KelTec celebrates its 30th Anniversary of game-changing firearms innovation in 2021 and to mark the occasion, they’re introducing the P50, a pistol like no other.
This new semi-automatic pistol features a top-mounted, double-stack magazine that allows a 50+1 capacity of 5.7 x 28mm ammunition, creating a whole new class of pistol. It also features an ambidextrous safety, and a picatinny-style rail for mounting sights, an optic or your choice of accessories.
What immediately catches the eye are the 50 rounds of 5.7 ammo stacked horizontally inside the translucent body of the magazine which stretches the length of the firearm. Sandwiching the magazine in place is the upper and lower assembly. The upper assembly, which is the receiver, houses the barrel and bolt assemblies and rotates open on a hinge like the hood of a car. It’s this action that frees the magazine. The grip, which comprises the lower assembly, houses the trigger mechanism and release lever. The latter of which locks the upper to the lower assembly and is manipulated by the user’s thumb.
The operation of the P50 is a straight blowback system with a 5-pound trigger pull. Overall length is 15 inches with a barrel length of 9.6 inches. The rifling has a 1:14 twist. Width is 2 inches and height 6.7 inches.
