Pistols.

On pocket pistols. A carry gun is a compromise between what you will actually carry every day and what you can shoot when it matters. Most manufacturers resolve that by making something slightly smaller. We resolved it by removing the magazine. The PR-3AT loads 13 rounds of .380 directly into the grip using stripper clips, which is how it gets to 9.66 ounces and a .944-inch width. The P32 takes .32 ACP down to seven rounds in a frame that disappears in a front pocket. Neither one asks you to choose between carrying it and shooting it well.

On rimfire. The P17 puts 16 rounds of .22 LR in a light, threaded-barrel frame - the cheapest way to build fundamentals and the easiest handgun to hand a new shooter. The CP33 runs 33 rounds for competition. The PMR30 takes .22 Magnum to 30 rounds, which is ballistics that bridge rimfire and centerfire at a weight most 9mm pistols cannot touch. Three very different arguments for a caliber people underestimate.

On 5.7x28mm. We build more pistols in this cartridge than anyone. The KP50 is a bullpup carrying 50 rounds in a helical magazine no wider than a 17-round 9mm stick, with an optional Jungle Clip configuration that pairs two magazines back-to-back for 100 rounds. The PR-5.7 uses a rotating barrel to run 20 rounds in a conventional handgun footprint. Same cartridge, opposite approaches.

On rifle calibers in pistol frames. The PLR16 runs 5.56 NATO through a 9.2-inch barrel and accepts AR-15 magazines. It is not a compromise rifle - it is a deliberate answer for anyone who wants rifle ballistics in something that stores where a rifle will not.

Every KelTec pistol is designed, machined and assembled in Cocoa, Florida. Our engineers work fifty feet from the CNC floor, and every pistol is test-fired before it ships.