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Anyone fired a Kel Tec R50 "Sport Utility Rifle"?
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<blockquote data-quote="OK Corgi Rancher" data-source="post: 4303135" data-attributes="member: 45773"><p>I can now say I've fired the Kel-Tec R50 and it's a hoot! I just got it yesterday and only fired one mag thru it. </p><p></p><p>Weird thing about firing it... I was wearing muff-type hearing protection and it sounded like it was suppressed. I almost couldn't hear the actual gunshot...mostly just the action cycling. I've never heard a gun that sounded like this one before. Anyway... </p><p></p><p>It functioned perfectly. The little folding stock is surprisingly sturdy. It doesn't lock in place when folded...just pull it and it rotates out and easily locks in place. It will fold right or left and the gun can be fired and manipulated with the stock folded. Of course, there's very little recoil so staying on target should be a breeze. Hard to say since the very crude sights are pretty useless while using the stock.</p><p></p><p>The trigger is typical Kel-Tec...not great, but functional. It breaks at a little over 6 lbs. Reset is pretty positive and follow up shots feel much better on the trigger since there's none of the initial take-up. Some of the plastic controls have some sharp edges...like the charging handle. It'll bite if you're not careful while manipulating it.</p><p></p><p>But those magazines... The R50 comes with 2. They're made by ProMag. They work but they suck to load. Part of it was a learning process to figure out the easiest way to load them. The other part is the mags are made by ProMag. I've heard the FN mags are much easier to load, but of course they're 4 times as much as the ProMags. I'm gonna order some AR57 brand mags which are said to be damn near as good as the FN mags at about $25 each...about 1/2 price of the FN mags.</p><p></p><p>I could see this being an outstanding choice for a "go anywhere" rifle. When it's folded up it's pretty doggone small. And it's light at 5 lbs 5 oz with a loaded, 50 round magazine.</p><p></p><p>Like most things Kel-Tec, it's different. I like it, but some won't...because it's a Kel-Tec.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="OK Corgi Rancher, post: 4303135, member: 45773"] I can now say I've fired the Kel-Tec R50 and it's a hoot! I just got it yesterday and only fired one mag thru it. Weird thing about firing it... I was wearing muff-type hearing protection and it sounded like it was suppressed. I almost couldn't hear the actual gunshot...mostly just the action cycling. I've never heard a gun that sounded like this one before. Anyway... It functioned perfectly. The little folding stock is surprisingly sturdy. It doesn't lock in place when folded...just pull it and it rotates out and easily locks in place. It will fold right or left and the gun can be fired and manipulated with the stock folded. Of course, there's very little recoil so staying on target should be a breeze. Hard to say since the very crude sights are pretty useless while using the stock. The trigger is typical Kel-Tec...not great, but functional. It breaks at a little over 6 lbs. Reset is pretty positive and follow up shots feel much better on the trigger since there's none of the initial take-up. Some of the plastic controls have some sharp edges...like the charging handle. It'll bite if you're not careful while manipulating it. But those magazines... The R50 comes with 2. They're made by ProMag. They work but they suck to load. Part of it was a learning process to figure out the easiest way to load them. The other part is the mags are made by ProMag. I've heard the FN mags are much easier to load, but of course they're 4 times as much as the ProMags. I'm gonna order some AR57 brand mags which are said to be damn near as good as the FN mags at about $25 each...about 1/2 price of the FN mags. I could see this being an outstanding choice for a "go anywhere" rifle. When it's folded up it's pretty doggone small. And it's light at 5 lbs 5 oz with a loaded, 50 round magazine. Like most things Kel-Tec, it's different. I like it, but some won't...because it's a Kel-Tec. [/QUOTE]
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