it e m s a re  in clu ded w it h  th e  p u rc h a se  o f th e P -3 AT  p is to l:1 -P -3 AT  P is to l1-M agazin e1-Z ip pere d S oft C ase1 -M anu al1 -S hip pin g C arto n 
						

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W ARRANTYThis  w arra nty  is  g ra nte d b y K el- T e c C NC In dustr ie s, In c.  ,  C oco a, F L T his  lif e tim e w arra nty  is  e ffe ctiv e  fr o m  th e d ate  o f p urc h a se  a n d a p plie s to  th e o rig in al  o w ner o f a  K el- T e c p is to l.
K el- T e c h an dguns a re  w arra nte d to  b e fr e e fr o m  d efe cts  in  m ate ria l  a n d w ork m ansh ip . A ny s u ch  d efe cts  o f w hic h  K el- T e c r e ce iv e s w rit t e n  n otic e  b y th e  o rig in a l  o w ne r, w ill b e r e m edie d b y K el- T e c w it h out c h arg e w it h in  a  r e aso na ble  tim e a fte r s u ch  n otif ic a tio n a nd d eliv e ry  o f th e h and gun a sp ro vid e d b e lo w .
W arra nty  c la im s ( in  w rit in g ) a nd th e g un  c o n ce rn e d s h o uld  b e d e liv e re d(tr a n sp o rta tio n ch arg es p re paid ) to :                  	 	Kel- T e c C NC In c.                  S erv ic e  D ept.                  1 475 C ox R oad                  C oco a ,  F L 3 29 26
N o r e tu rn  a uth oriz a tio n n u m ber is  r e qu ir e d.   In  a dd it io n, a  c o py o f a  b ill  o f s a le  int h e o w ne rs  n am e, o r a  c o py o f A T F F orm  4 473 ,  in dic a tin g d a te  o f p urc h ase  m ust b e in clu d ed.
In  o rd er to  e xp edit e  s e rv ic e , w arra nty  c la im s s h o uld  s ta te  t h e m ode l  a n d s e ria l  n u m be r o f th e g un c o nce rn ed a nd a  d escrip tio n o f th e d if f ic u lt y  e xp erie n ce d .   It  is  r e co m men de d th at s h ip m en ts  b e in su re d b y th e o w ner, s in ce  K el- T e c w ill  a cce pt n o r e sp on sib il it y  fo r lo ss o r d a m age in  tr a nsit .
T ra nsp orta tio n a nd  in su ra nce  c h arg es fo r r e tu rn  t o  o w ner w ill   b e p a id  b y K el- T e c if  th e cla im  is  c o ve re d  b y th e  w arra nty .
U nder n o c ir c u m sta n ces  s h all K el- T e c b e r e s p o nsib le  f o r in cid en ta l o r c o nseq uen tia l d am ag es  w it h  r e sp ect t o  e co no m ic  lo ss o r i n ju ry  o r p ro perty  d am ag e,  w heth er a s a  r e su lt  o f b re ech  o f e x p re ss o r im plie d  w arra n ty , n eg lig en ce o r o th erw is e .   S om e s ta te s d o n ot a ll o w  t h e e x clu sio n o r li m it a tio n  or in cid en ta l o r c o nseq uen tia l d am ag es,  s o  t h e a b ove  l im it a tio n  o r e x clu sio n m ay  n ot a p ply  t o  y o u.
K el- T e c w ill  n ot b e r e sp on sib le  fo r d efe cts  r e su lt in g  f r o m  c a re le ss h a nd lin g , u nau th o riz e d a dju stm ents  o r m odif ic a tio ns, d efe ctiv e  o r im pro pe r a m mun it io n, c o rro sio n , n egle ct, a bu se , o rd in ary  w ear a nd te ar, o r u nre a so n able  u se .