My humble opinion... The P17 is the future of handgun design, modern, simple, inexpensive, fantastic review and discussion

I had several jams and misfires on my new P17, and was disappointed because my friend recommended this as a reliable firearm. I brought it to the KelTec factory not far from my house, and the folks there were as friendly as could be. They replaced the main slide spring and made several adjustments, all of which they documented. They made the repairs under warranty and sent it back to me at no cost, all within a week. I could not be happier with their prompt service. Since its repair, my P17 has been 100 percent reliable and never jammed or misfired after an entire box of 500 Remington Thunderbolt high velocity rounds. Even standard velocity Federal rounds fire every time. I have this ammo because, if you remember, it wasn't long ago when we had few choices of what was in stock. The gun is comfortable to hold, easy to shoot and accurate enough to keep a three inch pattern at 50 feet.

I've been using one for over a year. It is so light, you do not feel it on your side. It shoots and shoots well and I love the sights. I like the mag release. I carry it with me whenever I go hunting or in the woods. I have nicer-looking ones but none that I enjoy carrying or shooting more. I did polish the sides of the "sheet metal" top and re-blued it. It had tool marks from when they stamped it out. It is a porcupine slayer.

I've had mine for 6 months. Shoots well. Is light in the hand. Simply a great 22 LR handgun. I ordered the red dot slide and have been practicing for 2 months with it. The red dot makes it all that more accurate that distance. It is a definite keeper for my collection

I just carried mine the other day under a Hawaiian shirt, didn't even feel it. Quite a difference from my Glock 30 SF in .45 ACP! 17 rounds of CCI Mini-Mag gives me confidence that it is adequate for most of what I'd encounter.

Kinda reminds me of the Remington Nylon 66 in concept. The steel to polymer ratio is pretty wild. I'm also not too put off by the number of screws holding the two halves together so long as they're solid, which seems to be the case. Sub-$200, honestly not a huge investment. So, even if it's not for you, you're not into it with a ton of money. Definitely worth consideration.

I got mine about a year ago for 225.00 in tan. Runs everything well. Like it being light weight and with the polymer not much to rust . It's my hunting backup , truck , , snake, everything pistol. Fairly accurate for cheap .

The local shops around me sell them for around $250 out the door. During the coof, they were like $350 plus. Keltec prices fluctuate more than any other "budget" firearms on the market. One year, everyone hates them and sit on shelves below or at msrp, then the next year you can't find them except from scalpers.

I’m so impressed with how many Hex Screws they are able to use on 1 handgun

I bought a couple of these, super light everyday carry with 2 spare mags. lets me hit the range once a week whenever I want to, and not worry about picking up casings, etc like my more expensive guns. ammo is cheap, mags are cheap, I think its a great deal. its super fun to shoot and pretty accurate.

The P17 is excellence for concealed carry with a kydex holster. The pistol is very accurate, light, high capacity, thin, and thus ideal with a kydex holster for concealed carry.

My wife got me one of these things for my birthday. Absolutely tons of fun! They run everything too. Kind of a pain to load the mags, no biggie

If you don't have a KelTec P17 yet.....you should buy TWO. Awesome pistol !!

I purchased one of these a little more than a year ago and have shot close to 3000 rounds with it without any issues. In fact time saving up to buy a new one lol.

Just bought one from Sportsman's Guide for $199. Can't wait to get it to the range. People badmouth .22lr, but 17rds is gonna put anyone down.

Just shot 5 mags of bulk federal ammo 36 grain through a brand new P17 today. Ran flawlessly. Great trigger when shooting and it was accurate.

I’ve had a P-10 for more than 20 years, no issues. You have me intrigued with this, will definitely check it out !

IN GENERAL, the firearms/target ammo industry has tried to keep prices low. Good on them for doing their part to help customers through inflation. Taurus is one of the companies that has tried to keep their prices from over-inflating.

we use one of these as a rental at the gun range i work. its been more reliable than a g44 . its a great gun for the money. we beat the heck out of it and it just runs without cleaning

Love mine, I got a blue one, overpaid for it but no regrets. I pocket carry it, been flawless. As a lefty, it’s my favorite shooter.

One of the best reviews of the P17 on KZfaq! Love the close-up photography and breakdown. Very nicely done! 👍

This is my everyday carry now cause its amazing

Feels so cheap, but runs so well. Picked up 3 more mags from keltec on a deal they were running. Beat of their own drum😅. This made me really want to try their 9mm they came out with after.

