Kel-Tec KS7

[Drang]

If they bring this out in 20 ga., I can see Mrs. Drang getting herself a pump...

[spyderco monkey]

I thought it was fine. It was just as smooth as any of the 870s or Mossbergs on display.

Awesome! That's just what I was hoping to hear.

[03RN]

I briefly handled the KS7 at the Kel-Tec booth today. Despite suspecting that a bull pup 12 gauge might be a terrible idea, I didn’t completely hate it.

I don't completely hate the ksg.

I also don't completely trust it.

[03RN]

True...couldn't eject straight down anymore. It could be made reversible in a fashion similar to the AUG.

As it is configured reloading the chamber in a hurry is going to be a bitch on stilts because all the action happens behind your dominant hand's grip on the gun. The Ithaca 37 has the same downward ejection, but it's easier to close the action and get another shell in the tube to rack in when the loading gate is in front of you.

Of course, if I had to use one as it sits I'd put an extended magazine tube on it. Not for the extra capacity...just to have something that will physically block my hand from getting up around the muzzle should it lose traction on the forend. Like I've said about the Remington Tac13, they should ship this thing with a tourniquet.

I removed my shockwave strap as soon as I got it but a +1 or 2 would be perfect on this. On the shockwave I grip all the way to the rear of the fore-end. On the ksg it's closer to the front.

[willie]

My concern would be the company's reputation for shipping defective products. They were always nice to me. Another observation is that their customer service department gets much practice.

[RAM Engineer]

Any updates or experiences with these?

[Joe in PNG]

Got to fondle one last month.
Neat, but one suspects it's a bit of a toy.

[TCinVA]

Any updates or experiences with these?

I haven't seen this specific model in class yet, but I have had a few of the double mag tubed guns in class. They didn't work so good.

I'd sooner have the single tube model because it's probably going to be more reliable, but nothing I've seen out of the Kel-Tec shotguns has made me even slightly interested in buying one.

In the recent Shotgun 360 AAR modcast one of the participants in the class was on and he discussed his various issues with it:

[Joe in PNG]

Bump, and wondering if anyone has had a chance to really run it yet.

I really want this to be a pulsating ball of suck and fail so I can stop thinking about getting one.

[JRB]

Bump, and wondering if anyone has had a chance to really run it yet.

I really want this to be a pulsating ball of suck and fail so I can stop thinking about getting one.

I felt the same way about the RDB; I loved it on paper and was scared it would suck in reality. I stumbled into one for a screaming deal and couldn't help myself, but I've been pleasantly surprised by it so far (~400 rounds)

I hope the same thing happens with the KS7, I really do.