The only magazine supplied was a 10-round model, but according to the website some P11s were shipped with nine-round magazines. The Kel-Tec P11 came in a very small cardboard box with an owners manual and a padlock. Once the pin was inserted, the slide was unlocked and moved forward to its rest position. Replacing the slide meant fitting it to the aluminum rails, locking it back, and pushing the barrel all the way forward to expose the cut in the barrel to the assembly pin hole. (Almost any caliber will do.) The guide rod was polymer, and the recoil system used two coil springs one over the other. It was designed to be plucked out of the frame with the use of a case rim. The assembly pin, which was on the left side directly above the trigger, was now in position to be removed. Removing the top end to get a better look inside began with removing the magazine, emptying the chamber and locking back the slide. An aluminum frame was set into the polymer receiver, which also housed the firing mechanism.

The P11 slide did not ride primarily on polymer rails. The inexpensive Kel-Tec P11 shared at least one design concept found on some more expensive pistols. Our P11 carried a hard-chromed slide and cost $368, but the same gun was available for $355 should you choose a P11 with a Parkerized finish. The suggested retail price of the base model was only $314 and featured a blued slide. Capacity was 10+1, thanks to a double-column magazine. The P11 is a 9mm handgun with a 3.1-inch barrel. Small-caliber pistols with polymer frames, locked breech actions, and DAO triggers continue to be Kel-Tecs bread and butter. () - Kel-Tec CNC Industries started out as a machine shop in 1991 and began manufacturing firearms some four years later.

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