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I didn't really know what to expect when buying this gun. I like weird guns, oddballs, misfits.
Due to my weird gun obsession, I've been looking for one for months but didn't want to pay exorbitant GunBroker prices, or the even mildly over retail prices at a local establishment, so wait I did.
When Accurate Firearms in Baton Rouge had one, I jumped on the chance to purchase this oddity.
Today was the first time I got to shoot it, and it was amazing.
Let's break this "review" down into the following categories: reliability, accuracy, and shooting experience.
Reliability
On the carefully loaded 25 round magazines that I prepared before heading tot he range, I had no failures in 50 rounds.
I didn't load 30 because it got tough at 25, I've read this is normal.
On the subsequent 200 rounds through the gun I experienced just TWO failures to feed.
I fed it CCI Maxi-Mag 40gr, Federal Premium 40gr, and Remington jhp 40gr. The two failure two feeds occurred on the Federal and Remington.
I would classify that as amazing reliability for a rimfire handgun.
Accuracy
I wear glasses and am waiting for my new prescription lenses to arrive, so judge my accuracy statements accordingly.
I was shooting larger groups with the PMR-30 than I was with my Ruger 22/45, but smaller than those with my Automag III. With the Ruger at 25' I can put 10 bullets into a 1" bull. With the Kel-Tec at 25' I could only manage to put every round into 2". I need 4" with the Automag.
Shooting Experience
This thing is amazing! It just keeps going and going. It has very little recoil, a huge boom, and a two foot fireball that needs to be seen to be believed.
This is one of the most fun guns I have ever shot with. I laugh every time I read about some person wanting to carry this for SD purposes. A self defence handgun should be mind-numbingly boring, The Kel-Tec PMR-30 is not boring. I had a smile on my face every time I pulled the trigger. I must have looked like a complete buffoon shooting this thing.
To recap, this gun is amazing to shoot, it is reasonably accurate, and very reliable.
Pros: light, fun, reliable, accurate, loud, little recoil, huge fireballs, attracts strangers, 30 round magazines.
Cons: really hard to find, pricey for a Kel-Tec, magazine loading requires strict adherence to the manual's loading process.
Due to my weird gun obsession, I've been looking for one for months but didn't want to pay exorbitant GunBroker prices, or the even mildly over retail prices at a local establishment, so wait I did.
When Accurate Firearms in Baton Rouge had one, I jumped on the chance to purchase this oddity.
Today was the first time I got to shoot it, and it was amazing.
Let's break this "review" down into the following categories: reliability, accuracy, and shooting experience.
Reliability
On the carefully loaded 25 round magazines that I prepared before heading tot he range, I had no failures in 50 rounds.
I didn't load 30 because it got tough at 25, I've read this is normal.
On the subsequent 200 rounds through the gun I experienced just TWO failures to feed.
I fed it CCI Maxi-Mag 40gr, Federal Premium 40gr, and Remington jhp 40gr. The two failure two feeds occurred on the Federal and Remington.
I would classify that as amazing reliability for a rimfire handgun.
Accuracy
I wear glasses and am waiting for my new prescription lenses to arrive, so judge my accuracy statements accordingly.
I was shooting larger groups with the PMR-30 than I was with my Ruger 22/45, but smaller than those with my Automag III. With the Ruger at 25' I can put 10 bullets into a 1" bull. With the Kel-Tec at 25' I could only manage to put every round into 2". I need 4" with the Automag.
Shooting Experience
This thing is amazing! It just keeps going and going. It has very little recoil, a huge boom, and a two foot fireball that needs to be seen to be believed.
This is one of the most fun guns I have ever shot with. I laugh every time I read about some person wanting to carry this for SD purposes. A self defence handgun should be mind-numbingly boring, The Kel-Tec PMR-30 is not boring. I had a smile on my face every time I pulled the trigger. I must have looked like a complete buffoon shooting this thing.
To recap, this gun is amazing to shoot, it is reasonably accurate, and very reliable.
Pros: light, fun, reliable, accurate, loud, little recoil, huge fireballs, attracts strangers, 30 round magazines.
Cons: really hard to find, pricey for a Kel-Tec, magazine loading requires strict adherence to the manual's loading process.