Called a gun store yesterday that told me that had he a case of Kel-Tecs, he'd not sell me one because they were junk.
I've read more message boards and forums than I care to admit regarding the P3AT. The vast majority of P3AT owners are happy with their investment, even with the few that had problems. Most people talk of a fluff & buff treatment to get it up to par, and that's something I can deal with.
The Ruger would be fine if I could find one at a non inflated price. It's a mouse gun, not exactly a major investment requiring a second mortgage to obtain. Yes, the Kel-Tec quality is lower than the Ruger, but again we're talking about a last ditch effort pistol, not one that's going to need to survive thousands of rounds a month.
As long as it can reliably shoot when I need it to, it will work. The worst failures seem to be a failure to eject, and practicing failure drills should be required anyway.