A 50-round pistol that leaves no chance for body armor

Semi-automatic pistol

Kel-Tec PMR-30

is a full-size semi-automatic pistol manufactured by Kel-Tec of the United States. [1] It was introduced in 2011. [4] It has a single action trigger to pull 3.5 to 5 lb F (16 to 22 N) and a manual safety device. [1] It is chambered in .22 Winchester Magnum Rimfire and has a special factory double-stack magazine that holds 30 rounds. [1] The PMR-30 uses fixed fiber optic open sights. [5]The slide is also pre-drilled to accept a variety of red dot sights when purchasing the appropriate mounting plates from the manufacturer. Produced in European style. [1]

The firearm uses a lot of polymer to reduce weight and cost, with a steel slide and barrel and an aluminum internal grip frame. [5]

Design[edit]

Since its initial introduction to the market, the PMR-30 has undergone several improvements due to problems with the early available design. The barrel's rifling twist rate has been increased to 1:11 to better stabilize the bullet and reduce the likelihood of key holes. [6] The frame now uses a more durable polymer with a lighter texture. This eliminates the frame sag that was creating the large gap that was previously noted between the front of the frame and the barrel. It also gives the frame a less shiny appearance and makes it feel less smooth in the hand. More metal was added as reinforcement at the breech to completely enclose the rim of the loaded cartridge, presumably to improve user safety in the event of a cartridge case separating. [7] Additional improvements to the new design include screws that can be loosened to adjust the front sight for windage and a ".22 WMR" stamp on the slide.

Kel-Tec also offers an extended 5-inch threaded barrel for the PMR-30 with an aluminum flash hider to reduce the amount of muzzle flash produced by escaping gases [8].

History[edit]

In December 2022, a magazine cover image showing the P50 was leaked on KTOG, an online forum dedicated to Kel-Tec. The image advertises the pistol's ability to feed 50 rounds of 5.7×28mm rounds, and describes it as "Kel-Tec's most unique to date." [1] The image subsequently spread throughout the rest of the Internet, coinciding with a trademark called P50, registered by Kel-Tec in February 2022. [2]

In January 2022, the official Kel-Tec website revealed details about the P50, stating that the weapon would begin shipping in March 2022 at an MSRP of $995. [3]

Ballistics [edit]

While the standard 40gr .22 Magnum (.22 WMR) cartridge has a velocity of about 2,000 fps (600 m/s) [9] with an energy of about 355 ft-lb (energy = 0.5 * weight * velocity^2 /7000 / 32.175 ) when shooting from a rifle, the speed and energy are significantly lower when shooting from a pistol due to the shorter barrel. A standard 40gr .22 Magnum round fired from a PMR-30 is approximately equal in velocity and energy to a standard 40gr .22LR round fired from a rifle. At 1,200 ft/s (370 m/s) that's 127 ft-lb of energy. Lighter bullets and various fast-burning .22 Magnum ammunition specifically manufactured for handgun use can be expected to have higher velocities and greater energy.

Pistol Kel-Tec PMR-30

The Kel-Tec PMR-30 pistol was developed by the American company Kel-Tec CNC Industries Co, under the leadership of the famous Swedish-born gunsmith George Kellgren. Production of the pistol began in 2010, mainly for the civilian market, as a weapon for target practice, hunting small game, shooting rodents, and also as a self-defense weapon for those who find it difficult to tolerate the recoil of weapons in larger calibers.

The PMR-30 combines high firepower for a weapon of this class with the low weight of the model itself, the manufacturability of its production and a very favorable cost. Its magazine capacity is 30 rounds of .22 Magnum. The Kel-Tec PMR-30 pistol has a light weight and low recoil, which facilitate rapid, aimed fire, which makes it a fairly serious weapon. The .22 Magnum cartridges used in the PMR-30 are significantly superior to the popular sporting and hunting .22LR (5.6 mm) in terms of bullet penetration and are distinguished by the reliable expansion of hollow-point bullets. At the same time, they have very little recoil force, both when used in rifles and in the lightweight PMR-30.

