19-3Ben, I would say that my KelTec sub2000 has a bit less recoil than my M1 carbine, with a significantly less ergonomic shoulder stock.
zebco said:
I have mixed feelings right now about getting the Keltec. I'm sure it would be fun, but otherwise not sure of the purpose. I can see the home defense argument, although a high-capacity pistol or a shotgun should be fine.
Oh, it
is fun!
The positive things:
You have something to share mags or at least ammo with your pistols
It is very reliable due to the straight blowback action and long time the bolt spends behind the magazine (and Glock mags are pretty reliable in the first time) ... no "bolt cycled but no round got picked up" malfunctions
It is cheap, in fact it is cheaper than many pistols
It is easy to train with (easy on the wallet and you can use it at an indoor range)
It folds! (holy crap, it folds!) ... mine fits into a double pistol case with mags and 100-150 rounds of ammo, depending on packaging and what else I shove in there.
It pushes a 1142FPS round (in a carry-size pistol) up to 1391FPS (that's short barrel 124 grain Gold Dots out of a 3" para mini-1911 type gun vs the sub2000)
The negative things:
Pistol rounds just aren't rifle rounds, although the extra barrel does add velocity (and a longer barrel seems to rob velocity with some loads, apparently KT knows how to use a chronometer ... check out the 18" barrel on the website above)
The KT sub2000 is primarily designed to be a stowable rifle that takes common pistol mags, ergonomics aren't the greatest (surprisingly the hi-point carbine's ergonomics are almost as good as the things are ugly)
It requires an odd reach to cycle the bolt manually
It makes ammo go away FAST. A common 17x mag and a 33x mag are a whole box of ammo. Add in the cost of a destroyed target and operating costs continue to be cheap compared to a rifle, but they can add up