{ "apiVersion": 1, "kind": "work-order", "purpose": "Taking the firearm apart for a job such as refinishing, and putting it back together to specification.", "firearm": { "slug": "kel-tec-ksg", "name": "Kel-Tec KSG", "manufacturer": { "id": "kel-tec", "name": "Kel-Tec CNC Industries" }, "category": "shotgun", "action": "pump-action", "calibers": [ "12 gauge" ], "alsoKnownAs": [ "KSG-25", "KSG Bullpup Shotgun" ], "coversAlso": [ "KSG-25", "KSG410", "KS7 (single tube variant)" ], "page": "firearms/kel-tec-ksg.html", "bundle": "api/v1/firearms/kel-tec-ksg.json", "lastUpdated": "2026-10-29" }, "notices": [ "This work order is written for the Kel-Tec KSG. It is reported to cover KSG-25; KSG410; KS7 (single tube variant) — if the firearm on the bench is one of those, check the torque notes: values do not always carry over.", "No torque values are recorded for this firearm. Get them from the manufacturer or a gunsmith; do not estimate." ], "disclaimer": { "headline": "Read this before you use anything here.", "points": [ "This is a guide, not an authority. Entries are compiled from manufacturer manuals, technical manuals, published references, and community knowledge. Some of it comes from sources that are not authoritative, and some of it may simply be wrong.", "Always consult the manufacturer's manual for your specific firearm and serial-number range. Manufacturers change designs mid-production without renaming the model. The manual that shipped with your firearm outranks anything on this site.", "Consult a licensed gunsmith for anything beyond routine field stripping and cleaning, for any firearm you are unsure about, and for any procedure marked as gunsmith-recommended here.", "Treat every firearm as loaded. Verify it is unloaded, with the magazine removed and the chamber physically and visually checked, before any procedure in this database. Point it in a safe direction the entire time.", "Disassembly can damage a firearm or injure you. Springs are under tension, parts can launch, and reassembling a firearm incorrectly can make it unsafe to fire in a way that is not obvious from the outside. If a reassembled firearm does not pass a function check, stop and see a gunsmith.", "Torque values are shown in two groups. Values from the manufacturer or the issuing military are shown as such, with the document they came from. Values reported by anyone else — parts makers, gunsmithing publishers, articles, forums — are shown separately with who said them, how reliable that source is, and their exact words. Those are not specifications. Confirm any torque value with the manufacturer or a licensed gunsmith before relying on it.", "Nothing here is legal advice. Firearms law varies by country, state, and city, and some modifications or configurations are regulated or prohibited. You are responsible for knowing and following the law where you are.", "No warranty of any kind. Contributors and maintainers accept no liability for damage, injury, or loss arising from use of this material." ], "page": "disclaimer.html", "legal": { "summary": "Legal notice: this material is third-party information compiled from sources of varying reliability and is provided for general informational and educational purposes only. It is not gunsmithing, technical, safety or legal advice, it is not verified or endorsed by any manufacturer, and it must not be taken as fact. Any work on a firearm beyond the routine field stripping described in its own owner's manual should be performed only by a licensed and insured gunsmith. You use this material entirely at your own risk. Fundamental Build LLC and the project's contributors make no warranty of any kind and accept no liability for death, injury, damage or loss arising from its use. Full terms: LEGAL.md.", "page": "legal.html", "notice": "https://github.com/Fundamental-build-LLC/Pew-Takedown/blob/main/LEGAL.md" } }, "sourcing": { "confidence": "high", "verification": "manufacturer-manual-verified" }, "manufacturerDisassembly": { "status": "published", "limit": null, "statement": null, "source": { "title": "Kel-Tec KSG Shotgun Owner's Manual", "publisher": "Kel-Tec CNC Industries, Inc.", "reliability": "primary", "url": "https://5159794.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/5159794/Firearm_Manuals/KSG_Manual.pdf", "page": "8", "pdfPage": null, "pageUrl": null, "quote": null } }, "recalls": [], "shopTier": { "tier": 2, "group": "shotgun", "rating": "Pew-Takedown editorial rating (1 easy – 3 hardest), not the manufacturer's", "reason": "131 pieces (76 rows), but most are screws, pins and polymer shell halves that go together in order; the action itself field strips into four groups. The traps are the bolt that only goes in sideways and rotated, the twin magazine caps/bolts that must be tightened alternately, loctited inner tube caps, and Kel-Tec's own limit at the field strip.", "confidence": "medium", "partCount": { "value": 76, "kind": "line-items", "covers": "Kel-Tec KSG exploded view and parts list (REV #020714), complete gun; 76 key rows", "basis": "manufacturer-parts-list", "source": { "title": "Kel-Tec KSG Shotgun Owner's Manual", "publisher": "Kel-Tec CNC Industries, Inc.", "reliability": "primary", "url": "https://5159794.