Kel-Tec PMR-30: The "Poor Man's" FiveseveN?

[Gregory Markle]

Love everything about the FN FiveseveN except the cost of the gun AND the ammunition? It looks like Kel-Tec has revived the idea of the Grendel P-30 pistol in creating the PMR-30. This is not surprising as many of their offerings share design similarities to P-30 designer George Kellgren's work (particularly the Grendel P-10 and the Kel-Tec P3AT.) It is chambered in .22WMR and will feature 30 round mags so what it lacks in punch compared to the FiveseveN it will gain with ten extra rounds capacity.

Cheaper Then Dirt has the skinny on the specs:

Expected Availability: Quarter 2, 2010
Expected MSRP: $415
Caliber: .22 Magnum (.22WMR)
Barrel length 4.3”
Length: 7.9”
Height: 5.8”
Grip Width: 1.1”
Max width, across safety levers: 1.3”
Magazine capacity: 30 rounds
Trigger pull: 3.5 to 5 lbs
Weight (no mag): 13.6 oz.
Muzzle Velocity (40 gr): 1230 fps
Made in USA
More info will be available at the SHOT show 2010 Kel-Tec Booth (#2825)

You can bet that when I'm at SHOT in January, I'll be checking out the PMR-30 to see if Kel-Tec has managed to work out some of the ergonomic issues the P-30 is rumored to have had. Having never handled one, I'm going on second hand info but seeing a side-by-side comparison with a 1911 does give me the impression that the P-30 is a bit on the bulky/chunky side (Scroll down for pics) while the PMR-30 seems to take advantage of the many advances in polymer technology and modern pistol design. And, yeah, there are pictures...it looks like Oleg Volk (who else) is doing the photography for their ad copy...





Is anyone else anticipating Kel-Tec reviving the Grendel R-31 carbine also?!