Great video as always , keep up the great work. I have the P17, PMR30, and SUB 2000 and haven’t had any issues at all with any of them. Looking forward to getting a CMR30 soon.

Great review. Thanks. I bought one yesterday and ran a quick 100 through it today. No issues. My kids love it. No real recoil. Fun and reliable.

Yes, this is the cheap, reliable .22 training/plinking pistol you've been waiting for.

I've bought 7 so far. I've gifted all but two. Love them. Of those two, one is used for training people and one is a fun gun. The trainer has a bunch of rounds down range.

Well I bought this pistol and was pretty excited to take it to the range two nights ago. To my surprised I had three jams at the ejection port, two no fires ,because the safety would move about an 1/8 " up from my thumb touching it. I went through a box of Aguila 38 grain 250 rounds that I split between the Kel-Tech and the Taurus TX22 that I bought. I had no jams or any issues with the Taurus. They both shot extremely well but that sort of pisses me off when my brand new gun jams three times the first time ever shoot it. I'm going to give Keltech a call today and see how the customer service is. It's a fun little gun but that right there shows me that I don't want to carry that pistol for self-defense unless they can do something at the factory to to remedy this.

Thanks Don!! My friend has two of these for the very reason you mentioned. Cheap, light, high round count, easy to carry while hiking out out in the woods so he loves them. I personally have the PMR 30 because I wanted a 22 wmr pistol and it is so much fun to shoot. 16 + 1 = 17 dogs barking while trying to make a video.

I can’t tell if it looks primitive or futuristic. Either way I gotta go get one

I love mine. However mine had a loooooooooooooooooong break in period. It jammed all the time. Finally I put copper based antiseize grease in the moving parts then it started to function. Now it runs fine with just regular gun oil.

I have one of these and it’s the best running and accurate little pistol I have. Eats more varieties of ammo that Dad’s G44.

Love the lever mag release. I have the PPQ M1 5” for USPSA. May have to put this on my list.

I got a P17 with the red dot for an amazing deal awhile back. It's very fun. My only ding on it is to lighten the slide they cut out metal which causes it to resonate after each shot. Think AR15 "sproiiinng", but worse.

I just ordered one from PSA. They are on sale for Valentines Day ❤! It’s a gift to myself because of a shoulder injury 😢. I want to do some shooting but I’m working my 9mm will aggravate my injury. I’m hoping an inexpensive.22 like this will give me a chance to shoot without messing my shoulder while I am healing. Thanks for your reviews and tips. Wonderful channel!

Got one today, shot accurately and also cycled the cheap bulk ammo.

My Ccw weapon! Sub $200 only in you can find it at that price. I paid 240 for mine. I qualified for my Ccw license on this gun. It even cycles sub sonic ammo.

I think I had one or 2 malfunctions in the first mag, after that it was fine. Mine actually only had issues with high velocity, and did fine with standard velocity, which makes it perfect for cheap plinking.

Got mine just about when they first came out (I Love it). The gun eats everything I've put through it, and guaranteed for life. My carry ammo for it is Winchester Silvertip Segmenting HP 37g ammo great stuff. Fantastic video 👍.

PMR30 is my all-time favorite shooter. I'll probably get the P17.

Wow that's a budget! I hope It comes in to Brazil. Great first hand demo skills.

Mines been 💯 reliable.. love it got her $200 otd

That’s impressive!! I always loved 22’s … made me consider get one for my protection.

I just bought one from the same website and i cant wait to pick it up from my FFL. Thank you for all the helpful information

Great review! I do have one and I also have the slide with the red dot attached and it works nicely!

Love mine! And everyone I let try it loves it😊

P17 and tx22 are the best on the market have both

Love these guns..great video segments....people don't realize how much weight plays a factor

Great review of a good little gun. I loved the bloopers at the end! lol

Great video, information and review, Sootch! I’m going to check one out

As always, enjoy the education sir. Great pistol. Love mine. Thanks.

Great video as always! I've been mulling over picking a P17 up, but now I really want one. A little off topic, but could you tell me what brand and model watch you're wearing in the video, i really like it.

The light weight would make it a bit better for training. A heavy steel .22 LR pistol would have NO recoil which is bad for training. Having at least some muzzle rise because of how light it is, is a good thing for training.

