M2 Carbine
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One of the members asked if I'd report on the Kel Tec PLR-16.
I paid $430 + tax for my first PLR and last week I bought a second one for $430 + tax.
The gun is a semi auto .223 pistol that's basically a shortened Kel Tec rifle, so it's a somewhat proven design and uses AR magazines.
The receiver is made of a plastic material called Zytel that's apparently quite strong.
The action is somewhat of a mix of AK and AR using a gas piston and a AR type bolt, that works very well and stays unbelievable clean. If you are slow it might take you 30 seconds to disassemble the pistol for cleaning once you get the hang of it.
My first PLR had a few jams the first couple times I shot it but I've found that the PLR doesn't like steel case ammo, which I was shooting. Both my first and second guns operate just fine with decent brass case ammo.
The loaded weight is about 4 pounds.
It can be shot just about any way you want, one handed, normal two hand pistol hold, two handed with the weak hand forward, I hold the front of the magazine well.
The barrel length is 9 inches and without a good flash hider, like the Phantom, there is a LARGE flash/blast and it's LOUD.
The muzzle velocity is in the 2500fps range.
The most surprising thing about the gun is how accurate it is. Mine will shoot in the 2 inch range at 95 yards.
Some ask, What's the gun good for?
It is reasonably small and light, very accurate, very powerful, high magazine capacity, fairly inexpensive and will accept all the junk that we like to hang on guns.
Seems like it can be a very useful tool.
But most important it's a hoot to shoot.
PLR with a BSA Red Dot and Streamlight TLR-2 laser/light and Phantom flash hider.
Without the flash hider.
With the flash hider.
95 yard accuracy using a 5X Burris scope and Harris bipod. You can see from the vertical spread that there's some shooter error here.
48 yard target.
I paid $430 + tax for my first PLR and last week I bought a second one for $430 + tax.
The gun is a semi auto .223 pistol that's basically a shortened Kel Tec rifle, so it's a somewhat proven design and uses AR magazines.
The receiver is made of a plastic material called Zytel that's apparently quite strong.
The action is somewhat of a mix of AK and AR using a gas piston and a AR type bolt, that works very well and stays unbelievable clean. If you are slow it might take you 30 seconds to disassemble the pistol for cleaning once you get the hang of it.
My first PLR had a few jams the first couple times I shot it but I've found that the PLR doesn't like steel case ammo, which I was shooting. Both my first and second guns operate just fine with decent brass case ammo.
The loaded weight is about 4 pounds.
It can be shot just about any way you want, one handed, normal two hand pistol hold, two handed with the weak hand forward, I hold the front of the magazine well.
The barrel length is 9 inches and without a good flash hider, like the Phantom, there is a LARGE flash/blast and it's LOUD.
The muzzle velocity is in the 2500fps range.
The most surprising thing about the gun is how accurate it is. Mine will shoot in the 2 inch range at 95 yards.
Some ask, What's the gun good for?
It is reasonably small and light, very accurate, very powerful, high magazine capacity, fairly inexpensive and will accept all the junk that we like to hang on guns.
Seems like it can be a very useful tool.
But most important it's a hoot to shoot.
PLR with a BSA Red Dot and Streamlight TLR-2 laser/light and Phantom flash hider.
Without the flash hider.
With the flash hider.
95 yard accuracy using a 5X Burris scope and Harris bipod. You can see from the vertical spread that there's some shooter error here.
48 yard target.
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