My review of the KelTec KSG shotgun

[Zane71464]

I wish you good luck and hope they can make it somehow, right with you.

And I thought plastic rails on "some" of the aftermarket .22 rifle stocks were horrible and
in fact, owned one. But on a shotgun...I'm not a fan of "plastic' these days.
I do hope they can make it right with you.

[Dajerseyrat]

Some of you who read and commented on my previous thread with the Keltec KGS shotgun might be interested to hear this. Here is the original thread where I vented my frustrations:
http://thefiringline.com/forums/show...50#post5043750

This is the email I just received and apparently they did find a few issues with the gun that were hopefully resolved. Unfortunately I will not get the weapon back till after May 3rd due to me leaving the country in the morning for vacation.
Reading what repairs they did, it makes perfect sense to me with the issues i was having.Hopefully it will shoot very good for me in the future and I will be able to post a positive review of the weapon...

I have personally reviewed your weapon and have done the following reviews / repairs:

· Replaced Barrel Assembly / Honed Barrel and Chamber: There was nothing “wrong” with the other barrel except I saw some cosmetic issues with the Picatinny and Barrel… the dimensions were good though with the barrel. That and if you were having extraction issues, I wanted to keep that system here to review in case we receive any more in the future… just in case.
· Reviewed Bolt: Bolt was good. Polished Bolt Lock as it was on the high tolerance and tight on the inside of the Bolt as the Bolt Lock cams down unlocking the system. This was most likely the issue with the weapon not extracting consistently.
· Grip: Good. No issues.
· Rear Stock: Good. No issues.
· Receiver: Completely rebuilt Receiver. It still has the same serial number and is the same Receiver, but it was rebuilt to ensure it was done correctly. The Receiver was sandblasted and re-parkerized to give it a new look again. New magazine springs / magazine plugs / followers, to ensure the rounds are seating properly—nothing wrong with the old ones, but I’m not going to re-use the old ones here. New Cartridge Stops / Selector / Selector Catch. The issue on Double Feeding also came from the inner cartridge stops (KSG-314 and KSG-315) were sanded to the lower tolerance, so there would be times when they did not work… I saw that too on testing. Those were replaced and the weapon does not Double Feed any more. No issues on anything else there. I did polish the swage / feed ramp area and this is smoother here on loading.
· Re-proofed. New assembly as stated above. Weapon was re-proofed.
· Test fired and Function Tested. I shot 200+ rounds through the weapon and two of our technician each shot 100+ rounds through the weapon. The weapon did not double feed and it extracted every round, including the “more challenging Centurion rounds” from Italy.

[Dirtypacman]

Awesome news - that is more like the type of full function testing you want to see when you ship it back to them. I would feel confident your going to be getting a shooter back for sure.

[bamajoey]

Sorry to hear about your problems, I have heard nothing but good things about Kel-Tec customer service

[ka64]

Guns and cars have alot in common. NEVER BUY A FIRST EDITION..................

[Dajerseyrat]

Originally Posted by ka64

Guns and cars have alot in common. NEVER BUY A FIRST EDITION..................

I have done both, and had issues with both..lol

[3/2 STA SS]

Originally Posted by Dajerseyrat

I have done both, and had issues with both..lol

Kinda like if it has tits or tires it is gonna give you problems...

[Dajerseyrat]

Originally Posted by 3/2 STA SS

Kinda like if it has tits or tires it is gonna give you problems...

And cost you lots of Money

[graehaven]

Sorry to hear about your experience with the KSG. I own 3 kel-tec pistols and couldn't be happier. None of them are their early models though.

I'm very interested in the shotgun, but, am waiting for all the bugs to be worked out. Granted, on an $800 gun there shouldn't be any bugs.

Look forward to seeing how it pans out. Kel-tec has a pretty good rep standing by their products.

[Dajerseyrat]

I took the gun to the range last night and ran about 100 rounds through it and it did not jam once, so it looks as if the issues are resolved for now. I did immediately the gun was much easier to load and the magazine selector switch was easier to select from side to side, before the repairs it felt like it had to be forced to the point it would break. The action seemed smoother also. I put my sight back on and dialed it in at 15 yards, and will say this much for the gun, it is DEADLY ACCURATE for a short shotgun. With 00 buck I was able to put a hole dead center of the target and was able to then put every other round of 00 buck through the same hole at 15 yards.

Another good thing was that one of my range masters who was there the very same day I first fired the gun and had malfunctions, was there last night and he got to shoot the gun also and said it was night and day from when he first fired it. I will say that I am now happy with my KSG's performance wise so far, time will tell on the durability of the weapon.

[graehaven]

Fantastic! So happy for you.

It IS on my list to get, someday.

[joncutt87]

Glad to hear it, now I can try to find one

[ka64]

I hope it lasts, it is one bad azz lookin weapon.

Tits & Tires, LMAO...... I have got to remember that.

[Dajerseyrat]

I put a magpull angle grip on it, and am waiting on a muzzle break for it. I was contemplating selling this gun to buy an AR, but screw it, Im gonna keep it and but the AR also.Shhhhhhh dont tell my wife...Also Ryan from Keltec is sending me a newly designed stronger fore end to try out on the gun as well as the special lug used to take off the nut at the end of the muzzle to put the muzzle break on =-) I will say this, now that the gun works right, i am in love with it all over again!!




And here is my shoulder after 50 rounds of 00 buck =-)

[3/2 STA SS]

Originally Posted by ka64

I hope it lasts, it is one bad azz lookin weapon.

Tits & Tires, LMAO...... I have got to remember that.

My grandfather told me that when I was 13. Told me alot of things that run true even today.

[Dajerseyrat]

Originally Posted by 3/2 STA SS

My grandfather told me that when I was 13. Told me alot of things that run true even today.

My uncle always told me "life is like a $hit sandwich, the more bread you have the less $hit you have to eat"...

[Double D]

Still doesnt help with the fact that they cant supply the public like they promised over 2 yrs ago with the PMR 30s and now the lack of these shotguns. They flat out stopped responding to my emails asking why.

[Dajerseyrat]

Originally Posted by Double D

Still doesnt help with the fact that they cant supply the public like they promised over 2 yrs ago with the PMR 30s and now the lack of these shotguns. They flat out stopped responding to my emails asking why.

The story i heard is that they are a small company and have most of their company paid off and refuse to take out a loan to expand. Makes perfect sense, but dont know if it is true.

[3/2 STA SS]

I have seen ONE PMR 30 at a gun show here recently....I didn't look at the price.

[Dajerseyrat]

Keltec just sent me a newly designed front stock to test out. They added structural supports to it to give is some more strength for the use of vertical for grips. I will be testing it soon and report back...


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[cpttango30]

Dang it I need a new shotgun. Glad they made it right.