SMASH TIME on the KelTec SUB-2000 5.7

Can the KelTec SUB‑2000 win back someone who sold his last one within a month? SMASH TIME calls this a redemption video, and the Gen 3 in 5.7×28 pulls it off.

KelTec is BORN AGAIN in 5.7x28. Sub 2000 Review. Watch on YouTube — SMASH TIME.

What he covers: he got a Gen 2 for his birthday, had a lot of problems with it, and sold it within a month. He calls the Gen 3 a different animal altogether. He mounted a big light and a red dot on purpose to show the carbine is light enough to carry them and still fold. You push a button at the back to unfold it, the charging handle comes back easily, and he calls the safety so freaking cool. At an indoor range his nephew got it running with almost no instruction and called it a good gun to fold into a hiking backpack. They shot at 10, 25, and 50 yards. It hit high at 25, and after he adjusted the dot he said he’d take his 50 yard group all day long. At 100 yards the dot covered most of the target, so he’ll stick to 50. The big test was the charging handle. On the Gen 2 his wife couldn’t pull it back and lock it, which he calls a deal breaker. On the Gen 3 she did it twice, said it has definitely improved, and said she can run it without issues, though the stock is still a little long for her. A young shooter he calls buddy also found the stock long and rated it an 8.5 once he learned to slap the charging handle forward. At 5 foot 10, he says the stock fits him just right. His cons: it ships with only one magazine. He says some people find it hard to fold or not that compact folded, but his folds easily, locks up tight, and fits in his range bag with the optic on. Recoil in 5.7 is minimal, he says, and the 9mm version kicked a little more but not enough to matter. He calls 5.7 ammo pricey and says they put close to 800 rounds through it. Specific claims in the video are his, not ours. It is one review of about sixteen minutes, with no group sizes, no malfunction count, and no reliability test.

Here’s our take. Buy the SUB‑2000 Gen 3 in 5.7×28 if you want a light carbine that folds into a bag, runs a pistol cartridge with little recoil, and has a charging handle more shooters in the house can work. Skip it if you want a longer stock for a smaller shooter, or a long record of reliability before you trust it. A carbine that wins back the guy who sold the last one is worth a look.

We stock the KelTec SUB‑2000 Gen 3 in 5.7×28 he is shooting. On the shelf: the KelTec SUB‑2000 Gen 3 5.7×28 in black, 20+1. Related: the KelTec SUB‑2000 Gen 3 5.7×28 in OD green, the same carbine in another color. Since it ships with one magazine, KelTec says the 5.7 version takes FN Five‑seveN magazines, so we also carry the FN Five‑seveN 20 round MK3 magazine. The video does not show or test one. Complete firearm. Indiana FFL transfer through Wulfy’s. Ask us for current fees.