Bought my first shotgun!

WeiShen · Apr 5, 2014

Hey all,

Walked into my LGS a few days ago for no rhyme or reason (class got canceled so I delegated the day to driving around) - walked out with this baby! $1k out the door. Its been roughly a 3-6 month wait on these with shipments arriving sporadically.

Fished in the toolbox for a cheapo red/green dot sight and some MBUS - action was super rough, but a few boxes later it is now smooth as butter. Well balanced, compact, incredibly accurate and an absolute joy to shoot!

Put about 100 rounds through it - my shoulder isn't happy but the soul is

. The KSG's downward ejection also did a number on my forearm - so lots of training is in order.

Name Taken · Apr 5, 2014

Can you zoom in a bit? I'm having a hard time seeing how good the machining is on the bolt.

WeiShen · Apr 5, 2014

Name Taken said:
Can you zoom in a bit? I'm having a hard time seeing how good the machining is on the bolt.

You got me. Yes my imageshack skills are laughable.

DC-W · Apr 5, 2014

That's one hell of a first shotgun. Congrats!

I loved shooting the KSG.

iH8DemLibz · Apr 5, 2014

Now we know what the K in Kel-Tec stands for.

Looks nice. How many rounds will it hold?

tall.guy88 · Apr 5, 2014

That thing is bad dude. Enjoy.

protegeV · Apr 5, 2014

Lol, thats a heck of a fist shotgun. It's on my wishlist, but the price tag is a tad high for me right now. You got a good price. Best I've seen so far is $960+ tax.

Jimbob2.0 · Apr 5, 2014

Nice, thats a direct leap into the big leages instead of wandering though a few quasi-fudd guns.

One of those has been on my shopping list for a LOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNG time.

FMD · Apr 6, 2014

Congrats on your new addition! I picked one up at Hafer's about a month ago. Love it! It'll hold 14+1 2 3/4" shells or 12+1 3" shells. Shoulder felt it the day after the first 50 rounds (slugs) but not noticeable for me after the next 50. Have about 300 through it now with zero issues. Also, made a conscious effort to keep my elbow out rather than under and had no problems with shell ejection on my forearm. You're right about the action. No need to be gentle with it. Gets progressively smoother. Also, very easy to take down and reassemble.

Tito · Apr 6, 2014

I was expecting a Mossberg 500/590 or a Remington 870, and not this. You smashed a homerun with this pickup. Nice.

fabsroman · Apr 6, 2014

Jimbob2.0 said:
Nice, thats a direct leap into the big leages instead of wandering though a few quasi-fudd guns.

One of those has been on my shopping list for a LOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNG time.

$1,000 and you still have to pump the thing. lol

Might as well get an autoloader with the 20+ round X-Rail extension on it for that much. Plus, you could use the "quasi fudd gun" to go hunting if you wished to do so.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxFtAgxW5CM

Nice gun though for a first shotgun.

ericoak · Apr 6, 2014

fabsroman said:
$1,000 and you still have to pump the thing. lol

Might as well get an autoloader with the 20+ round X-Rail extension on it for that much. Plus, you could use the "quasi fudd gun" to go hunting if you wished to do so.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxFtAgxW5CM

Nice gun though for a first shotgun.

Yea the KSG is a lot more compact than that though.

protegeV · Apr 6, 2014

ericoak said:
Yea the KSG is a lot more compact than that though.

Exactly. The xrail fully loaded adds about 4lb and u need a 26" barrel :whoa:

Jimbob2.0 · Apr 6, 2014

fabsroman said:
$1,000 and you still have to pump the thing. lol

Might as well get an autoloader with the 20+ round X-Rail extension on it for that much. Plus, you could use the "quasi fudd gun" to go hunting if you wished to do so.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxFtAgxW5CM

Nice gun though for a first shotgun.

Ya love to swing that around in a tight residential hallway! Seriously, I am not totally knocking quasi fudd guns it was more tongue in cheek.

$$$ wise sure you could buy a Saiga or nearly two Mossberg 930s but the KSG is cool, its compact, it has really impressive ergonomics etc.

Still overpriced for what they are but nice all the same.

Minuteman · Apr 6, 2014

Whoa. Not what I expected. That's bada$$.

Congrats!

WeiShen · Apr 7, 2014

fabsroman said:
$1,000 and you still have to pump the thing. lol

Might as well get an autoloader with the 20+ round X-Rail extension on it for that much. Plus, you could use the "quasi fudd gun" to go hunting if you wished to do so.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxFtAgxW5CM

Nice gun though for a first shotgun.

Saiga was a close second for me - but I've been on a bullpup kick lately. K̶S̶G̶, RFB, and the Tavor are all on my shopping list.

Can't beat the compactness, cool factor, and weight balance for me. Took slugs out to 20 yards today with MBUS and green dot co-witness, and it was spot on! That and some one handed shooting (it's been a long day).

I've also noticed it sometimes doesn't play nice with the winchester white box target ammo I've been running - the action needs to be roughed around. Didn't have the problem with some federal target load (all birdshot) and federal slugs. I think it still needs a few more hundred rounds to smooth out.

jimbobborg · Apr 7, 2014

WeiShen said:
I've also noticed it sometimes doesn't play nice with the winchester white box target ammo I've been running - the action needs to be roughed around. Didn't have the problem with some federal target load (all birdshot) and federal slugs. I think it still needs a few more hundred rounds to smooth out.

I've noticed the same thing with my SxS. ANY new Winchester shell almost locks the action up. I think it's because the base expands more than Remington or other shells.

Vile Shadow · Apr 28, 2014

Not quite my cup of tea. But it looks like fun.

Bought my first shotgun!

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