Kel-Tecs SU-16

[Jaegermeister]

Anyone shot one of these yet? Does the fact that it breaks in half mean poor accuracy? Will it take AR mags?

Would you get a KT or a .223 AK? Would it be more accurate than Mini 14?

Thanks

 

[mgjohn]

Not on the market yet. Yes it will take AR mags according to KelTec.

 

[Badger Arms]

In reality, it folds less drastically than does the AR-15 style of rifle. It's more of a FN FAL type of folding although it folds all-the-way under rather than just a little as in the FAL. Accuracy should be pretty good. Probably better than the Mini-14 but I'm just guessing. Heck, a slingshot is better than the mini.... Just joshing.

 

[BamBam-31]

Anyone have pics?

 

[Badger Arms]

 

[JShirley]

KT says they will ship in May.

 

[enfwago]

The suggested retail is $640.00

 

[duck hunt]

I simply must have one.

 

[4v50 Gary]

Red Dot sight & I'm good to go here in CA in case of those "non-riots" I don't have to worry about.

 

[VictorLouis]

Where'd that photo display come from? I don't see any info about this gun on their site.

 

[gun-fucious]

the picture is a scan from a Guns & ammo advertisement

the sights are not gonna co witness a red dot

i may have to photoshop some alterations

a red dot, a brown leather sling and the bobcat scout is borne

 

[roscoe]

What is with the red dot on the side of the front sight?

 

[duck hunt]

Dear me!

Will someone please answer Roscoe before he bursts!

(Just kidding, Roscoe -- I know about posting problems)

 

[roscoe]

it didn't even up my post count

 

[Kor]

The red dot is the sight adjustment screw - it and the front sight blade are made of translucent red-orange plastic, the idea being that they will pick up ambient light and give a very high-contrast front sight, like the Hi-Viz fiber-optic handgun and shotgun sights. It's the same sighting arrangement as on my .40S&W KelTec Sub2000.

Personally, I'd much rather the front sight was steel, with steel-on-steel click-detent adjustments, like an AR15 - when I get my grubby mitts on a SU-16, if Kel-Tec is still shipping them with plastic sights, I'll give the rifle into GG&G's capable hands and have them replace the front sight with a flip-up AR15 unit that they make.

 

[BamBam-31]

4v50 Gary, did you say CA?

Those are gonna be legal in Kali?!?! Are you sure?

 

[gun-fucious]

heres one set up for social use

 

[duncan]

What is it with Kel Tec and folking carbines?

The Sub2000 or the Sub-9 is a great trunk carbine. Loved mine for years.

But there came a point in time when I could not configure it the way I wanted - it folds!

So I sold it for a .223 AR.

Then bought another AR15.

If you're going to spend $500 on that, why not save a little more for a Bushmaster, RRA, Armalite, Colt, DPMS, or an Olympic Arms AR-15 with a metal reciever?

I don't understand.

At $500 it's not marketable like the P-32.

 

[triggertime]

Looks like the ideal trunk/travel gun to me. Can't wait till these hit the market.

 

[Nightcrawler]

You know, every single time somebody comes out with a .223 semiauto, there's always at least one person who says "Why not just get an AR-15"?

Well, not everyone WANTS an AR-15. For two, this weapon's MSRP may seem high, but in very few places do you actually pay MSRP.

Third, this gun will probably be California legal, where the AR-15 isn't an option.

 

[Kor]

Thank you, O Wise and Mighty Gun-Fucious!

...That's EXACTLY how I want my Kel-Tec SU-16 to look!

Good thing I got myself on the dealer wants/waiting list! Kor will be happy boy...

 

[4v50 Gary]

Bam-Bam31 - no folding stock, it's a folding action. No evil pistol grip. No evil muzzle brake and no evil bayonet lug.

Looking at the pictures though, I wonder how heavy that bbl is and whether it'll heat up like the Mini-14 and throw bullets like a water-hose.

I'll wait to hear from someone who owns one.

 

[duncan]

Well, if you can play with it in CA, it's okay then.

But around here, you can privately buy a Bushmaster AR-15 for $600 cash. From a dealer $699.

 

[gun-fucious]

but what if the dealer price is 400 bucks?

http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=3285&perpage=25&pagenumber=4

 

[Selfdfenz]

Neat concept but pricey for what it is.
For 300 I could get a new, really crude but reliable ak in 5.45.
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Actually, a new AK rear stock set that holds an extra mag would be kind of cool.
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