Writing blogs in bulk started out as a pretty solid effort with 3 a day seeming to be easy. As I’ve gone on with this, I’ve starting making the mistake of leaving partially finished posts in the drafts. Having unfinished drafts is a slippery slope since before you know it you will wind up with more drafts than the number of shells a Kel-Tec KSG can hold. Well, maybe not quite that ridiculous.

At one time or another everyone has had the thought “Well shotguns are nice and all, but what if we put more shells in it and also made it smaller?” If you haven’t had that thought then I’m afraid you are no friend of mine.

Magazine-fed arms like that tricked up Kalashnikov had capacity, but were still fairly large. Firearms like this have also been the subject of quite a few restrictions so they were hardly accessible. Luckily in 2011, Kel-Tec provided an answer.

The KSG is a bullpup, tube-fed, pump-action shotgun. The KSG’s main party trick is it’s duel-tube functionality. This means that this gun as two magazines that you can select from at the flip of a switch. This is how the standard KSG achieves its whopping 15 shell capacity. That’s 7+7+1 in the chamber for those not counting.

The capacity of the KSG is nice, but I also mentioned the want for something smaller too. Well the KSG provides an overall 26 inch length with an 18.5 inch barrel. A Mossberg 500 with the same barrel length comes in at 36-39 inches depending on model. (Editor’s note: I’m using Mossbergs as a comparison since they are what comes to mind when I think of a traditional pump-action shotgun. There is another reason that will make sense in a future blog.)

So the KSG is smaller than the average shotgun, with above average capacity. “But what if I want something even smaller?” You ask.

Luckily Kel-Tec is ahead of you on this one. The KSG Tactical is 4.5″ inches shorter than the standard model. It also has a smaller 10 shell capacity, not including 1 in the chamber. The Tactical requires a Short Barreled Shotgun tax stamp to own and is much more expensive than the standard model. The KSG Tactical would be right at home on a sling, with buckshot in one tube, and specialist rounds in the other. This model is hardly meant for the average consumer.

So the KSG Tactical is a bit smaller but not exactly accessible. If only there was an option that anyone could buy, but also made the most of the duel-tubes regardless of size. Well, you know how this goes.

Yes please.

Now for the real reason I’m writing this. I saw this advertisement in a magazine at an auto shop and haven’t stopped thinking about it since. So what does this thing of beauty have to offer?

The KSG-25 has, as you might guess, a monstrous 25 round capacity. This is done with a 12+12+1 configuration. Thanks to the bullpup design, the overall size of the gun comes in at 38 inches with a massive 30.5 inch barrel. I can’t even think of something to compare that barrel length to! Best of all, this is still compact! The closest thing I could find from Mossberg was the 500 with a 28 inch barrel and a 47-48 inch length depending on the specific model.

The KSG-25 is about as much gun as you can get before you start getting into cannon territory. Except that it already does. As a 12 gauge you are limited in what you can fire, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t options. 12 gauge shotguns are capable of accepting specialist cartridges and pump-action models do that particularly well. With the KSG-25 you can have 12 shots of your favorite lead for bringing the pain and another 12 shots of beanbags for bringing slightly less pain. Or while you’re burning money you can fill both magazines with Dragon’s Breath shells and recklessly waste money in style. Guns are expensive and ammo isn’t cheap. In the case of the KSG-25, keeping this gun filled would prove particularly expensive. Especially if you decide to take advantage of specialist cartridges.

Overall, the Kel-Tec KSG offers a way to have capacity, versatility, and a compact stature all in one package. The KSG’s variants all have their niche, but all have good potential in their respective areas. The cost compared to a conventional shotgun is very high, but the KSG fills a specific niche with a lot to offer. What more could you ask for?

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