It’s one of the ugliest guns I have ever seen. It makes me want to shoot my eyes out
No bueno. .22 mag overall case length is too long relative to the energy generated by the low powered round to reliably cycle the slide in semi auto. .22 mag is a revolver only round.
Subject to jams. And, the aforelisted item is reason # 2 for my not having bought one.
Another issue with the early PMR30s was with keyholing. Kel-Tec offered replacement barrels with a higher rifling twist rate which reduced, but did not completely eliminate, keyholing.
The key is to find which ammo your gun shoots best.
Throws out a huge muzzle flash but accuracy is surprisingly excellent. People at the the range always think it's a center fire. 500 plus rounds to date and counting.
Now looking for the carbine version: CMR 30. Prices are still too high so I'll wait.
At a gun show an FFL guy told me the trigger housing is plastic and wears pretty fast - basically it’s plastic junk IMHO.
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I wouldn’t have it unless i could trade it for something I did like.
It would seem to be a world beater but there are a few things which keep it from being that.
First of all, the .22 magnum does not work well in pistol length barrels. In a 20-24 inch rifle barrel it produces energy nearly equal to the 9mm. In a 6 inch barrel it is not too much more powerful than a .22LR.
In a one and a half inch barrel it is not much more powerful than a .22 short, both out of the same barrel. I know, because I have chronographed them.
There is one way it truly impressed me. I shot a cottonmouth from a small rural dirt road bridge in the middle of nowhere. This was with a Ruger single six using CCI shot shells with the plastic shot holder. The distance was about six feet and it almost literally shredded the snake. Way better than the LR shot shells.