Kel-Tec PLR-22 Pistol Review: Rimfire Braced Pistol
Kel-Tec PLR-22 Pistol Review: Rimfire Braced Pistol. Kel-Tec PLR-22 rimfire pistol with folding brace delivers affordable, reliable shooting. Full field test with suppressor and ammo evaluation. { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://greyhive.com#organization", "name": "Greyhive", "url": "https://greyhive.com", "description": "Greyhive is a censorship-resistant video platform for the firearms, 2A, hunting, and outdoor industries — where creators build, review, and monetize unfiltered content.", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://greyhive.com/static/uploads/images/ae198483-01c9-44b4-a16a-03f516ceaf66.svg", "width": 512, "height": 512 }, "sameAs": [ "https://x.com/greyhive", "https://www.instagram.com/greyhive/", "https://www.youtube.com/@Greyhive", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/greyhive/" ] }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://greyhive.com#website", "url": "https://greyhive.com", "name": "Greyhive", "description": "Greyhive is a censorship-resistant video platform for the firearms, 2A, hunting, and outdoor industries — where creators build, review, and monetize unfiltered content.", "publisher": { "@id": "https://greyhive.com#organization" } }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://greyhive.com/c/guns_com#person", "name": "Guns.com", "url": "https://greyhive.com/c/guns_com", "description": "Guns.com is a Greyhive creator producing original 2A, firearms, hunting, and outdoor content.", "image": "https://greyhive.com/lazy-static/avatars/051ae4b8-b4ad-436d-b320-52e0e58d4b5c.png" }, { "@type": "Article", "@id": "https://greyhive.com/blog/keltec-plr-22-pistol-review-suppressor-test#article", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://greyhive.com#website" }, "mainEntityOfPage": { "@id": "https://greyhive.com/blog/keltec-plr-22-pistol-review-suppressor-test" }, "url": "https://greyhive.com/blog/keltec-plr-22-pistol-review-suppressor-test", "headline": "Kel-Tec PLR-22 Pistol Review: Rimfire Braced Pistol", "name": "Kel-Tec PLR-22 Pistol Review: Rimfire Braced Pistol", "description": "Kel-Tec PLR-22 rimfire pistol with folding brace delivers affordable, reliable shooting. Full field test with suppressor and ammo evaluation.", "articleSection": "Gun Reviews", "articleBody": "The Kel-Tec PLR-22 is an affordable, fast-shooting braced pistol chambered in .22 LR — a polymer, 10-inch-barreled rimfire that runs light, folds compact, and threads for a suppressor right out of the box. In his Area 52 field test on Greyhive, Rambo from Guns.com puts a certified-used PLR-22 through steel drills, an ammo shootout, and a suppressed session to see whether the fun outweighs the price tag. Rambo's pitch is simple: 5.56 is fun but expensive, and the PLR-22 delivers the same braced-pistol format in a caliber that lets you \"still buy groceries when you're done shooting.\" He walks the gun's controls, ergonomics, and real-world reliability, then hangs a Banish 22 can off the muzzle for a quiet second act. This review breaks down every spec and observation from that walkthrough — the folding Shrike brace, the Blackdog 25-round mag, the Kel-Tec/Viridian green dot, and the critical ammo lesson that separates a jam from a headshot. Key Takeaways The Kel-Tec PLR-22 is a polymer .22 LR braced pistol with a 10-inch barrel and a 1/2x28 threaded muzzle, ready for a suppressor. Folded it measures 19 inches; opened with the Shrike Industries brace deployed it runs 26 inches. Rambo tested a certified-used unit from Guns.com that showed \"not a mark on it.\" The gun choked on CCI Mini Mags but ran clean and accurate on CCI Stingers — proof that .22 semi-autos demand ammo testing. Trigger pull comes in under …