Kel Tec PMR 30

Great pistol. Shoots everything I feed it. Trigger is great.
 
Same response, here. Great gun and surprisingly accurate. A hoot to shoot -- like a LASER!! Kel-Tec* tells you ammo that shouldn't be used, but I picked up several boxes of one of the "warned away from" ammo (Fiocchi) and it shot great. I've been using the recommended stuff, and Hornady ammo for handguns.

I'd buy a CMR-30, but don't want to spend that much. :)

There have been some great prices recently -- including at CDNN.

*I wrote "Ruger" when I first replied. Don't know where that came from -- maybe because I had just read comments about the new Ruger Wranger?
 
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Sad to say that I own onebut not shot yet...
 
I handled one at TSA in Raleigh, very lightweight. Feels good in the hand.

 
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Goofyfoot2001 said:
I can't justify a pistol that shoots lesser ammo than a 9mm at 50% more. .22lr is a better option
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"Shoots lesser ammo than a 9mm at 50% more..."

If that's your primary criteria for weapons acquisitions, you'll probably never buy anything but another 9mm semi-auto (although you MAY get lucky and find a revolver in 9mm...) That probably means no shotguns, no deer rifles, no ARs, and certainly no .45s or .40s, and no .357 SIGs.

Better option for what? Rats, squirrels, small varmints?

That said, nobody's advocating a PMR-30 for home defense or carry (although with the right holster, it's light enough for camping trips), and 30 rounds gives you a lot of options. One of the new Kel-Tec CP-33 holds even more.

My wife wanted a gun for home defense (when I wasn't home) and we got a PMR-30 for her, after finding that she just couldn't rack the slides on any of my semi-autos with any confidence. And 30 rounds of .22 magnum might discourage someone, even if she missed -- as that round is LOUD!! (We keep electronic muffs in the bedrooms near the guns.)

Some of the .22 WMR ammo (Hornady Critical Defense-type ammo) which is designed for shorter barrels than typical .22 magnum rounds (which are designed for rifles), performs about the same as some of the better .380 ammo in ballistic gel tests. It's a bit more potent than some folks realize.​

Happily or unhappily (I vary from one to the other), my wife has since lost interest -- I'm almost never away overnight, and now the PMR-30 is mostly my play toy. I shoot the PMR-30 more than some of my 9mms and .45s.
 
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I have owned 2 and there have been others through here. When loaded carefully and with CCI MaxiMags they ran 100%. If these 2 things were not done they were not 100%. The reason I got rid of mine was the grip from front to back and side to side. I never could accomadate it . It shot great round orange basketballs out of it about dusk. It was great fun. I replaced it with a RI 1911 22 Mag. It holds 15 round and feels perfect to this old 1911 shooter.
 
I can't say enough good things about the pmr30. My wife carries this around the farm with her. I highly recommend it

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Something like this for the time being. For me it's a travel gun. Sits on the trans tunnel behind the center console. I don't carry it on me. So this holster works since it has the pocket for the extra magazine. That way I'm carrying 60+ rounds with me in a little package.
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I've shot a few. They are a hoot to shoot. Good trigger, very accurate and reliable. Here's a video I uploaded last month:
 
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Well, I bought a new PMR-30 Saturday morning after much consideration and with the help supplied here. As said, the trigger is good and the pistol is very light, I like it. I tried to load the thirty (30) rounds in the magazines with little success due to my arthritic hands, only got twenty-one (21) in each and that was a little tough. I decided to order a Makershot Speed Loader on ebay and maybe I can get r done. Also decided to get a Uncle Mikes Sidekick Holster #3 just in case I need it, ebay/cheap. Thanks for all the helpful comments.
 
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Well, I bought a new PMR-30 Saturday morning after much consideration and with the help supplied here. As said, the trigger is good and the pistol is very light, I like it. I tried to load the thirty (30) rounds in the magazines with little success due to my arthritic hands, only got twenty-one (21) in each and that was a little tough. I decided to order a Makershot Speed Loader on ebay and maybe I can get r done. Also decided to get a Uncle Mikes Sidekick Holster #3 just in case I need it, ebay/cheap. Thanks for all the helpful comments.
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You'll love it, especially once you can get all 30 rounds in there.
 
BU2scwMJL said:
All this PMR talk got me wanting another one. Damn you all! Now I have to try and convince my wife into letting that happen lol
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It's for her right?

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JUS1MO said:
Well, I bought a new PMR-30 Saturday morning after much consideration and with the help supplied here. As said, the trigger is good and the pistol is very light, I like it. I tried to load the thirty (30) rounds in the magazines with little success due to my arthritic hands, only got twenty-one (21) in each and that was a little tough. I decided to order a Makershot Speed Loader on ebay and maybe I can get r done. Also decided to get a Uncle Mikes Sidekick Holster #3 just in case I need it, ebay/cheap. Thanks for all the helpful comments.
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Update: The Makershot Speed Loader does the trick very easily. I first tried shooting some Hornady 30gr V-Max but it did not feed at all, tried 6 rounds. Next I tried CCI 40gr Maxi-Mag HP and they worked perfectly. Guess I should have payed better attention to the manual. It plainly says that.. Go figure!
 
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