{"id":1075,"date":"2012-04-04T14:52:28","date_gmt":"2012-04-04T14:52:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amongtheleaves.com\/?p=1075"},"modified":"2024-02-01T09:42:49","modified_gmt":"2024-02-01T09:42:49","slug":"kel-tec-pmr-30-reliability-round-count-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amongtheleaves.com\/?p=1075","title":{"rendered":"Kel-Tec PMR-30 Reliability: Round Count Update"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>A few months ago I managed to find a PMR-30 in the wild<\/a> and quickly snatched it up. I’d been lusting after this lightweight .22 WMR pistol for some time, so when the opportunity arose to get one of my own I jumped at the chance.<\/p>\n

After getting the pistol home, I hosed it down with Gun Scrubber to clean out any shipping grease and then lubricated it with Mobil 1 (10W-30) motor oil*<\/a>. After the first range trip, I determined that it did need the new upgraded 1:11 twist barrel offered as a free Warranty Replacement<\/a> by Kel-Tec<\/a>. I emailed them and within a few weeks had the new barrel. It was a simple drop in replacement and I was back up and running.<\/p>\n

Since then the PMR-30 has had just over 1,000 rounds through it without being cleaned at all. Until the Central Oklahoma Gunblogger Schutenfest it had not had a single malfunction. At the Schutenfest I and the other bloggers (who all wanted to try it out – and why not? It’s a heck of a lot of fun to shoot) ran about another 500 rounds through it. One malfunction occurred around round 550 when we had a round-nose bullet catch on the feed ramp: not a horribly unusual problem, and not one I felt I could blame on the gun.<\/p>\n

Another malfunction occurred at round 653 when I had a Failure to Fire from a dud rimfire round. Inspection of the round showed a good primer strike. The cartridge simply failed to fire. This type of problem is endemic to breitling kopia<\/a> rimfire rounds of all types, and is not one that could be blamed on the pistol.<\/p>\n

Other than those small issues, George Kellgren’s unique design ran like a champ with nary a hiccup, a testament to the engineers who overcame the many unique problems presented by the .22 Magnum in a semiautomatic pistol design. Between the long cartridge design, late peak pressure of the .22WMR, and unique problems presented by the “coffin” style 30-round magazine, the PMR-30 truly is a feat of modern design.<\/p>\n

Now I just need to go bug Dennis<\/a> about getting one of his custom PMR-30 holsters.<\/p>\n

<\/a>MSRP: $415
\nCaliber: .22WMR (.22 Magnum)
\nRounds Fired: 1012
\nFailures: 1 Failure to Feed, 1 Failure to Fire
\nMagazine capacity: 30 rounds
\nTwist: 1:11 Inches
\nTrigger pull: 3.5 to 5 lbs
\nWeight (no mag): 13.6 oz.
\nMuzzle Velocity (40 gr): 1230 fps
\nBarrel length 4.3 Inches
\nLength: 7.9 Inches
\nHeight: 5.8 Inches
\nGrip Width: 1.1 Inches
\nMax width, across safety levers: 1.3 Inches<\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/a>*Why Mobil 1 motor oil? Because it’s a heck of a lot cheaper than any other “gun lubricant” and actually performs better. Many gun lubricants will begin to burn off as a firearm heats up during rapid fire, and the magnum .22 cartridge generates a lot of heat, especially when burning through a full 30-round magazine. Mobil 1 synthetic motor oil does not burn off nearly as quick and in my experience provides much more reliability across all firearm platforms.<\/em><\/p>\n

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