The WORST part of the P11 is the trigger. It is VERY long and "hard." It takes some practice to be accurate at distance, especially if you are used to shooting SA guns. Keep in mind that with the P11 the long hard trigger is the safety. Read: You wont pull 8.5 lbs an inch (give or take, never measured it) by accident! IMO, If you complain about the trigger you are probably expecting a range queen instead of a weapon for personal protection.
As far as reliability, with almost 1200 rounds thru mine I have broken two slide locks. The magazine in one case emptied properly, and was one cartridge short of empty the other time because the broken slide lock caused a "funny" recoil that I stopped shooting to inspect. The second case was the worst - the broken slide lock actually jammed the slide. NOTHING happened that if you practice (and you should) RTB/jam excersises would have stopped the gun from shooting.
Side note:This slide lock breakage was, I suspect, caused by cheap steel case ammo that was used before I found out steel case is not recommended to be used in the gun. Kel Tec has sent replacement parts fast - most excellent customer service!
Regarding FTF/FTE, From memory:
2 FTFeed, both prior to polishing the feed ramp. Zero since
1 FTFire, winchester white box. I recall clicking on it several times without a bang. After a minute and unloading, the said cartridge was well marked from the hammer. It was just a dud. Wheres my refund walmart? LOL!
1 FTE when intentionally limp wristing. It took a LOT of attempts to get an error when limp wristing. Maybe I grip hard to begin with, but I dont know. It just isnt the issue some people make it out to be.
Correct my math, please, but I calculate the above as working out to be a 0.3% chance the gun will not fire. (0.5% if you count the slide lock breaking, but that didnt stop the shooting.) 99.5% to 99.7% seems pretty reliable to me.
@markand - the FTF and FTE are both normally easy to remedy. FTF is almost always related to the feed ramp and polishing will usually solve it. Im curious as to the ammo, number of rounds thru the gun, whats been done to it so far, and basic history. Feel free to PM me, since I dont want to hijack the thread into being "how to fix-a-p11." You might also try ktog.org (Im not a member there, but do read sometimes.) And if your ready to give up, I would be happy to toss out an offer to you of $100-150 for it give/take depending on overall condition.
Anyhow, for what it is worth, I mostly open carry the P11 with an IWB. Its so small no one seems to really notice it. (mine is black/blued.) When I cc its the same setup, just the shirt untucked. Of course, one in the chamber anytime its on me.
Bottom line: What it is not: an XD or 1911. What it is: Small, light, high capacity, inexpensive (300-350 new), very reliable, easy to find, and very worth it if your intended use is self defense...
PS - been a member of the forum for awhile, but as you can tell i post a lot. LOL! Maybe that will change!
Blade