Keltec KSG is a beast!

madmax7774 · May 5, 2018

Ok, I don't consider myself a tough guy, but on the other hand, I don't think i'm too much of a wimp either. Having said all that. Holy Geeze!!!!! The Keltec KSG shotgun is by far the single most painful firearm I have ever fired. I picked a Gen2 Gray KSG shotgun awhile back, put an Eotech site and magpul pistol grip on it, but hadn't gotten around to shooting it. Well today, when I taking out the MP5 to the Machine gun nest for the maiden voyage, I decided to play with the KSG as well. TMGN only let's you shoot slugs with a 12GA, so I picked up 5 boxes of the generic 2.75 inch slugs they had, loaded it up and tried it. To say that the recoil was brutal is a HUGE understatement. I used to own a Remington 870 express, and also have shot various 12GA skeet guns several times a year when I was living in Virginia. The KSG is nothing like those! This thing is just plain cruel. I was honestly only able to get off 5 rounds on my right shoulder before it became too much, and had to switch sides to the left shoulder. After 10 rounds I was done. Has anyone else fired one of these things? did you find it to be over the top with recoil??? Am I just getting old and soft??? I know 12GA has some kick to it, but I just don't remember it ever being this bad....
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danb · May 5, 2018

Like my bro said when he lent me his 12 ga before I owned one: not my fault you did not keep it tight against your shoulder. I had a bruise for weeks. If not shouldered properly, 12 ga slugs are brutal. Even when shouldered corrrectly, they are ...less brutal.

Kimber45 · May 5, 2018

I had one, Put 12 rounds through it then sold it soon after. Love my Sub2000 not a fan of the KSG.

Occam · May 5, 2018

It ain’t the KSG. Any short, lightweight gun throwing those slugs is an obnoxious experience.

Have shot a friend's KSG with everything from birdshot to buckshot and in an adrenaline rush situation, I would t think twice. But stout slugs would require some real motivation!

DutchV · May 5, 2018

Slugs can be managed but they'll never be comfortable. Two tips: Pull the butt tight into your shoulder, and push forward hard with the other hand, like you're trying to stretch the gun in the middle. It's worth a try, anyway.

teratos · May 6, 2018

Occam said:
It ain’t the KSG. Any short, lightweight gun throwing those slugs is an obnoxious experience.

This. It’s the LCP of shotguns.

tmd99 · May 6, 2018

With the right training, it gets better...

rgramjet · May 6, 2018

A Mossberg Shockwave is no fun with a slug either.

I came close to buying a KSG...wonder if it will chamber the little 1.5" Aguilla(sp) shells?

danb · May 6, 2018

rgramjet said:
A Mossberg Shockwave is no fun with a slug either.

I came close to buying a KSG...wonder if it will chamber the little 1.5" Aguilla(sp) shells?

Chambering is not the problem. If a shotgun has 3" chamber you can chamber anything shorter.

The problem with these short shells is feeding/ejecting, and in semi-autos insufficient pressure to cycle the action.

@3:17 you will see the two failures to feed.

MarkinMD · May 6, 2018

Price on these has come down some, Classic has them $699.00

joppaj · May 6, 2018

If I ever get time to go shooting, I want to try a KSG. I can't envision that it would fill any perceived hole in my collection but it is a neat gimmick.

lazarus · May 14, 2018

What’s the butt pad like on them? That makes a huge difference with high recoiling guns. With my 870 express and a t-shirt I am usually done after 2 rounds of trap or Skeet. I can gift through a 3rd, but I know it is affecting my accuracy.

I removed the stock butt pad and out a grind to fit limb saver recoil pad on there. Now I can do 3 rounds in a t-shirt and my shoulder will be a little sore and I can manage a 4th without gritting in pain, but if I do I know I’ll be feeling it for a couple of days.

Slugs, sighting it in for deer season, 5 slugs and I’d have some tears in my eyes from the bench. Standing I can manage about 10-12 before it really hurts bad. Again, this is wearing just like a t-shirt or long sleeve shirt. With the better recoil pad I haven’t hit “too painful”, but then again I am still only running 5-10 slugs for sight in and make sure it’s all shooting fine. I still prefer to slip on my shoulder recoil pad for sighting it in or if I am wearing summer weight cloths and I am going to be shooting many rounds of trap or Skeet (or sporting clays).

My 20ga was the same way. Super hard recoil pad as it’s a 1960s Winchester 370 single shot. It tips the scale at a couple of ounces over 5lbs. It recoils HARDER than my 12ga 870. And I don’t mean because of the butt pad, I mean the free recoil velocity is higher because the thing is so much dang lighter. I’ve never shot anything heavier than #4 bird shot out of it, but it sucks after a couple rounds of trap. I also replaced the butt pad and now it’s a dream to shoot trap with and amazing in the field.

kohburn · May 14, 2018

sounds like a market ripe for a knoxx recoil absorbent butt stock pad.

put a knoxx stock on my 870 and can go through cases of slugs without an issue. its now the shotgun I use to introduce new shooters to skeet because it is so gentle.

jrumann59 · May 14, 2018

My 590 with knoxx was not too bad shooting 2.75 slugs. a little sore the next day, but I do have the frame to absorb things like that a little better. Have not tried since switching to the magpul stock.

Keltec KSG is a beast!

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