I bought one in April or May because I thought I’d take a chance at $409. If it crapped out, I’d have fun making fun of Kel-Tek. I haven’t shot it a whole lot, because, to be honest, after it made it through the first box I didn’t have much of a plan. I’d take it along with other things and run a few tubes worth through it. I let the 4-H kids shoot it one day. I passed it around when a few of us met for a shotgun day recently. So somewhere above 300, but I’m sure under 500, rounds.
The stupid thing keeps working. It gagged a couple of times when people (the kids) babied it. It needs to be operated “with authority” like other pump shotguns. I’d say it was a bit less tolerant of that than most others.
My biggest gripes are the silly sight that gives no repeatable elevation reference, and the backwards safety. The crossbolt safety works the opposite direction of any other I’ve had- push from left to right to fire. That alone is enough to keep me from taking it too serious.
Assembly after stripping is a little fiddly, with a small pivot pin that if moved slightly will come out before getting it back together, and a trip lever/bar/thing that easily gets bumped crooked upon reassembly so it binds the action. That’s just annoying little stuff. That safety is the suck.