PKO-45?

[Model12Win]

Anyone buy a Heizer PKO-45 yet?

https://www.personaldefenseworld.com/2017/08/heizer-pko-45-pistol/

https://www.kygunco.com/Product/View?ItemNo=116842

Looks pretty unique. Thoughts?

 

[GarandTd]

I realize it's stainless, but at 28 oz, it seems kind of heavy for a pocket gun. That's the same weight as my fullsize 17 round poly 9mm.

 

[GarandTd]

Sounds pretty interesting as does the history of the designer. I'll be curious to hear more about it.

 

[Model12Win]

I realize it's stainless, but at 28 oz, it seems kind of heavy for a pocket gun. That's the same weight as my fullsize 17 round poly 9mm.

+1. That's still 2/3 the weight of a GI 1911. That did seem pretty excessive.

 

[Bill DeShivs]

It's a little heavier than a lightweight Commander 1911.

 

[Model12Win]

It's a little heavier than a lightweight Commander 1911.

Yuck... it is?? Well I wonder if it's thinner, supposedly only .8" thick...

 

[kozak6]

Compared to other subcompact .45's, it's .1-.2" thinner, 4-10 oz heavier, and slightly longer in the slide.

Heizer Defense is a novelty gun company. I don't know if I'd pick one over something more established and supported like a Kahr or XDS.

 

[GarandTd]

Heizer defense is a novelty gun company. I don't know if I'd pick one over something more established and supported like a Kahr or XDS.

This may be true, but those novelties could lead to advancements in firearms design. We've discussed in other threads how materials and manufacturing processes have evolved more than the designs.

 

[Siggy-06]

Stick with a XDS in .45