My new kel tec ksg headed to the range for testing.

[44fred]

This reminds me of Harley Davidson dealerships gouging customers because they could. Now they are hurting big time. You know, you don't have to participate in gouging! Some of us aren't that greedy. What goes around comes around. I'd rather develop a clientele based on fair business practices.
Kel Tec is the one loosing out on sales. They really screwed this production thing up.

[Write Winger]

Nice job scoring a KSG.

I love what Kel Tec has been doing. While it seems everyone else is remaking or "improving" already existing designs and markets, they're focusing on the radically different and fantasy market. They seem like the guys who sit around a table drunk on the weekends and say "you know what would be cool is if..." but then have the ingenuity to actually build it and the market says "hey! That IS cool!" Demand is built, prices are high, and as they come down they'll produce more and sell twice as many. Good on them.

I'm jealous, and I envy your purchase.

[Capybara]

Am I the only Calgunner not enamored of this gun? I just can't see a reason for a defense shotgun that holds so many shells, isn't needing that many shells sort of out of the realm of HD situations and goes more into engagement by LEOs in shootouts? Nothing against those of you who will pay double the msrp for this gun, I just don't see the appeal. The few YouTube reviews I have seen all comment on feeding issues, why would you pay so much for one?

I don't play video games though, is that what is driving the buzz on this gun? If so, that would be an interesting marketing phenomena.

[tacticalcity]

Market dictates price. These things are selling as fast as they can make them. That means the price is fair. Just because it is more than you personally would pay doesn't change that.

He wanted it. It is meeting his expectations. Sounds like pure win for him.

[tacticalcity]

Am I the only Calgunner not enamored of this gun? I just can't see a reason for a defense shotgun that holds so many shells, isn't needing that many shells sort of out of the realm of HD situations and goes more into engagement by LEOs in shootouts? Nothing against those of you who will pay double the msrp for this gun, I just don't see the appeal. The few YouTube reviews I have seen all comment on feeding issues, why would you pay so much for one?

I don't play video games though, is that what is driving the buzz on this gun? If so, that would be an interesting marketing phenomena.

While i have no opinion on the shotgun, I do have an opinion on the "x rounds is enough" mindset in your post. Just saw it in another thread where a guy was basically saying 6 shots from his revolver is more than he will ever need.

I proceeded to post video after video where at least 3 or more armed suspects invaded homes. Usually armed with assault rifles and shotguns. This is the norm. The days of a single armed invader never existed. Bad guys do this in groups.

[cwin]

Congrats! It's a pretty cool shotgun. Enjoy!

[r1ghtw1ng]

Nice. Congrats on the KSG. I'm waiting for the KSG Gen 3 in 2014 after they iron out any problems and the prices come down from 4 digits.

I remember buying a brand new GSG-5 for $650 when it was super rare. Sold it quickly for $650 a few months later after having buyer's remorse.

[menomanuel]

I wonder if I can dry fire it without damaging it?
I just emailed kel tec to find out.

[mif_slim]

@capybata: I rather have 14 rounds and use 1 then need 15 and have none....when your sitting in a cool air conditioned room behind a computer playing a HD scenario in your head, you can easily become crouching tiger hidden dragon and fly over roof tops to flank the BG but in high stress and real threat you'll freeze up or fire as many rounds as you can effectively. During this, you won't be counting rounds.

[gotshotgun?]

@capybata: I rather have 14 rounds and use 1 then need 15 and have none....when your sitting in a cool air conditioned room behind a computer playing a HD scenario in your head, you can easily become crouching tiger hidden dragon and fly over roof tops to flank the BG but in high stress and real threat you'll freeze up or fire as many rounds as you can effectively. During this, you won't be counting rounds.

QFT

[glockwise2000]

It had boobs.
"Tactical" is like boobs...you can sell anything with it....arf "hanko"

You are freaking me out. Go get a nice girl and put her to bed. A gun? I would say it should stay on bedside. Unless, another CGer tells us here that they too had their guns "in bed" with them. Is this the new trend fetish now?

No matter what. I'm still jelly you have the KSG. Nice gun though.

[thefitter]

The hardest part is finding a out of state dealer that'll ship to ca and is registered at attorney's office .
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Please explain this last statement.

Thanks

[Sicarius]

I don't believe it is kel tec screwing the customers. It is the distributors and shops. KT sells the firearms at whatever wholesale price to the distributors. Distributors know the shortage and mark it up to what the shops are willing to pay and the shops will then sell it for what the end consumer is willing to pay.
If somebody is WILLING to pay X ammount for something. You better believe that somebody is going to sell it for X...
Kevin

[menomanuel]

I luv how I can post anything and get all comments on how it's freaking them out !
If can freak them out with jokes imagine when I'm serious !
That's the very same thing anti gun politicians use as a way to demonize gun ownership even when they know it's a joke (it's called grown up jokes,sorry jr's lol)

[socal44]

Lot of dicks here on Calguns

Congrats OP