Rules to Die For.
Assumption is the direct ticket to the morgue.
The latest Gun Buzz is the new KelTec PR57. From the choice of caliber to the rotary barrel and the clip fed fixed magazine (insert Broomhandle jokes here) the gun is being argued by KelTec fans and detractors. But what bothered me was not the gun, but the promotional video released.
Right at the beginning, we see this:
“The rules suggest that most gunfights are dangerous encounters with a firearm occur within 3 yards, last 3 seconds or less and involve three or fewer gun shots.”
This is dangerous pre-programming and the reason is that there will be people who will buy and train for this scenario only to get a visit from Mrs. Karma and her extended family.
We are living in times that has many of us trying to come up with the proper combination of side arm and long gun for EDC and training to engage single and multiple targets from various distances and to do so accurately. But the video frame your mind to believe whatever danger you face will stop after the third shot and then you are safe rather than making sure by observing the behavior (or lack thereof) of the attackers, that the danger of death or grave bodily harm has ceased.
I think I hard it from Clint Smith and my apologies if it wasn’t him. It was something along the lines of “Imagine a scenario where you face a dangerous criminal. See him in your mind with full detail. And now realize he won’t look like that.”
And personally, if I am facing somebody with evil intention against me at 3 yards, he will be addressed properly with a Bill Drill. Ammo is cheap compared to ICU or a funeral.
Train for as many scenarios you can, and the surprises will be few.
The gun is interesting from a design standpoint. But there are other guns - including one in 5.7x28 - with rotating barrels. And while 20 rounds is a lot of "stop that!" I would prefer a replaceable magazine personally. So, shockingly to people who know me, I don't have a lot of interest in this one. (Also ... no room in the safe, Mrs B's comments regarding "one more gun" have become a LOT more specific, etc.)
Re your actual point, Miguel. One reason to train with friends you trust, and to use things like The Drill Index (https://drillindex.net) card deck, is to keep things mixed up and maintain mental flexibility.
I always wonder about marketing material with messed up grammar; it makes the company look like it's not serious.
Odd they would say it has no magazine, rather than the correct statement which is that it has a fixed magazine. Of course, stripper loaded fixed magazines have been around for way over a century (the other day I was looking at a Dutch stripper-loaded rifle from 1873).
A rotating barrel action has been around for a while. They claim it makes a dramatic difference in weight. I wonder why they would say that, it doesn't seem plausible.
FWIW, an interesting handgun design featuring a rotating barrel action that actually is significantly different is the Boberg XR-9, now made by Bond Arms. I'm not sure the rotating action aspect is the key difference, though; instead, I would point to the fact that it manages to have a barrel about an inch longer than any other handgun of the same overall size. And that directly affects recoil.