$200 Competition Pistol Build! 
I picked up this Kel-Tec P17 new about a month ago for $203 OTD from my FFL. Have done a little work on it and burned about 300-400rds through it. Looking to bring it to the "Action Steel" shoot this Saturday. I DID shoot it with the comp shown mainly to add weight but it started loosening up so I decided to do without.
Most of the "issues" such as "hot spots" (sharpness) and requiring a slide bump to chamber a round have been addressed. In no particular order I: removed the mag release levers and smoothed the sharp edges from them, removed the mag bases and smoothed the sharpness from them and numbered the mags (three 16rd-ers included with pistol), smoothed the slide release because it was sharp, smoothed any other edges on the seams of the 2 halves of the frame, added about $0.37 worth of grip tape to some strategic areas as shown and picked up a 3D-printed mag loader for $15. PS: I used $1 HF utility scissors to cut the tape--the razor blade was to pry the tape from the backing
I still would like to modify the slide release with a couple drops of weld to extend it and may end up grinding the safety lever down a little bit so the slide lever is easier to reach. Otherwise this is just going to be a "fun" gun to compete with and make the others smile, then cry when I beat them! I mainly didn't have a non-optics gun to compete with in the standard division. Some others will use 1911s and Ruger Mk .22s and have to change mags a number of times. With around 25 rounds per stage, I will have to change mags at least once and have been practicing as the motions are slightly different than a glockish gun. Shown next to a LW w/Dagger slide.
I picked up this Kel-Tec P17 new about a month ago for $203 OTD from my FFL. Have done a little work on it and burned about 300-400rds through it. Looking to bring it to the "Action Steel" shoot this Saturday. I DID shoot it with the comp shown mainly to add weight but it started loosening up so I decided to do without.
Most of the "issues" such as "hot spots" (sharpness) and requiring a slide bump to chamber a round have been addressed. In no particular order I: removed the mag release levers and smoothed the sharp edges from them, removed the mag bases and smoothed the sharpness from them and numbered the mags (three 16rd-ers included with pistol), smoothed the slide release because it was sharp, smoothed any other edges on the seams of the 2 halves of the frame, added about $0.37 worth of grip tape to some strategic areas as shown and picked up a 3D-printed mag loader for $15. PS: I used $1 HF utility scissors to cut the tape--the razor blade was to pry the tape from the backing
I still would like to modify the slide release with a couple drops of weld to extend it and may end up grinding the safety lever down a little bit so the slide lever is easier to reach. Otherwise this is just going to be a "fun" gun to compete with and make the others smile, then cry when I beat them!
I mainly didn't have a non-optics gun to compete with in the standard division. Some others will use 1911s and Ruger Mk .22s and have to change mags a number of times. With around 25 rounds per stage, I will have to change mags at least once and have been practicing as the motions are slightly different than a glockish gun. Shown next to a LW w/Dagger slide.
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