Socom Gear Kel-tec PMR-30 .24cal/6mm Co2 pistol

A few years ago I purchased the last SocomGear Kel-Tec PMR-30 6mm Co2 blowback airsoft pistol that Pyramydair had in stock, forever, because this airsoft pistol had been discontinued.

I quickly fell in love with this replica airsoft pistol, and when I chronographed it, I was amazed at the results.

My PMR-30 shot .20 gram BB's over 550 fps, and the aluminum alloy .30 gram BB's averaged around 440 fps!

Since my PMR-30 was purchased in the USA, it had an orange muzzle, and more. The entire outer barrel was orange!

This pistol was so much fun to shoot that I didn't care.

Evenually, after perhaps 1000 rounds, the slide brokeby the ejection port. I glued it, and it broke again, so I got online and tried to find an official SocomGear parts & repair shop in Canada, and there was contact info on the SocomGear webpage.

I contacted airsoftparts dot ca through email and sure enough he could have a replacement slide shipped from Asia, but it would cost $50 for the shipping...however, he said that he has a factory demo model with an all black outer barrel that he would be happy to sell me for $100, shipping from Toronto included, how would I like that?

!!!!!!!HELL YA!!!!!!!!

This is my all black Kel-tec PMR-30 Co2 pistol.
It is a 15 round semi-automatic chambered in .24cal/6mm.
It has a high muzzle velocity, shooting .20 gram BB's up to 500 fps, and easily handles the .30 gram metal alloy 6mm BB's, which i  chronographed around 440-460fps with this Co2 pistol!

I don't consider this pistol to be an "airsoft" gun since it is far too powerful for any airsoft games.
It is an air weapon/Co2 pistol chambered in .24 caliber/6mm roundball...I'd like to try loading 6mm lead roundball (if that size exists?) and find out how well I performs shooting lead.

 I enjoy my SocomGear Kel-Tec PMR-30 .24cal/6mm GBB Co2 Pistol so much that I take alot of photographs of it 🔫🔫🔫🔫🔫🔫🔫🔫🔫🔫🔫🔫🔫🔫🔫🔫🔫🔫🔫🔫🔫🔫🔫🔫🔫🔫🔫🔫🔫

Vintage Walther air pistols from the web...

Beeman P1/Weihrauch HW45

Trevor Adams review of the Beeman P1/Weihrauch HW45:

I bought myself a Beeman P1 Magnum .22cal/5.5mm air pistol last December from Pyramydair, and I have added rubber grips to the M1911 walnut grip panels:

Lead free sabot type AirGun ammunition

The .177cal/4.5mm H&N Prometheus shoots very well in my 70 year old Benjamin model 317 pneumatic air rifle!

Crosman's lead free .22cal/5.5mm Monster!

I love this AirGun ammo!

I feed it to my Crosman 2240, 1322's, Diana Chaser co2 rifle and my Beeman P1 Magnum spring piston air pistol!

The 8.5 grain penetrators are devastating when shot by Magnum power AirGuns.

The .177cal/4.5mm "fast flight" 5.4 grain penetrators from Crosman are the perfect length for the Crosman's 357 Co2 revolver, and any breach loading or break barrel type of AirGun.

Trevor Adams reviewed the original "Prometheus" ammo a couple of decades ago:

AirGun Patents U.K & USA

Diana "Luftgewehre" Precision Airguns

Canada's AirGun Laws

Here are some links to official websites that explain the current federal laws regarding AirGuns in Canada.

There are also provincial & regional municipal by-laws that need to be considered based on where a person lives in Canada.

Canada's AirGun Laws @ RCMP website

http://www.firearmstraining.ca/airguns

NFA .ca explains Canadian AirGun laws

Benjamin model 317 multi-pump pneumatic .177 cal. Air Rifle

Thanks to Mr.Marvin "The AirGun Guy", I will have this vintage multi-pump pneumatic .177 caliber pellet single shot bolt-action air rifle sometime next week 😎

UPDATE: my new vintage .177 caliber Benjamin model 317 arrived yesterday!
It shoots well, and looks great, but might shoot better with a good cleaning & polishing as well as some pellgun oil treatment for the pump seals and external moving parts.

Northwest AirGuns demonstration with a cutout Benjamin model 312, which is the .22 caliber variant of the 317, or vice versa:

                                     

In another Northwest AirGuns video, a model 312 air rifle is disassembled. The 312 is the .22 caliber pellet variant, the 310 is the "BB" caliber model and the 317, which I have, is the .177 caliber pellet model:

"Trev's AirGun scrapbook" had jpeg's of the original user manuals for these old Pump pellet & BB rifles, as well as other vintage advertisements & photographs.

Below, is a near mint condition Benjamin 317 with most or all of the black nickel finish on the brass parts:

The original Benjamin Airgun factory in St.Louis, Missouri:

Baker Airguns, in Ohio, is a super resource for vintage AirGun parts, like this Benjamin peep sight, and seal & pump repare kits: Baker Airguns

I have been cleaning up and shooting this Benjamin 317 for a few weeks now and it functioning as well as it did over 60 years ago when it was new!

Since I am working on the air rifle indoors, I am only using lead free ammo, to avoid any trouble with lead.
This has given me a chance to try out the various lead free "sabot" style AirGun pellets that I have.
I have found that lead free H&N excite Prometheus pellets and crosman PowerShot penetrators perform marvelously with this pneumatic air rifle.
The 6 grain H&N Prometheus pellets are tight fitting in the breach, and the crosman 5.4 grain & 8.5 grain penetrators both have a loose fit.
I have ordered a thousand rounds of H&N Apollo pellets, which are the heavier version of the Prometheus pellets.

The 6 grain H&N Prometheus pellets look cool with their black polymer skirts:

I have spent quite a bit of time cleaning the exterior of the air rifle with oil, rags & q-tips and the AirGun is looking Sharp!

                                      

The Benjamin 317 next to a Sheridan "Cowboy" BB gun!