[TheDreadnought]

Different caliber, but the same holds true. I didn't think much about it until I watched this video. Higher velocity is not always a good thing. I had intended to stick with 9MM Speer Gold Dot 124 +P for my PC Carbine. But the venerable 124 +P HST through a carbine barrel pretty much goes all to pieces shortly after impact. Food for thought?

Per the video, it wasn't the HST that had the problem. It was the Gold Dots.

HSTs did fine.

 

[TheDreadnought]

The Mcarbo KEL-TEC SUB-2000 Bolt Tube Cover helped recoil on the cheek. I also found the Double Finger Extended Charging Handle a nice addition.

The Sub 2K makes a great truck/trunk gun.

My .40 sub 2k has been utterly reliable. I was shocked. So put some money into it and got a m-carbo flipper thing for a red dot which allows it to be folded with a red dot and brings the sight to comfortable position. It really works for me. Bowling pins are dispatched very quickly. It also works very well when suppressed.

Yes, you can spend more money on the Sub2k to buy aftermarket parts to address its shortcomings.

.... but personally, I want a weapon suitable for the intended purpose out of the box. Improvements should be enhancements, not fixes. But to each their own.

 

[hkcavalier]

I had one in 9mm some years ago. It's not lefty-friendly at all.

So I got a Yugo M92 with a folding brace as a trunk gun instead. It'll spit 152gr soft points at 1850fps. Sure, it kicks more than a SUB2K and more flash/noise, but if the point of the gun is to get me out of bad situations, more penetration and energy are good things.

 

[Bill Keith]

I keep my 9mm Sub-2000 in a tennis bag in my car trunk. It's the Glock version kept with the 33 round magazine loaded with 147 grain ball ammo.

 

[jhc37013]

I would like to own one of the Mcarbo Sub 2000, I stumbled across one at a LGS and I was like hey what is that didn't know the Mcarbo version was an option. It was used but looked completely new really nice and even had the Mcarbo optic mount. Unfortunately I could not spare the cash on that day and the next afternoon it was gone. Seems like I remember the barrel or receiver even had a Mcarbo logo on it, haven't seen one since then.

Speaking of the Sub2k what is the reason keltec makes so many of the Sub2000's with the G17 magazine handle I don't know. The G19 version can obviously work with the G17 mags but the G17 version can't use G19 mags. Why would you want the G17 version makes no sense if the G19 version can use all Glock 9mm mags except for the G26 mags.

Maybe I'm missing something I'm no sub2000 expert for sure I just know rarely can I find the sub2k G19, it is always the G17 version so I haven't bought one. I did own one many years ago and don't even remember if it was a 9 or .40cal.

Anyway people bring them to the range I'm at a few times per week and I shoot them when I can find any opportunity to. My thought is they are fun to shoot and seem reliable and just so happens they fold up nice and small and easy to maintain. I need one or should I say I want one? I don't really know the difference and don't dwell on that to much.

 

[CTfam]

Mine was 100% reliable with all ammo including HPs and Wolf steel case. Accurate and fast little shooter. Had no real use for it and sold mine but it would work fine for a trunk gun.

For pistol caliber I'd stick with a 9mm Glock and some stick mags for back up. If I need something bigger than a concealed carry pistol I'd opt for an AR or a shotgun. Can't really envision a situation where I'd reach for a PCC.

 

[jonb32248]

As far as price I got mine for $369. last yr. Now they are more but wait they may come down.

 

[ScubaSteve]

Not in my state..

Here, a sub2000 is a rifle.. and cannot be concealed or loaded in the vehicle.

An AR-15 PISTOL however.. can be loaded and concealed.

Dumb? Yes.

 

[Judge Bean]

My feeling is that if I've got a short-range problem, the pistol is the right tool. If I've got a long-range problem, I use the accelerator and get out of there. If I needed to get a coyote in the distance, I could walk to the trunk for an AR. I'm not sure where the Sub-2000 is supposed to fit in. If I want something short, that's what I got the AR pistol for.

 

[seamaster]

Instead, take a look at the SU16-CA. It's super compact and light weight but significantly more capable.

 

[Valmet]

Kel-Tec isn’t anything I’d ever stake my life on...

 

[Buckeye63]

My KT 2000 in 9mm runs great ..

 

[Darkangel1846]

My buddy has one in his trunk, loaded with 147HPs, it shoots well and I have never seen it misfire, FTF, FTE. It's nicely accurate at 100 yards. He takes it out once a month and shoots off a mag then cleans it.