Kel-Tec PR-3AT: a clip-fed pocket pistol
SHOT Show 2026 – Kel-Tec introduces the PR-3AT: a pocket .380 ACP pistol for personal defense that feeds through stripper clips and comes in three variants
Kel-Tec expands the PR line of double-action, polymer frame, locked-breech rotary barrel defensive pistols with the launch of the PR-3AT: a pocket handgun for deep concealment and personal protection chambered in .380 ACP, available in black or bi-tone versions (black slide, olive drab green or flat dark earth frame).
Featuring an ultra-short 2.85" (72 mm) barrel, the Kel-Tec PR-3AT doesn't feed through standard detachable magazines but – just like the PR-5.7 model launched in 2025 – via an internal magazine that can hold up to 13 rounds plus one in chamber, to be filled through reusable, factory-issued 7-rounds stripper clips.
Kel-Tec PR-3AT .380 ACP semi-automatic pocket pistol – right side
Kel-Tec PR-3AT .380 ACP semi-automatic pocket pistol – left side
Under this point of view, both the PR-3AT and the PR-5.7 are very similar to the Grendel P10, a pistol from the late 1980s engineered by Kel-Tec founder George Kellgren.
The Kel-Tec PR-3AT is compatible with belt clips for deep concealment, it's absolutely safe to carry with a round in chamber thanks to its 20N/4.5 lbs DAO trigger, and is optionally available in a PR-3AT 10 variant whose internal magazine holds only ten rounds but offers a shorter grip for printless carry.
Kel-Tec PR-3AT Defender .380 ACP semi-automatic pocket pistol – right side
Kel-Tec PR-3AT Defender .380 ACP semi-automatic pocket pistol – left side
Additionally, the Kel-Tec PR-3AT is also available in an optics-ready "Defender" that comes issued from factory with a Viridan RFX1 micro red dot sight.
MSRP on the US market is set at $399.99 for the PR-3AT and PR-3AT 10 and at $589.99 for the PR-3AT Defender.
Kel-Tec PR-3AT 10 .380 ACP semi-automatic pocket pistol – right side
Kel-Tec PR-3AT 10 .380 ACP semi-automatic pocket pistol – left side
Kel-Tec PR-3AT
- Type of firearm: Pistol
- Caliber: .380 ACP
- Action: Semi-automatic, locked breech, rotary barrel
- Barrel Length: 2.85" (72,5mm)
- Capacity: 10 or 14 rounds in internal magazine, fed via reusable 7-rounds stripper clips
- Trigger System: Double-action only
- Frame: Polymer
- Sights: Fixed front and rear (PR-3AT, PR-3AT 10); fixed front, removable rear w/h optics mount, factory-issued Viridan RFX1 micro red dot sight (PR-3AT Defender)
- Safety: Double-action only 20N trigger

