The Kel-Tec has a serviceable life of approximately 5,000 rounds, with a rebuild mandatory at every 1,500 to 2,000 rounds.
I know of no such limitation on the Ruger, so that's the one I personally chose.
Remember, the Kel-Tec was based around the .32acp and only resprung for the .380acp. As far as I'm aware, the Ruger was designed with the .380 in mind, and though it's a very close copy of the Kel-Tec, its design was much beefed up.
Josh
It's not $20 cheaper.
Find me a TCP for $250 and I'll buy it instantly.
You get what you pay for and there is a reason they are so close in price. All you get for the extra 30 bucks is a ruger emblem.
I have carried my LCP in an ankle holster most every day since I got it last April and it shows no signs of rust or pitting though it does get pretty dusty in that location.... I saw a KelTech that is carried in a leg holster and it had rusted very badly on the leg side of the gun. This rusty gun is carried every day. I dont believe the LCP will rust this way.
ProMag makes 10 round and 15 round magazines for the LCP. I haven’t tried these.... Im not sure if there is a high cap mag for the lcp....
Anyone out there owned both or switched to the other for any reason. Im familiar with Ruger products but kel-tec seems have a faithful following so im just wondering if its worth the extra money for the Ruger
I've been considering a Sig P238, Kahr P380 and Ruger LCP. The more I read about .380 pocketguns, the more uneasy I become. Seems they all have "issues" regardless of price. Why pay $600 for something that fails to feed, when I can have the same experience for less than $300. I'm certainly not going to pay $1,000 for a Seecamp, when they aren't perfect either.
"rude?" - heck no, I appreciate your candor.Not to be rude, but you need to do two things, or your anxiety will never subside:
1) stop putting so much faith in gun-rags (the 'American Rifleman' no doubt)
2) come to grips with the fact that NO model or manufacturer is perfect or without issues.
Lets face reality: about a Trillion pocket 380s of all makes and models have been sold the last 2 years. Even if a mere fraction of one single percent have some manner of problem, and only half of these problems get reported, Google is still going to turn up a dozen horror stories.