I have always wanted one to put into my Pocket gun collection. But I would prefer one in 380. It would not replace my Pico or Kahr, for carry, but it is just one cool little gun. I understand the concept of these guns very well and would not be at all concerned about the last round not ejecting or stove piping.
I love the 380.cal, but do own the Keltec P32. Another amazing little gun. And crazy light weight of only 6 1/2 ounces. I carry this gun in shorts on the hottest days of summer. Heck, the little sucker can even be used as a backup to a pocket gun. And the gun runs great so far. I do not shoot it as often as the 380's, but when I do, I can shoot it very accurately.
Yes, the Keltec is crud in comparison to the nice Gardian. On the opposite end of the specturm in looks and weight. Do not own the Guardian yet, but maybe some day.
Congrats to the OP. Nice gun for sure.
FYI- question from Poster about last round to Manufacturer.
Last round
I have read/experienced that the case from the last spent round occasionally gets stuck between the slide and the frame. Is this a product ‘failure’? Should I be concerned?
No, frankly, not at all. Yes, we are aware of, and understand the causes of, this condition. Yes, it is not an uncommon occurrence. No, we do not believe it represents a performance failure and we do not intend to try to ‘correct’ the condition.
The design of this pistol does not include an ejector (not to be confused with an extractor), but relies on the following action of a fresh cartridge, as it is moving up the magazine stack and towards the chamber, to push the spent extracted case out of the breech. When the magazine is empty and there is no following cartridge to exert this pressure, the spent case may simply be trapped by the slide returning forward (the slide is not designed to remain open after the last round).
"When a full magazine is inserted to replace the empty one, the slide must, in any/every event (‘stovepipe’ or not) be re-racked to chamber a fresh round. During this process, the spent case simply falls freely out of the breech and the pistol returns to battery – as though the condition had never existed. (Please note that we are not attempting to excuse any stovepipe of a live round. If that condition exists with any of our pistols, we will be happy to rework the gun to eliminate that failure)."