Keltec views RMR30 as a hunting and plinking carbine. It can be that, but I see it more as a home defense rifle for people who cannot hold up a heavy rifle or deal with much recoil. From a 16″ barrel, 22wmr works reasonably well. At ~2000fps 40 grain JHP penetrates 9″ in gelatin and expands to about .47″, while ball just makes a 20″ deep straight hole. Not as impressive as true rifle calibers but greatly superior to .22LR normally recommended for invalids. The lack of perceptible recoil means rapid followups from the 30-shot magazine. Weight is 4.2 lbs loaded (M1 carbine is 6.1 lbs).
When did you get together with Chau?
Got a change to fondle one at SHOT, and I was blown away just how small and light it was, and I agree: If you have doubts about controlling a pistol or the weight of a shotgun, this is gun for you.
Heck, I want one as a PDW/car gun. It is a sexy, sexy little gun.
That’s pretty slick, I wish more rifles/carbines had that sort of retractable stock. Doesn’t this take the PMR30 mags too?
i would worry that if someone can’t handle a light gun already, that i wouldn’t even want to risk someone pointing something like the rmr-30, because, seriously?
on the flip side, it should make a fun trainer for little people i know, and other people “afraid” of heavy guns.
me? give me an 8 lb battle rifle and i’m a happy boy (big bullets, less recoil)…
but i’ll still buy two of these 🙂
and consider a suppressor for the first time…
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Heck, if you’re going the suppressor route, why not get the barrel chopped down and register it as an SBR? It would definitely look sexier…
Sweet baby Cthulhu! :big eyes:
What kind of head-shape is that?
I’d like to see the RMR30 used to gel test Critical Defense, should do better than 9 inches.
Make a sbr out of it. Then it would look and work like the HK PDW.
Interesting toy.
It would be a lot MORE interesting in something such as .25 Stevens RF.
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