Description
Ten rounds plus one, in 380 ACP, from a 2.85 inch barrel, in a pistol that still goes in a pocket. That is the whole argument for the Kel-Tec PR-3AT 380 ACP Tan, and it is a good one: the pocket 380s most people know hold six or seven.
This is the tan-framed version, with a black rotating barrel shroud over a Flat Dark Earth polymer frame. Kel-Tec part number PR3ATTAN10.
What the Kel-Tec PR-3AT 380 ACP Tan is
- 10+1 of 380 ACP. That is three or four more than the pocket 380s this gun is aimed at replacing.
- A 2.85 inch barrel in a compact frame.
- A black rotating barrel shroud over a tan polymer frame, per the distributor record.
- Manufacturer part number PR3ATTAN10, UPC 640832012057.
Why the Kel-Tec PR-3AT 380 ACP Tan round count matters
- A pocket 380 is a gun you carry when you will not carry anything bigger. The usual trade is that you accept six or seven rounds for the size.
- A Kel-Tec PR-3AT 380 ACP Tan does not ask for that trade. Ten in the magazine is close to what a modern micro nine holds.
- It is also why the grip is a little longer than the smallest 380s. You get a full firing grip rather than two fingers, which matters more for hitting things than the caliber does.
Kel-Tec PR-3AT 380 ACP Tan specifications
- Caliber: 380 ACP
- Capacity: 10+1
- Barrel: 2.85 in.
- Shroud: black, rotating barrel
- Frame: tan polymer
- Manufacturer part number: PR3ATTAN10
- UPC: 640832012057
Chamber and pressure standards for 380 Auto are published by the Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers Institute.
Why the Kel-Tec PR-3AT 380 ACP Tan earns its place
- Ten rounds in a pocket 380 is the headline and it is a real one.
- A longer grip than the smallest pocket guns, which makes it far easier to shoot well.
- Kel-Tec have been building small 380s for a very long time; the P-3AT that this design replaces sold in enormous numbers.
- The tan frame is a genuine color option rather than a sticker, and it is priced the same as the black one.
- 380 ACP in a locked-breech pistol is mild to shoot, which is the point of buying one in the first place.
The honest part. This is a new design. Kel-Tec have a long record with small 380s, but the PR-3AT has not been in the field for years the way a Ruger LCP MAX has. If you want a pocket 380 with a decade of accumulated round count behind it, buy the LCP MAX and accept seven fewer options; if the round count is what you are here for, this is the gun that offers it.
Shoot it before you trust it, as you should with any carry pistol, and shoot the load you intend to carry rather than only the cheap stuff. Small 380s are fussier about hollow point profile than anything full-size. Federal 380 ACP 95gr FMJ is the practice load we hold; Buffalo Bore 380 +P and Underwood 380 +P Xtreme Defender are the defensive options.
Be realistic about the sights on a Kel-Tec PR-3AT 380 ACP Tan. Every pocket pistol has small sights and a short sight radius, and this one is no exception. At the distances a gun like this is actually used that matters less than people think, but it is not a range toy.
And 380 ACP carries less energy than 9mm. Modern defensive loads have closed much of the gap, not all of it. The reason to buy 380 is that it is mild and the gun is small, and those are good reasons — just make the choice knowingly.
The other Kel-Tec PR-3AT 380 ACP configurations we carry are the 13+1 in black, which trades pocket size for capacity, and the 10-round in black if you want this gun without the tan frame.
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