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Awesome took some time to put together. Seems scary because you are taking apart your gun but watch the video that Chris and MCARBO provides and you will be fine.
First off I am a retired mechanic with experience in assembly of small parts, and also a marine veteran. I installed the improvement kit and the firearm is still not performing as is should. I polished the feed ramp and have tried 4 different magazines. Guess the next step is to a gunsmith, witch I have never had to use.. it probably has to do with the firearm itself, should have sent it back to KELTEC in the beginning.
If you have mechanical ability and can take something apart and put it back together you can install this kit. If not send it to MCARBO and they will do it for you. I did it myself and only issue was I did tighten the frame screws a little to tight and magazine did not want to drop out, loosens the screws and no issues. Gun shoots great 50 rounds no issues. The Brothers at MCARBO shipped fast and were standing by if I need assistance. I have bought from them before and will again. I have 2 more PMR30 as time goes by will probably get upgrade kits for them. Maybe I could get a deal, hint, hint.
Parts are great, much superior to factory. Installation was not difficult but had some surprises. Lost the wire retainer for the recoil spring. Thought I would just make a new one, but on reassembly I also lost the recoil spring retaining washer. Tore my work area apart looking for these items--no where to be found. Ordered a new factory recoil assembly to get the parts I needed. Much more careful the second time and completing the upgraded PMR30 was complete. Works just as intended--very reliable and smooth. I would have preferred to have a complete new recoil assembly.. All in all, great job.
Everything looks great, I cannot wait until I get a chance to make my upgrades. You guys are awesome!
I followed the installation video and the upgraded parts went in with no issues. I went out to shoot it and had to adjust the safety selector screws...do not overtighten, and works great now. I have replaced all the upgrade parts for the PMR-30 and it is one awesome pistol now...Thank you!!!
Good upgrade. Fairly easy for anyone with decent tool skills. Used the upgrade video for "tricks & shortcuts".
A nice "all in one kit". It's true that the spring on the guide ramp is a bugger to install. Everything did fit well. But (see pictures) this is the only time Ii have had this problem. The dent in the case happens when using an Israeli speed loader, its the problem I think. How though, does the F-pin release before the breach is closed? Pre/post trigger adjustment? Anyway, I am enjoying my PMR-30 , "tuning" is half the fun. J. Horn
I sent my PMR-30 to MCARBO to have the completer package done to it. I've seen videos of the completed work in action. I can't wait.
I called twice this past week to speak with a service tech. Second time I called I spoke with a lady that told me they were on lunch break. She said she was gona go back and remind them to call me and still no call. 👎 Pretty poor response compared to ur web site brags bout great customer service. Won’t use u again.
Before the upgrades , I didn’t even want to try shooting my pistol. I purchased the bundle and used the video frequently for installation. I had a few issues, but went back to the video and eventually got Eva correctly installed. I also had an issue with the slide block(?) which their gunsmith brought to my attention during our communications. He offered to fix it but I managed to take care of it myself. Three different types of 40 grain ammunition got through without the usual issue we have all had. A worthwhile and welcome investment and upgrade.,I finally enjoy range time with this gun now. Thanks M CARBO!!!
Had MCARBO do part upgrade. As of April they indicated an 8 week turnaround which I decided to bite the bullet on. After 12 weeks started calling and emailing inquiring status. Apparently the range was down(?) precluding test firing. Eventually got firearm back week 13 with test data indicating several instances of failure to eject. They then replaced ejectors with an apparent new "style" and gave it a clean bill of operational integrity. My testing initially was with 50 rounds of Federal 40 grain as specified an approved load by Kel Tec. Thought the trigger was an improvement over original but still had two failures to eject with slide not fully extracting and case in barrel. For now I'll chalk it up to "break in" and will keep my fingers crossed on full fail free performance. For an almost $500 upgrade I'm hoping for full operational failure free performance before I can give it an unconditional recommendation. We shall see....
Had the complete 2021 pro kit installed by Kel-Tec. Easy Peezie
Thanks to M-Carbo, I now have a PMR-30 that is reliable. I don't refer to it as a Kal-Tec, It's now my M-Carbo. I wondered why the magazine kept releasing and found out why, when I watched the M-Carbo video. The way Kal-Tec designed the mag release, the heal of my hand was activating the release. With the new M-Carbo release button, the problem was solved. Thanks M-Carbo for redesigning the slide stop and s.s. feed rump, which solved the feed problem. Great way I was taken care of.
Had problems with my PMR feeding, it was super picky. Order this all in one kit and shazam problem solved. Kit did everything it said it would. Instructional video was great, no problems. Spring on feed ramp was a small challenge, took a few tries to get the spring seated but once it's in it's in. Pistol runs like a champ. Mag release is a huge improvement. Parts are worth the money.
I ordered the upgrade kit for a Keltec PMR 30. I initially planned to install the upgrades myself but since my old eyes cannot seem to focus up close on the very small parts as they did when younger, I decided to send it to Kel-Tec and have them install the parts since their service fee and shipping costs were reasonable. Thanks MCARBO for designing such quality products!