Kel-Tec KSG Compact
Kel-Tec CNC Industries · Shotgun · In Production
Also known as: KSG-NR, KSG NR
Overview
The Kel-Tec KSG Compact (KSG-NR) is a bullpup 12-gauge pump-action shotgun, a compact NFA-ready variant of the Kel-Tec KSG. It retains the KSG's 18.5-inch cylinder-bore barrel and 26.1-inch overall length but uses shortened dual tube magazines and an integrated vertical foregrip, giving a total capacity of 8+1 rounds of 3-inch shells (up to 10+1 with 2.75-inch shells). Like the base KSG it feeds from two side-by-side tubes selectable by a manual lever and ejects spent shells downward for ambidextrous use.
Specifications
| Weight (empty) | 3084 g (108.8 oz) |
| Overall Length | 663 mm (26.10") |
| Barrel Length | 470 mm (18.50") |
| Height | 178 mm (7.01") |
| Action Type | Pump Action |
| Firing Mechanism | Hammer Fired |
| Trigger Type | Single Stage |
| Magazine Capacity | 8 rounds |
| Magazine Type | Tube |
| Effective Range | 40 m (44 yd) |
| Barrel Rifling | None |
| Frame Material | Aluminum |
| Barrel Material | Steel |
| Stock Material | Polymer |
| Finish | Matte Black |
Calibers
- 12 Gauge · primary — also known as 12ga, 12 Bore
Features
- Firing modes: Repeating
- Feed systems: Dual Tubular Magazine
- Safety mechanisms: Cross Bolt Safety
- Features: Bullpup Layout, Dual Tube Magazine, Downward Shell Ejection, Shortened Forestock, Integrated Vertical Foregrip, Picatinny Top Rail, Picatinny Bottom Rail, Nfa Ready, Cylinder Bore Barrel
Base model
Production
Compact NFA-ready model built on the Kel-Tec KSG platform (KSG introduced 2011).
Origin
Country of origin: United States
Designer: George Kellgren
Notes
The KSG-NR/Compact is marketed as 'NFA Ready,' allowing conversion to a short-barreled shotgun by installing a shorter barrel after the appropriate registration. Capacity is reduced versus the standard KSG (14+1) due to the shorter magazine tubes.
Background
The KSG's twin side-by-side magazine tubes let a shooter stage two different loads at once - buckshot in one tube, slugs in the other - and switch between them with a flick of a selector lever, all packaged into a shotgun barely two feet long.