A KelTec Wave?

[gun sane]

KelTec's betting heavy on the stripper clip-fed PR57, with hopes for a 1,000 unit per week run.  

KelTec Gun Factory In Rock Springs Aims To Churn Out 1,000 Pistols Per Week | Cowboy State Daily

Edited Tuesday at 08:39 PM by gun sane

[BigK]

I can't fathom 500 people wanting that let alone 1000 people per week.

[Moped]

Might be very popular in unfriendly 2A states, with magazine bans.  I have to admit, it’s very intriguing. I could see me buying one, to try out the 5.7 round. Would be a cheap way to do it.

[1fast4by]

I've never held a KelTec that I've wanted... That being said, I'm still not stoked on the 5.7s performance as a self defense tool..

[10-Ring]

Stripper clip fed defensive pistols are a hard no for me. 

[FrankD]

KelTec never ceases to amaze me on the weird stuff they bring to the market.  

[1fast4by]

Ill give them that... But its mostly stuff no one asked for..

[Choatecav]

Can't seeing myself ever buying one of those.  

[-boatman-]

If I have to load one round at a time I'll take a revolver. And I don't have anything against kel tecs. I own three of them.

[Kevo]

I can see how the PR-57 could be very appealing in a non high capacity magazine area to someonewho wanted a simple Glock19ish sized option for defense. 

[MacGyver]

KelTec is sort of the Ryobi of the gun world.

Ryobi sees a need for a niche tool and is like, “yeah we can make that.”

A lot lot professionals and people who use their tools everyday look down their noses at them - and maybe with good reason for the typical professional use case.

But the thing that Ryobi (and here KelTec) understands well is that they’ll never get much of the professional market - so they don’t waste their bandwidth there.  Instead, they go after the DIY crowd at a DIY price and crush it.

I think KelTec plays a smart game seeing a niche for hi-cap pistols in states with magazine bans and are like, “oh we can do that.”  They’ve sold enough PMR30s over the years to have a platform to build on.  But, there’s no reason they couldn’t start with the 5.7x28 today and pivot to 9mm or whatever tomorrow. 

[Chucktshoes]

1 hour ago, MacGyver said:

KelTec is sort of the Ryobi of the gun world.

Ryobi sees a need for a niche tool and is like, “yeah we can make that.”

A lot lot professionals and people who use their tools everyday look down their noses at them - and maybe with good reason for the typical professional use case.

But the thing that Ryobi (and here KelTec) understands well is that they’ll never get much of the professional market - so they don’t waste their bandwidth there.  Instead, they go after the DIY crowd at a DIY price and crush it.

I think KelTec plays a smart game seeing a niche for hi-cap pistols in states with magazine bans and are like, “oh we can do that.”  They’ve sold enough PMR30s over the years to have a platform to build on.  But, there’s no reason they couldn’t start with the 5.7x28 today and pivot to 9mm or whatever tomorrow. 

Considering the number of their guns that have gone on to be refined and produced by larger “more reputable” companies like Ruger and S&W, they’re basically an independent R&D skunkworks for the industry. 

[gun sane]

I honestly don't think the PR57 will attract a lot of seasoned gunners.  You be the judge.

 

 

Edited 12 hours ago by gun sane

[krunchnik]

I have had cap guns put together better than any Kel Tec I ever owned-

I had a couple of their pistols early on and can honestly say they were nothing but non working junk-

Any of their stuff has been a hard no for years-

[Wheelgunner]

I like to see innovative ideas, and I expect the PR57 could fill an important role in places that outlaw normal modern detachable mags with common modern capacities.

But for practical use, I've ruled out the PR57 or other weapons that have manual of arms radically different from the muscle memory I've already worked hard to develop.

[Moped]

One of my all time favorite pistols is a Keltec. The P32 is a fine little pocket pistol. I also had a PF-9 that was a literal pain to shoot I’m truly mean PAINFUL! It was too light to be a 9mm.

[Chucktshoes]

1 hour ago, Moped said:

One of my all time favorite pistols is a Keltec. The P32 is a fine little pocket pistol. I also had a PF-9 that was a literal pain to shoot I’m truly mean PAINFUL! It was too light to be a 9mm.

True about the PF9, but that really was the proof of concept of the micro-compacts that dominate the CC market these days. They did the same thing with the .380 pocket pistols of the generation before with the P3AT.