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I put about 200 rounds of assorted ammo without a hiccup. I could not be more happy.
Got a flu shot in my left shoulder Thursday and my right shoulder was feeling left out of the fun so I went to the desert (why is it still mid-90s in the 3rd week of October???) and put a couple hundred rounds though my Gen II KSG.
Federal Premium 8 00 pellet, Remington "military grade" 00, low-brass Win 7.5 shot, the odd Estate Buck stuff with it's super high brass and 2 7/8" length, even the Herter's 6-pellet 00 mini-shells that my 870 absolutely hates.
I did not try the even more mild Hornady TAP "Red Box" 12ga because I'm not sure I can get it any more. I used to buy it at the Scottsdale Gun Club and Hornady put an end to that. I found a case on line a couple years ago and jumped on it but I'm not sure I can ever replace it. I will save it for my really short shotguns. I think the full-velocity but one pellet less Federal Premium load with the FlightControl Wad is just about perfect for this gun. The Estate is a full power load and with the stop on the end of the grip, it convinced me to put on mechanic's gloves for the rest of the session. I see some skateboard tape in the future of that gun.
The "Military Grade" was not as powerful as the Estate and the only one that belched out glowing embers. It's junk that I have not bought in about 3 years (and don't buy any more) but I did stock up on it when everything was short. I wanted to see if the KSG was OK with the mild steel "brass" and did not mind using it up.
Some of the testing was rapid fire. I short stroked the gun twice--operator error. The first time there was just an empty chamber. The second time, there was the crunchy resistance of something bad happening in the gun and when I pulled the slide back the bad situation cleared itself out. Could not ask for a more forgiving pump gun.
The foregrip posed a dilemma for me. I have some NFA shotguns including a Lupara so I am very mindful of my left hand when shooting them. The gun is set up with a metal Weaver Tactical Rail 0.5" riser with long full length clamping and two cross screws to spread out any stress on the foregrip's plastic under rail. It gives me the room for a Magpul AFG2 and a Streamlight TLR4. If the AFG does not stop my hand the tall light/laser certainly will. It won't feel good but if I ever hit it I will be very happy about the pain.
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At the end of all that shooting, my red dot mount has some slight forward to aft play in it. I will look for a more stout riser.
Because you have two tubes and there is some space between them, this is not a very fast loading gun like a Mossberg 930. However, you can use the sides of the inside of the receiver as a pretty good reference as they point right to the tubes-- slide along the right side of the gun to load the right tube and the same on the left. The loading feels very much like a Mossberg pump. The lift gate tucks into the bottom of the bolt carrier like a 590 and the shells click in almost immediately. No having to push them in past flush like an 870 and no auto load gate threatening to pinch your thumb.
I really like this gun. I am also really glad I waited for a late Gen II and did not pay the early adopter's premium.
Mike
Got a flu shot in my left shoulder Thursday and my right shoulder was feeling left out of the fun so I went to the desert (why is it still mid-90s in the 3rd week of October???) and put a couple hundred rounds though my Gen II KSG.
Federal Premium 8 00 pellet, Remington "military grade" 00, low-brass Win 7.5 shot, the odd Estate Buck stuff with it's super high brass and 2 7/8" length, even the Herter's 6-pellet 00 mini-shells that my 870 absolutely hates.
I did not try the even more mild Hornady TAP "Red Box" 12ga because I'm not sure I can get it any more. I used to buy it at the Scottsdale Gun Club and Hornady put an end to that. I found a case on line a couple years ago and jumped on it but I'm not sure I can ever replace it. I will save it for my really short shotguns. I think the full-velocity but one pellet less Federal Premium load with the FlightControl Wad is just about perfect for this gun. The Estate is a full power load and with the stop on the end of the grip, it convinced me to put on mechanic's gloves for the rest of the session. I see some skateboard tape in the future of that gun.
The "Military Grade" was not as powerful as the Estate and the only one that belched out glowing embers. It's junk that I have not bought in about 3 years (and don't buy any more) but I did stock up on it when everything was short. I wanted to see if the KSG was OK with the mild steel "brass" and did not mind using it up.
Some of the testing was rapid fire. I short stroked the gun twice--operator error. The first time there was just an empty chamber. The second time, there was the crunchy resistance of something bad happening in the gun and when I pulled the slide back the bad situation cleared itself out. Could not ask for a more forgiving pump gun.
The foregrip posed a dilemma for me. I have some NFA shotguns including a Lupara so I am very mindful of my left hand when shooting them. The gun is set up with a metal Weaver Tactical Rail 0.5" riser with long full length clamping and two cross screws to spread out any stress on the foregrip's plastic under rail. It gives me the room for a Magpul AFG2 and a Streamlight TLR4. If the AFG does not stop my hand the tall light/laser certainly will. It won't feel good but if I ever hit it I will be very happy about the pain.
At the end of all that shooting, my red dot mount has some slight forward to aft play in it. I will look for a more stout riser.
Because you have two tubes and there is some space between them, this is not a very fast loading gun like a Mossberg 930. However, you can use the sides of the inside of the receiver as a pretty good reference as they point right to the tubes-- slide along the right side of the gun to load the right tube and the same on the left. The loading feels very much like a Mossberg pump. The lift gate tucks into the bottom of the bolt carrier like a 590 and the shells click in almost immediately. No having to push them in past flush like an 870 and no auto load gate threatening to pinch your thumb.
I really like this gun. I am also really glad I waited for a late Gen II and did not pay the early adopter's premium.
Mike
The latter is where Merchant Firearms in Chandler holds their open houses.
