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The KSG is Kel-Tec's first entry into the shotgun market. The size, shape and design are similar to the currently available Kel-Tec RFB rifle, but the KSG ejects downward, instead of forward. The KSG weighs 6.9lbs and is as compact as legally possible with a 26.1' overall length and an 18.5' cylinder bore barrel. Kel-Tec KSG Desert Tan 12GA 18.5' Barrel Shotgun for sale online. Customer service is our number one goal. Serial Number: XX0R61.
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The numbers do make sense. If I remember correctly, the far right W is a firearm specific designator which happens to be W for the PMR-30, the right two digits count in base 10 (regular zero to nine numbers) and the digits to the left are in a modified base 34 number system, using 0-9, followed in sequence by A-Z, but eliminating the letters I and O because they look too much like the numbers one and zero.If my memory about the number scheme is correct, in decimal, you'll be getting serial number 1105 (W0B05) and 1096 (W0A96). If so, it sounds like Kel-Tec has been cranking out the PMR-30s lately. The Kel-Tec blog said they were past their startup issues and would be manufacturing in volume in October. The numbers do make sense. If I remember correctly, the far right W is a firearm specific designator which happens to be W for the PMR-30, the right two digits count in base 10 (regular zero to nine numbers) and the digits to the left are in a modified base 34 number system, using 0-9, followed in sequence by A-Z, but eliminating the letters I and O because they look too much like the numbers one and zero.If my memory about the number scheme is correct, in decimal, you'll be getting serial number 1105 (W0B05) and 1096 (W0A96). If so, it sounds like Kel-Tec has been cranking out the PMR-30s lately. The Kel-Tec blog said they were past their startup issues and would be manufacturing in volume in October.
highlight the digits to the left are in a modified base 34 number system, using 0-9, followed in sequence by A-Z, but eliminating the letters I and O because they look too much like the numbers one and zero./highlightSo they changed their numbering scheme? I have W0237 and have seen similar numbers indicating a sequential base ten scheme. /quoteW0001 is number 1. W0999 is number 999. W0A01 is number 1000.
The first 999 look like base 10, but when you get to 1000 the alpha numbers start. I am not good enough with math to tell you how many numbers you can get with this method. I know it is more than Kel Tec will make in several years.;D;D;D Looking forward to seeing the PMR-30 on shelves in all local gun shops soon.Now for the carbine.:::Steve.
Click to expand.I think there is no W0000, and they started with W0001. If so, I think the correct answer would be 115,599.I'm an engineer. In engineering, either answer would be right, because they're both 'within engineering tolerance'.Mathematicians are all about the beautiful math theory, so they're more strict about such things.There was a good thread about Kel-Tec serial numbers on KTOG. I should have looked it up rather than relying on my memory when answering this question.L4E, who would love to have PMR-30 #WZZ99. Click to expand.I think there is no W0000, and they started with W0001. If so, I think the correct answer would be 115,599.I'm an engineer. In engineering, either answer would be right, because they're both 'within engineering tolerance'.Mathematicians are all about the beautiful math theory, so they're more strict about such things.There was a good thread about Kel-Tec serial numbers on KTOG.
I should have looked it up rather than relying on my memory when answering this question.highlight L4E, who would love to have PMR-30 #WZZ99./highlight/quoteYou will have to wait a long time for that one.Steve. I just bought a new-in-the-box PMR-30 from a friend who decided he shouldn't have spent the money. Got it for what he paid; $320 + tax. It's got serial #W05., which would seem to indicate a pistol made fairly early on. But the wholesale distributor put a sticker on the box noting they received it on 10/11/10. Anyone got any idea when this one would have been made? I'm wondering if it was before or after Kel-Tec fixed some of the early problems.
This pistol has never been fired, and I won't have a chance for another week or two.Thanks!
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The Kel-Tec KSG is a bullpup 12-gaugepump-actionshotgun designed by Kel-Tec. It has two tube magazines which the user of the gun can switch between manually.[2] Each tube holds a total of seven 2.75-inch (70 mm) 12-gauge shotshells or six 3-inch (76 mm) shotshells. Kel-Tec has also introduced a larger variant, called the KSG25, which holds 24+1 rounds to the originals 14+1 rounds [3]
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Barrel locking is achieved by a swinging wedge, located inside the top of the bolt, which engages the barrel extension. The sliding forend is connected to the bolt by dual operating bars. The ammunition feed is from two independent tubular magazines, located below the barrel.
The user is required to manually select a magazine by switching a three-position lever, located behind the pistol grip. The middle position of the switch blocks the feed from both magazines and allows the user to chamber a single round manually. Switching the lever to one side brings the respective magazine into the feed cycle. Once one magazine is depleted, the user manually switches to the second magazine by pushing the magazine selection lever toward it, or the user can load each magazine with a different type of load, and use the selector to choose the desired load when required. For example, one magazine can be loaded with buckshot, the second with slugs. The selector can be used to switch between the two types (although this will require the user to either fire the round already chambered, or to eject it unfired in order to chamber the new type, unless the chamber is already empty).[2]
Rounds are loaded into the magazines through a large loading/ejection port, located at the bottom of the gun in the stock, behind the pistol grip. Empty shells are ejected down through the same port. A manual safety is available in the form of the cross-bolt button, located above the grip, making the gun fully ambidextrous in use. Sighting equipment (iron sights and/or red dot sights) can be installed using the standard Picatinny rail located above the barrel. A second Picatinny rail is provided at the bottom of the sliding forend, permitting installation of other accessories.[4]
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The initial release of the KSG had a mixed reception with some having flawless experiences and others having various issues ranging from the selector switch breaking to double feeding. Kel-Tec quickly released a second generation addressing these issues while also offering to upgrade 1st generation KSGs with the second generation improvements for free. Other improvements to the KSG on the 2nd generation include a trigger reset, small shell tube peep holes, and a fix of the action release to be easier to use and ambidextrous.[5]
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