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Does he still have the Rock-Island .22 WMR?
Friday, September 19, 2025, 06:43

I remember it looked like a 1911 but a cut away slide. He prissed it up really nice.

The Kel-tec has a strange working system. The recoil spring is a captive multi-spring progressive thing. Barrel and slide recoil together a short distance, and there is a buffer involved so it is slamming something in there. The manual warns against shooting without a buffer. I figure it's a wear point too. Ejection is pretty violent.

While shooting the fire belching 40 gr. CCI I could feel a bit of gas blow. The pointy 30 gr. stuff is noted as possibly not reliable in the manual too. Andy had some issues with the tips dragging in the magazines.

The SIG and Walther look interesting for .22 WMR but they are even bigger than the PMR-30. It's very light, and thin, but not a small gun. Still, everyone that examines it thinks it would be a nice trail gun.

I remember Bob Denning, on his 70 mile solo hike, took one. Plus a huge Reeder .500! He actually left the .22 on the trail someplace to shed weight?! Kept the Reeder obviously. It was a heck of a story. I figured he DID go back and get the Kel-tec. I need to ask him.