Kel-Tec
| Kel-Tec CNC Industries, Inc.
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| legal form | Inc. |
| founding | 1991 |
| Seat |
Cocoa , Florida ,
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| management | George Kellgren |
| Branch | Defense industry |
| Website | www.keltecweapons.com |
Kel-Tec is an American arms manufacturer and was founded in 1991 in Cocoa ( Florida ) as a mechanical engineering company under the name Kel-Tec CNC Industries Inc. In 1995 the production of pistols began. In the meantime, rifles are also manufactured for sport and service use.
The pistols are intended as so-called ' concealed carry ' and ' back up ' weapons, i.e. they should be worn concealed or as a secondary weapon . The target groups are police officers and gun license holders . They are particularly suitable as a secondary weapon to a Smith & Wesson pistol, as magazines can also be used for these weapons.
Kel-Tec offers its customers a lifetime guarantee, with a lifespan of 6,000 shots assumed.
The company is a member of the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) and the Hunting & Shooting Sports Heritage Foundation (HSSHF). According to the company, all employees are members of the National Rifle Association .
The designer at Kel-Tec is George L. Kellgren, who was formerly President of Grendel Inc. in Rockledge (Florida). The first pistol, the Kel-Tec P-11, therefore resembles the Grendel P-10. Kellgren also worked for Intratec Inc. of Miami, Florida, where the CAT 9 pistol is manufactured.
Kel-Tec products include:
- Pistols
- PF-9 , caliber 9 × 19 mm
- P-11 , caliber 9 × 19 mm
- P-32 , caliber .32 Auto
- P-3AT , caliber .380 Auto
- PLR-16 , caliber 5.56 × 45 mm NATO
- Kel-Tec PMR-30, caliber .22 WMR (Winchester Magnum Rifle)
- Rifles
- SUB-2000 , caliber 9 × 19 mm, .40 S&W
- SU-16A , caliber 5.56 × 45 mm NATO, 18.5 "barrel
- SU-16B , caliber 5.56 × 45 mm NATO, 16 "barrel, smooth barrel
- SU-16C , caliber 5.56 × 45 mm NATO, 16 "barrel, foldable shoulder rest
- SU-16CA , caliber 5.56 × 45 mm NATO, 16 "barrel
- SU-16CA , caliber 5.56 × 45 mm NATO, 9 "or 12" barrel
- RFB , caliber 7.62 × 51 mm NATO
- RDB , caliber 5.56 × 45 mm NATO, 17.4 "barrel
literature
- Patrick Sweeney: Modern law enforcement: weapons & tactics . Verlag Krause Publications, 2004, ISBN 978-0-87349-659-9 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Who is the Man behind Kel Tec ( Memento of the original from May 12, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , 22. May 2013