$159.99 now at my local gun store for black Friday special .. I may have to get one for that price !

My gun store didn’t have one thanks for the review it must be new thanks for sharing

I herd they where junk and won’t survive 1000 rounds, but I’m interested now , keltek is one of those brands you either love them or hate them. But for 200 bucks it’s cheap enough to buy and test for myself, great video and keep it up

Love the paddles on the PPQ M1. Got to get one of those!

Great review. I just ordered one, pick up on Thursday

Best gun reviews on KZfaq.

Unique design is a nice way of putting it.

If memory serves correctly, the P17 came out before the TX22, making it the first double-stack .22LR.

I have one of these. Like it. Don't even know you carry it. Now I dont edc it since I usually pocket carry a ruger lcp 2 in my cut off jeans. Shoots fine with my ammo. Usually cci mini Mags or stangers.

Si, great content as always!

Excellent review!

Very thorough presentation.

It‘ll be my bedside gun and also my lay-z-boy reclining chair gun when I am 80-85+ years old. Easy on the body and accurate with poor vision. Add a light/laser combo and you‘ve got the perfect handgun for the late years in life to greet any unwanted guests.

Just purchased one from Sportsman’s $250 after tax nice carrying case and extra magazines

Just bought one because of all the hype I haven’t shot it yet but I love the way it looks and feels in my hand, I paid 179 bucks out the door you can’t beat it!!!

Nice Kel tec 22 Lr thanks for sharing sootch00

Got one of these, gotta say, it runs. I think it's only jammed once. My problem came with the sights. They got bounced way out of alignment and now I need to zero the thing havent got around to it.

Ha! It's made like a co2 bb pistol...interesting... Thanks for another awesome review...

great review, thanks 😊

These are badass. I shot CCI Quiets through mine today and it was 100% reliable.

Thanks! Think I'll buy one, especially now that they're running a special on the slide with Crimson Trace red dot, AND 2 extra mags......

I use cci mini mags in my semi auto 22’s and any bulk ammo in my 22 wheel guns

Another great vid!

This one's on my list ASAP.

Well if it works it works, I've heard some good and some not so good. 3 yrs ago I got the Taurus tx22 it ran good for about 400 rds , then started key holing , i cleaned the barrel good and noticed the bore had almost no lands grooves , still key holing, so i got a new barrel from Taurus, it looked the same , very slight groves , almost a smooth bore. Very disappointing i ready like it, the ergonomics are great. Finding a good reliable 22lr is not so easy, for $200 the keltec has got to be the lowest price on the market. I did get the Beretta M9A1 (FSR) 22LR $350 so far its very accurate , i really like it very nice. Thanks Don

Kept my interest for the whole video...well done ...16 plus one!

Looks great. When does the Smith&Wesson knockoff come out?

One more thing eBay sells the 3d printed loaders to save your fingers!

Great Review!!

Back from the range. 600 rounds fired. Multiple failures to go into battery. Cci and Aguila. Other than that, it's a fun gun.

great unit.. maybe the best at any price :D but for sure at the retail price

Thank You sir enjoy your info 👍🇺🇸

Are you just NOW getting around to this? I've owned 2 of these for awhile. Why two? Because they are so Awesome and lots of fun. I also have the Kel-Tec P17 Slide with the factory installed Red Dot Sight.

Would be really cool to have a long gun variant. (16" barrel, Piccatinny rails.)

Hi. Congratulations for the perfect review. I follow you from Italy and i love your style. Recently I'm watching for a Tanfoglio Force 22 Pocket that is very similar to the P17. Could you find it in US? I didn't find serious reviews on KZfaq yet. Bravo e ciao!

Thanks!

Wow, no recoil at all. Sootch can shoot.

My coworker use the 710 fps 22 and it cycle just fine

I think you meant if you want to make sure use High velocity not Standard velocity ammo.

I noticed my front sight screws were loose. I also noticed the trigger screw can be tighten or loosend.

For those that don't like the trigger, mcarbo makes a flat faced aluminum trigger that is relatively inexpensive.

Looks like a good training gun

cool. ty

You might have mentioned it in the video, and I might have missed it, but does this have double action re-striking capabilies?

Had one for a few years. Love it so much I just bought another. Great suppressor host.

LOL, good video. Thanks Don God Bless

Nice review