Who has got one or thinking about getting one let’s hear your thoughts.

[ItBeMe]

Kaltec pr57
The barrel rotates, but why what is the advantage of it?
I think I may get one when they come out.

PR57 | 5.7mm Rotary Barrel Pistol | 20 Round Capacity

Unique & light. The PR57 is our 1st rotating barrel firearm and the lightest 5.7 pistol on the market. Its slim, streamlined design make it perfect for edc, and turning heads at the range.

www.keltecweapons.com

 

[mfoster]

I’ve had every one they come out with last few years none compare to fn to me.cry once— pay once

 

[Wile E. Coyote 5.0]

It actually uses clips, kinda cool

 

[StuP]

Looks different, I'll probably get one for the novelty value.

 

[ItBeMe]

Does anybody know the advantage of the rotating barrel?

 

[Wile E. Coyote 5.0]

Does anybody know the advantage of the rotating barrel?

Reduces recoil

 

[Huey Deer Processing]

Good luck clearing a malfunction on that thing without being able to drop the magazine.
I’d buy a Taurus any day over a Keltec if I wanted something cheap.

 

[ReservoirDawg10]

Interesting new from Kel-Tec

Full circle, back to the mag-less Grendel P10 days. Pretty cool...

www.theoutdoorstrader.com

 

[Fatal_Bert]

Does anybody know the advantage of the rotating barrel?

In theory a rotary barrel should be more accurate and a little less recoil than your typical tilting barrel like on a Glock and most every other handgun on the market.

The downside is reliability. Tilting barrel designs dominate the market because they are super simple and reliable.

I think Kel-tec going with a rotary barrel on this specific pistol was all about making the gun as compact as possible though and nothing to do with better accuracy or recoil reduction. The rotary barrel design allows them to have a smaller barrel, slide and lower bore axis.

Their goal seems to be to make a very small very high capacity pistol and the rotary barrel allows you to cut weight and mass vs your typical tilting barrel.

 

[lostchild]

I'll wait for awhile to see if there's any recalls, then pick one up as a companion to my AR57.