To extract spent cartridges, the PMR-30 uses two ejectors, instead of one, as on most self-loading pistols, which is done for maximum operational reliability. Once all the cartridges have been used up, the casing and bolt are locked in the rear position by a bolt stop, the lever of which is located on the left side of the frame, in front of the safety. The weapon is equipped with a recoil buffer, made in the form of a plate mounted vertically into the casing, made of a plastic material based on polyurethane. The magazine latch is located at the bottom of the handle, in the so-called “European” style. The sighting devices consist of an aluminum front sight fixed in a dovetail groove with the possibility of making lateral adjustments, and a non-adjustable rear sight made as part of a polymer casing. The initial speed of an expansive bullet weighing 2.6 g when fired from a PMR-30 is 375 m/s, energy is 182 J.

The pistol uses an original automatic design with a semi-blowback. In this scheme, the pistol barrel has the ability to slightly roll back under the influence of frictional forces that arise between the walls of the cartridge case and the pistol chamber during the initial period of the shot, while the pressure in the barrel is still high. The pistol's design is based on an aluminum frame, hidden inside a plastic casing that forms the pistol grip, trigger guard and Picatinny rail under the barrel. One of the first things you notice about the PMR-30 pistol is the bolts and nuts that connect the two halves of its polymer frame. This unusual technical solution is also used in other Kel-Tec weapons, such as the SU-16 carbine and RFB rifle. A steel liner is installed in the frame, attached to it with a transverse pin, and a barrel and a return spring with a guide rod are installed on the liner. One of the trends in the weapons industry in recent years is the installation of sighting devices with fiber optic rods as standard on short-barreled weapons. The PMR-30 is also equipped with a front sight and rear sight with light-gathering inserts of different colors, allowing for faster aiming, especially during high-speed shooting. The trigger mechanism is non-self-cocking, single action.

Simplicity, lightness, ease of wearing and low recoil force allow the PMR-30 to be used for training, recreational shooting, as well as self-defense for teenagers and women.

The PMR-30 is a very unusual version of a personal weapon in terms of design and arrangement of components and mechanisms. And yet, the designers left a version of the flag fuse, tested over a large amount of time, as a safety system. Its levers are conveniently located on both sides of the frame, allowing you to quickly bring the weapon into combat readiness with a simple thumb-down movement when drawing the pistol from the holster, either with the right or left hand.

There are many conflicting views regarding such extraordinary pistols, regarding the advisability of using small-caliber cartridges with high initial velocity and bullet energy in short-barreled weapons. Proponents of such systems talk about the benefits of using small-caliber ammunition, pointing to such advantages as a large magazine capacity, insignificant recoil force and tossing of the weapon when firing, flatness of the bullet’s flight path, higher accuracy at long distances and accuracy during high-speed shooting, and in the case of using armor-piercing bullets also have a significant penetrating effect. The main argument of opponents of the tandem of a pistol and a powerful small-caliber cartridge is their assertion that the bullet has a lower stopping effect compared to larger calibers, which is unacceptable for personal weapons used in close combat at minimum distances. True, it should be clarified that a single and generally accepted method for assessing the value of the stopping power of a bullet does not exist today and this argument is disputed by many, although few people question the high efficiency of the old and repeatedly battle-tested large-caliber American cartridge .45 ACP. Be that as it may, small-caliber personal defense weapons today are one of the most promising areas in the development of small arms.

A very significant portion of civilians who purchase a pistol or revolver as personal property buy the weapon for so-called plinking, that is, recreational, leisure shooting. Simply put, for the sake of active recreation, corresponding to the personal hobbies of people who love weapons and shooting. The Kel-Tec PMR-30 was designed primarily for recreational shooting, but it can also be used as a self-defense weapon. This is primarily a civilian weapon. It is for this category of citizens that the gunsmith designers of Kel-Tec CNC Industries, Inc. developed a new small-caliber repeating pistol PMR-30.

Main characteristics of the PMR-30: Caliber: .22 Magnum Weapon length: 200.7 mm Barrel length: 109.2 mm Weapon height: 147.3 mm Weapon width: 33 mm Weight without cartridges: 385.6 g Gross weight: 555, 7 g Magazine capacity: 30 rounds Trigger force: 1.6-2.3 kg.

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Links[edit]

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