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Kel Tec P32 vs. P11

gravediggergravedigger Member Posts: 945 ✭✭✭✭
edited January 2002 in Ask the Experts
My wife and I are getting our CCW licenses soon, and I was considering getting one of the two. I'd like to know if anyone out there has had (or shot extensively) both and which you prefer. I know full well the argument that 9mm is way better than .32. We don't need to drag that up. I know that power is the price you pay for smaller size.-Marcus
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  • gravediggergravedigger Member Posts: 945 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    My wife and I are getting our CCW licenses soon, and I was considering getting one of the two. I'd like to know if anyone out there has had (or shot extensively) both and which you prefer. I know full well the argument that 9mm is way better than .32. We don't need to drag that up. I know that power is the price you pay for smaller size.-Marcus
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  • ATFATF Member Posts: 11,683 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I have both guns And have had them quite a while P-32 ser#000XX & P-11 Stainless no longer made ser # 10XXX Love them both .But I have to admit I carry the P-32 99% of the time because of it's size.
    ATF
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  • JudgeColtJudgeColt Member Posts: 1,790 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I agree with ATF right down the line. Since I got my P32, I leave the P11 behind a lot more. Which I carry on a given day depends a lot on the clothes I am wearing, and the probable threat level. In between, I carry my Colt Pony PocketLite.I would have to say that if I could only have one, I would probably take the P32. It is just so light that there is no excuse to leave it behind no matter what your dress.
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  • gundummygundummy Member Posts: 254 ✭
    edited November -1
    I TELL YOU JUDGE, I HOPE KEL-TEC'S BEEN PAYING YOU FOR YOUR SOLID BACKING OF THE P32.I'VE BEEN LOOKING AT BOTH AND LEANING TOWARDS THE P32 MYSELF AFTER ALL THE GOOD THINGS YOU'VE SAID ABOUT IT. THESE ARE GETTING HARDER TO FIND AT THE OLD PRICES, BUT I'LL GET ONE SOON. I'VE BEEN CARRYING MY SIG P220 EVERYDAY. I LOVE IT, BUT I WOULD LOVE TO GIVE IT A REST AND GIVE THAT P32 SOME DUTY. I'VE SHOT BOTH P32 & P11. P32 IS VERY SMALL IN MY HANDS BUT I CAN LIVE WITH IT. I'LL GET THE P11 AFTER THE P32. GD
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  • badboybobbadboybob Member Posts: 1,658 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I carry both. P-32 in the Summer, P-11 in the winter. They're the lightest guns on the market for their caliber and are completely reliable.
    PC=BS
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  • turbanturban Member Posts: 71 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Can't respond re: P11, but I love my P-32. Though pretty expensive, I found the +1 mag extension makes all the difference in my ability to grip better. Due to its light weight, the P-32 does bark a bit.
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  • KhegglieKhegglie Member Posts: 330 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    The P11 has the right weight and power factor to carry just about all the time IMHO.you can even pocket carry it with the right setup(pocket holster).
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