KT is not afraid to develop new products and rush them to market. It's a good thing customer service is so good. The customer does the final testing and design changes are revealed by failures in the field. That's ok for end users with some gun savvy, but could be a dangerous thing for others. It's always up to the end user to insure the end product is safe and reliable before carrying it as a self defense tool, regardless of who manufactured it. I have owned KT pistols since they first came on the market, and think highly of them. Some had problems, but once worked out, they are all reliable. I carry one daily, sometimes as backup to something larger. For the money, they are hard to beat.
Savage