(GunReports.com) — Gun Tests Magazine Publisher Timothy H. Cole recognized Kel-Tec’s PMR-30 22 WMR as the publication’s “Best in Class Pistol” for 2011 at the just-concluded SHOT Show in Las Vegas. Cole made a special award to Derek Kellgren, Kel-Tec CNC Industries’ Director of Marketing at the show. The pistol joins a Ruger LCR wheelgun, an AR-style 300 Whisper from SSK Industries, a 12-gauge autoloading shotgun from Legacy Sports International, and a laser/light combo accessory from Crimson Trace as the magazine’s “Best in Class” 2011 honorees. “Our accept-no-advertising policy gives us the freedom to choose guns that simply work well,” said Gun Tests Publisher Timothy H. Cole. “The ‘Best in Class’ winners exhibit the traits we prize — accuracy, reliability, tight fit and finish, handsome cosmetics, and value for the dollar.” The exact test model was the Kel-Tec PMR-30 No. 408320267 22 WMR, originally reviewed in the November 2011 issue of Gun Tests. The PMR-30 semiauto holds 30 rounds of 22 Winchester Magnum Rimfire cartridges in the magazine. The slide and barrel are made of 4140 steel housed in a 7075 aluminum frame. The grip, slide cover, trigger, mag release, and safety levers are glass-reinforced Zytel nylon, much like other Kel-Tec pistols. Other features include dual opposing extractors, heel magazine release, dovetailed aluminum front sight, Picatinny accessory rail under the barrel, urethane recoil buffer, captive coaxial recoil springs. The PMR-30 …
Part 2 of 2: Every shooter in the US should own a Ruger 10/22 (and I wish my overseas viewers could too!). It is the everyman’s, all-around .22 rifle. It shocks me when I find one that doesn’t! That’s because it provides immense enjoyment and capabilities for such a reasonable cost. Even out-of-box, the venerable 10/22 is accurate, very reliable, tough, ergonomic, lightweight, easy to use and carry, and most of all, fun! It continues to be an extremely successful Ruger design, having sold well over 5 million copies (and still going strong). It has out-sold and out-survived many other .22 designs to include the Remington Nylon 66. The 10/22 has always represented amazing value. That’s because for a reasonable price you are getting a rifle that will probably last your entire lifetime. My circa 1976 10/22 (shown) was given to me as a young man by my Dad and has adventured with me in the swamps of Florida and Alabama, the woods of Virginia, Montana, and Washington, the plains of North Dakota, and in the deserts of Utah, eastern Oregon, Arizona, and Idaho. And it’s still going strong. There are fancier and equally as-fun .22 rifles available but the 10/22s excel in most areas (and several cool Distributor Exclusive 10/22s abound, like the shown French walnut stocked TALO version) and provide unmatched versatility for the user. The 10/22 has a modular, simple design that makes upgrades to the trigger, bolt, magazine, stock, barrel, and sighting systems easy (many options shown …
BigDaddyHoffman1911 showing and shooting The Kel-Tec PMR-30 .22 Magnum “30 Round Magazine” Semi-Auto Pistol at some steel targets at The Hoffman Compound. ***If you like this video Please Like, Favorite and Subscribe. **** Hope you enjoy and as always “Thanks For Watching”…..OohRah Check Below For More Info. Website: www.keltecweapons.com MSRP 5.00 Info I Found: The PMR-30 is a light weight, full size pistol chambered for the flat-shooting .22Magnum cartridge (.22WMR). The PMR-30 operates on a unique hybrid blowback/locked-breech system. This operation system allows for the use of a wide variety of ammunition as it seamlessly adjusts between locked breach and blowback operation, depending on the pressure of the cartridge. It uses a double stack magazine of a new design that holds 30 rounds and fits completely in the grip of the pistol. The trigger is a crisp single action with an over-travel stop. The manual safety is a thumb activated ambidextrous safety lever (up for SAFE, down for FIRE). The slide locks back after the last shot and a manual slide lock lever is also provided. The light, crisp trigger pull and fiber optic sights make the PMR-30 ideal for target shooting and hunting small game. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Calibers: .22 Magnum (.22WMR) Weight unloaded: 13.6oz. 385.6g Loaded Magazine: 6oz. 170.1g Length: 7.9″ 200.7mm Height: 5.8″ 147.3mm Width: 1.3″ 33.0mm Barrel length: 4.3″ 109.2mm Sight radius: 6.9″ 175.3mm Energy (40gr): 138ft-lbs 187J Capacity: 30 …
We had some friends down at the farm and they had brought some of there rifles so we took a few shots at our 2.5 inch steel plate to see what different calibers would do to it we shot it with 22-250 44 Magnum 243 WSSM 308 and 30-06. we were shooting the plate from about 30 meters.
I was fortunate enough to get a PMR 30 on loan from Tactical Gun Review.com (TGR). This thing is a PURE joy to shoot! Aside from having what I believe is an acceptable magazine capacity (interject super big smile here), the pistol shot flawlessly with the two types of ammo I had on hand. The recoil was next to nothing and the fireball out the muzzle was exciting. The weight of the pistol was nearly nothing. I wore the PMR-30 in a holster on my hip for the better part of the day while roaming the countryside with the family. I almost never knew it was there because of the weight, or lack of. I may have to pick one of these up for myself down the road. NOTE: “The Gap” I referred to in the video got me thinking. So I looked in a couple of gun magazine publications and found a marketing photo for the PMR-30. The gun in the photo also had the gap. So maybe it’s supposed to be there, but why? The only reason I can think of is that there needs to be a little room for the slide to clear the frame under recoil. I suspect during recoil that the plastic frame is flexing and if there was a tight fit between frame and slide, the slide may hit the end of the frame. But this is only a guess. Never the less, I think it is a fun pistol. See www.TacticalGunReview.com for in depth user reviews on guns and optics.
Many things make the Kel-Tec SU-22 cool. First and foremost the weight: this little Tactical .22 only weighs 4 lbs! You will be amazed at the Philosophies of Use that this lightweight will open for you: recreational, tactical training, backpacking, or even survival rifle uses are all appropriate. Moreover the light weight makes shooting and carrying the SU-22 for the female or young shooter more enjoyable. It is a “Tactical .22″ as I have been calling them for some time. It mimicks the centerfire Kel-Tec SU-16 series of rifles (reviewed, rec’d by me at www.youtube.com ) and many of its components are directly interchangeable. Of course you won’t get the recoil, range, ToF, and noise of a the .223 SUs, but the ergonomics and battery of arms are similar. Another big SU-22 attraction is price: about 0 lower than many other tactical .22s. Remember in this category, threaded muzzles, Picatinny rails, polymer furniture, larger capacity magazines, sling attachments, etc are found and they often add cost. But the SU-22 provides most of those features for less. Reliability is good when the gun is kept clean. In my extended firing (without cleaning) that the SU-22 would experience failures to go into battery when dirty (no matter the ammo). When kept clean with appropriate lubrication, the little SU-22 cranked along with few jams, even with affordable bulk Federal .22 ammo (Remington Golden .22 is garbage and choked repeatedly in the tests…not recommended). Kel-Tec wisely uses …
