Kel-Tec P17 22 LR Pistol Review 

When 5.7 catches on and gets less expensive you will never see another .22 pistol design

​@jameswilson4732 That will never happen.

@@ranchlife8128 It’s already happening. I have the Kel tec .22 mag and that fucker jams all the time just like the pos rifle. Rim fire is not reliable

@jameswilson4732 Mine is 100% reliable. Try the American Speedloader for both, it's a game changer. It loads the rounds precisely and quickly. Loading the rounds is 95% of people's problem with both firearms. Even as careful as I was loading, I would get jams sometimes, but as soon as I got this loader it was 100% reliable magazine after magazine. The PMR 30 is my field gun here on the ranch and I have dispatched many a snake and critter with it. I promise you will not regret it. As far as my "it will never happen" statement, I was referring to 5.7 catching on and that ammo getting cheaper. It's a great round but will never replace .22 or .22 magnum for what they're intended for, but it would be a nice addition to that line up. The 5.7 round by nature and being centerfire will never be cheaper, but hopefully the price does come down some. As far as rimfire reliability, out of the thousands and thousands of rounds I've shot over many years, the reliability has been 100%. I've heard that before, but never experienced it myself.

@ranchlife8128 You could be right

Got one today was shocked at it's performance. Its a throw away in my eyes.

I just lube the underside of the slide and I'm good to go..

Max Payne is that you? lol (video game reference it folks don’t know)

It may drop them from laughter after you sustain more injury from this keltec grenade blowing up in your hand than they did from being shot

@@kasonallen168stand in front of it then.. we’ll wait

@@kasonallen168 Suuuuure bud lol

Bless your heart. Like the way it blew up in Scooth hands.love to see you laughing after getting one in the eyeball. Think about that😮 ​@@kasonallen168

​@@kasonallen168 one 22lr to the head is completely lethal. Works on cows. It works on humans. Do not doubt the 22lr. Federal punch does 12-18 inches of penetration

You can find them for $180 online

@@Christoph-sd3zi After taxes, shipping and transfer fees. It will still come out to around $250 bucks.

Google "Gun Deals"...then hit the search window.

$399 with the new slide cut + red dot and holster (eastern state)

@@baconatordoom180, 20 shipping, no tax to my state. I hope you’re not paying $50 for a transfer fee

So you can blow both your hands off with these exploding pistols

@@kasonallen168 I'll never understand people that go around spewing such hyperbole haha. I assume you've had a bad experience and it's scorned you. I've had a couple before with other manufacturers, namely Kimber.

Never heard of a p17 blowing up. If it has Im sure its due to after market mods or user error. No issues with mine yet. Over 2000 rds

@@Bens359pete mine has...idk if it was the ammo...Armscor did it....they fixed it....works fine now too.

You got a good wife...

Yea I wonder if anyone can make aftermarket with the spring load?

Or spring assist load idk whatever the Fuck they are called hah

I got a mag loader off Amazon for about 13 bucks. Works great.

Mags are easier to load than anything else I own

You're everywhere I go lol

Keltec is a master of that.

they used so many they put two in my head

@@GunSam I’m an unstoppable force. I hope you and I can do a Collab someday!

Doesn’t matter. This is probably the most reliable 22 pistol there is.

The tan looks great, favorite was ODG, they only had black so I said fuck it (fuck it as in, got the black w/ red dot)

@@contractor556 Black is great too

You wont be sorry..... a few of my associates and I all bought one to see how many rounds to wear it out or break it. More fun to shoot than it should be!

Cheap enough to keep one hidden in each room!

​@@bertroost1675opoooppo

do it, its a fun piece for a decent price. Don't weigh anything

You will be happy that you did go get one ! or two... or three....

The great thing about this Kel Tec is that its already ugly and cheap so you don't have to worry if it gets scratched up and can just just enjoy it anywhere without babying it. I know the TX22 is like a more traditional 9mm, but they've had some problems with the front part of the slide that comes down to retain the recoil spring assembly cracking and even breaking off because its made of aluminum and can suffer from metal fatigue sometimes. Glad that Kel Tec went with a steel slide assembly that looks about an eighth of inch thick which will never get fatigued from the forces imposed on it from a 22 LR round. It also has a fixed barrel which is simple and tends to be more accurate.

It’s a budget cheap gun deff not excellence

@@therealgeorgegervinjr.2364 Well, mine is very reliable and surprisingly accurate. Actually, more accurate than my Taurus and Ruger. Now, if you don't mind wasting more money so you can brag, it will get you a much heavier .22 that is less concealable.

got one too, love this gun. Have had it for about 4 months now and have shot about 3k rounds so far, shoots great

You will love the cmr30

Mine too In ohio

Yup my G44 would only run hot loads, the keltec just runs anything

the g44 is a pos

I’ll have to take a look at that stuff

Hah hah was just thinking this over a few days, “does everyone’s p17 go PPPPiiiinnnnn sound when racked”

yep

if it was a double stack you could put 32 rounds into it.

Thanks buddy. If anyone should know if they run- that would be you. 👍

Get rid of Castro and put someone who is gun friendly into office. But Canada has a controlled voting system too like the USA.

Just move the USA, then you would have use for a gun . Canadians don't need guns, like most other relatively safe countries. To the guy that said "Castro", FYI, Canada has always had stricter gun laws regardless of which party controls Parliament. 🇨🇦

BTW Calder, since when do Canadians say "y'all"? They don't. Wannabe. 🇺🇸

@jacksoncornbreadmcbride6763 the people have no voice nor authority; same-o-samo

@@manonfire3642 they tend to be more civilized than us Americans, they don't run around killing each other the way we Americans do. That's why don't need to be armed to the teeth. USA, USA!

whoever you heard that from is an idiot,there the best 22lr pistol on the market bar none and there almost indestructible I have one and it eats the hottest hyper velocity ammo I can get,stingers,fed punch,Aguila super maximum,not a single problem yet,also eats up bulk ammo without problems

For that money....get one of each....and go have fun!!

Got them both...can't decide.

TX looks like every other gun in the world. I like the p17 for its unique design

I bought both, prices were right

No, it doesn't have restrike capability. Thanks

The Republic died on January 20th 2021.

The materials themselves aren’t necessarily deficient, it can just be how those materials are arranged and assembled.

Same here. Like both of them

Oh Yeah, and I have a total of twelve mags, (6 for each).

he is paid for his reviews thats why he is so detailed

Thanks Lee! I appreciate you stopping by~ God Bless you and yours!

You'll like it. It's a glass nylon mold that feels very sturdy.

it works ....

Its simple, you dont see their point of view. Why do you need a big block V8 when you can get a turbo charged 4 cyl ???