Kel-Tec PMR-30 22WMR Black Rimfire Pistol

I love his gun and have run about 1,000 rounds through it since buying it in Sept. It comes with two mags and I bought two more right away so I didn't need to reload as often. At first the mags were almost impossible to load, just did not want to accept more than maybe 12-15 rounds.

 But, I soaked them in rubbing alcohol and shook out a lot of what looked like deposits from manufacturing. After drying with a hair dryer I put some graphite powder in each mag and worked the slide up and down several times to coat the inside. I could then load in 25 rounds without any problem and after maybe 4-5 times loading in 25 rounds and leaving them sit loaded for a few days, I was able to load in 30 without any issues.

 Now I leave all four fully loaded with 30 rounds because I hit the range weekly and run through a couple hundred rounds each time. I have not had a single jam since cleaning up the mags as I described above. Yes that is a little bit of work and yea maybe I shouldn't have to do that, BUT with a little work upfront I have a gun that is a blast to shoot and accurate as hell. I can put all 30 rounds in about a 4-5 inch circle at 25 feet in less than a minute.

These Damned Magazines will not load as they should and neither will accept more than 12 rounds, even then the last 4 in each must be forced in so hard that I do not trust them enough to feed this firearm properly/safely.!
 Does Kel-Tec have R & D and Quality Control departments, or do they just buy junk from others and box them up for shipment. I have never had such magazine problems in my entire life and I am a true gun man, 70+ years old and pissed.!

Bought the PMR new in Dec 2016. Twice at the range: multiple jams, failure to feed, impossible to use the 30 round magazine. Very frustrating firearm, sold it in Feb 2017. Bought a FN 5.7x28mm. It rocks. Pure perfection..

If you have priced a 57 you know that they are over $1k. If you have held on in your hand you know they are a BIG gun. They aren't really a carry type gun, so like the PMR 30, it is typically a back up or just a range plinker. Ballistically, for the money I would go for the PMR 30. Gel tests conducted by many experts concluded although the PMR 30 is not quite as powerful as the 57, it is so close that I would not waste the extra cash for the FN. It of course depends on what rounds you are shooting but comparatively save your money buy a PMR 30.

I got this several months ago and cleaned it first, as you should before shooting. I used the suggested ammo and have not had a problem w/the pistol. I load 30 rounds in each mag and have taken it out now three times without one single misfire of any kind. I have ran clips as fast as I can shoot and shot slower to change firing to try and see if it would fail. I do not use this for self defense due to 22 MAG but it is usually with me in a bag on the motorcycle as a good back up pistol. You cannot beat a pistol with 30 rounds and a back up clip with 30 more!!!

Save your money up and buy superior quality in FN FiveseveN