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

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