Kel-Tec PMR-30

Shooting Illustrated has a nice look... with pics and ballistics.

The kit-gun concept has been around for a long time. Although the term means different things to different people, a kit gun is a relatively compact and lightweight handgun appropriate for hiking, camping or tossing in a tackle box.
Kit guns are generally chambered in smaller calibers good for plinking and shooting small game or pests. They should be easy to carry, fun to shoot and accurate enough for a wide variety of tasks. Perhaps the most traditional kit gun in recent years is a Smith & Wesson revolver in .22 LR or .22 WMR. However, with the introduction of the PMR-30, Kel-Tec has taken the kit-gun concept to a whole new level. 

I really want one of these. I have no actual real use for one of these so I'm sure I probably will never buy one, but I would be the happiest man in the world if some nice soul handed me one out of the kindness of their heart.

Video: PMR-30 Firepower

What the Kel-Tec fanboys say about the PMR-30 problem

Here is the thread over at KTOG. What I did not realize is that KT is going to redesign the look of the gun. From the KT official statement:

There has also been a cosmetic change to the barrel: we have removed the fluting on the barrel. The initial fluted design was for weight reduction, however it was time-consuming to produce. We have created a new design that matches the weight and decreases production time significantly. It will look like a more traditional pistol.

Kel-Tec PMR-30 Production Suspended

Via GH&G

Kel-Tec announced the temporary suspension of PMR-30 production due to potential keyholing problems with the current barrels.  The PMR-30 has been shipping with 1:16 twist barrels, which appear to not stabilize all .22 WMR bullets. Kel-Tec is experimenting with 1:12 and 1:9 twist barrels to see what twist ratio works the best.

Video: Kel-Tec PMR-30 Chrony test

Good deal on PMR30s

Bud's is taking reserve orders.... $299 shipped

Kel-Tec PMR-30 Kaboom???

The shooter thinks that it fired out of battery:





Many more vids and additional info after the jump:

Gun Porn: Kel-Tec PMR-30

An entire picture thread here

(Olegvolk.net)

Oleg Volk talks about shooting the PMR-30

Shot PMR30 this weekend, about a 100 rounds of various types of ammunition. Boring reliability, and hitting half-size silhouette at 45m was trivially easy. Good trigger and excellent sights help much.

Seen here

More PMR-30 pics

These look like the CAD designs. They were posted by one of the PMR engineers over at the Kel-Tec forum. Also, The Firearm Blog is reporting that Kel-Tec says availability and price info will be released at 2011 SHOT show.



http://www.ktog.org/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1285484545/15


More actual pics here

Need a holster for that Kel-Tec PMR-30?

GunBlast has a run down on several Simply Rugged Holsters for the Kel-Tec PMR-30

Kel-Tec PMR-30 Carbine pics

Remember that carbine version that everyone keeps asking for? The Firearm blog has a sneak peak at what the prototype RMR-30 carbine looks like:

Here are some pics that were photoshoped so that you can see what it would look like in all black:

UPDATE: New pic added here

Kel-Tec PMR-30 ammo test

View the entire thing here.... Here are the targets:

Sit down with Chief Design Engineer at Kel-Tec

The Firearm Blog sits down to interview Tobias Obermeit, the Chief Design Engineer on the PMR-30 pistol at Kel-Tec. He was asked questions submitted by blog readers and gives some wonderful insight into the PMR-30 (yes they are making a carbine), Kel-Tec, and the firearms industry as a whole. Its a great read.

Video: Kel-tec PMR30 rapid fire

GunBlast reviews the Kel-Tec PMR-30

They covered it at the factory when it was first announced, but now they have a test gun in hand and put it through its paces. Vids, pics, and write up here

Video: Kel-Tec PMR-30... 90 rds in 25 sec