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/5159794/Firearm_Manuals/KSG_Manual.pdf", "page": "PDF p. 11", "pdfPage": 11, "pageUrl": "https://5159794.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/5159794/Firearm_Manuals/KSG_Manual.pdf#page=11", "quote": "380 BUTT PAD" } }, "painPoints": [ { "issue": "Kel-Tec limits owners to the field strip; anything further is for a certified gunsmith or the factory.", "during": "both", "source": { "title": "Kel-Tec KSG Shotgun Owner's Manual", "publisher": "Kel-Tec CNC Industries, Inc.", "reliability": "primary", "url": "https://5159794.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/5159794/Firearm_Manuals/KSG_Manual.pdf", "page": null, "pdfPage": null, "pageUrl": null, "quote": "FURTHER DISASSEMBLY SHOULD ONLY BE PERFORMED BY A" } }, { "issue": "The bolt only goes back in sideways from the rear with the slide fully back, then rotated to align, and must click as it locks to the barrel extension.", "during": "reassembly", "source": { "title": "Kel-Tec KSG", "publisher": "American Rifleman (NRA)", "reliability": "secondary", "url": "https://www.americanrifleman.org/content/kel-tec-ksg", "page": null, "pdfPage": null, "pageUrl": null, "quote": "To replace the bolt, pull the slide fully to the rear and insert the bolt sideways from the rear, rotating it to align the slots. It does require a bit of angling to make it fit, but it’s not difficult." } }, { "issue": "The two magazine caps that hold the fore-end are unscrewed alternately half a turn at a time; on reassembly the bolts into the same piece bind if one is run down faster than the other.", "during": "both", "source": { "title": "Kel-Tec KSG", "publisher": "American Rifleman (NRA)", "reliability": "secondary", "url": "https://www.americanrifleman.org/content/kel-tec-ksg", "page": null, "pdfPage": null, "pageUrl": null, "quote": "use a coin or large screwdriver to unscrew the caps on the front of the magazines (alternating the rotation a half-turn at a time) and pull off the fore-end." } } ], "minutes": { "strip": 55, "rebuild": 80, "basis": "estimated", "note": "Strip of grip and stock pins, bolt, magazine caps/fore-end, shell selector and the polymer shell screws to reach the aluminium/steel parts; rebuild longer for alternating magazine bolts and bolt insertion.", "source": null }, "stripScope": [ { "assembly": "Grip / trigger", "removes": [ "two disassembly pins", "grip assembly with trigger pack (left assembled)" ] }, { "assembly": "Stock / bolt", "removes": [ "rear stock", "bolt" ] }, { "assembly": "Fore-end / magazines", "removes": [ "magazine caps (alternate half turns)", "fore-end and slide", "magazine bolts" ] }, { "assembly": "Receiver shell", "removes": [ "shell screws and halves to free barrel/receiver (Kel-Tec: gunsmith only)" ] } ], "hardware": { "pins": 12, "springs": 14, "detents": 0, "basis": "counted from the manufacturer's parts list (one per key number unless a quantity is given)" }, "specialTools": [ { "tool": "Coin or large screwdriver", "usedFor": "Magazine caps" }, { "tool": "Inner magazine cap tool (aftermarket)", "usedFor": "Loctited inner tube caps, if tubes are stripped" } ], "fitOnRebuild": [ { "check": "Magazine bolts tightened evenly, no gap or travel", "why": "Bolts into the same piece bind if tightened unevenly; a gap means the gun is not assembled.", "source": null }, { "check": "Bolt locks with a definite click", "why": "No click means the bolt is not locking with the barrel extension.", "source": null }, { "check": "Function check: safety, trigger/sear release, disconnector and feeding with dummy rounds", "why": "Standard after any detail strip; a mis-assembled sear or disconnector can double or fail to fire.", "source": null } ], "assessed": "2026-10-29" }, "videos": [ { "title": "KSG Quick Start Guide", "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-ZZNAYYweo", "platform": "youtube", "embedUrl": null, "shows": [ "operation" ], "appliesTo": "KSG", "published": "2022-11-27", "note": null, "channel": { "id": "UCab3Nj3TAOT04TfbvEdpwTA", "name": "KelTec", "url": "https://www.youtube.com/@KelTecWeapons", "owner": "Kel-Tec CNC Industries, Inc." }, "accessed": "2026-10-15" } ], "configurations": [], "tools": [], "phases": [ { "id": "clear", "title": "Clear and make safe", "steps": [ { "n": 1, "instruction": "Point the muzzle in a safe direction and keep your finger off the trigger." }, { "n": 2, "instruction": "Engage the safety." }, { "n": 3, "instruction": "Cycle the action to eject any chambered shell.", "partsFreed": [ "Chambered shell, if present" ] }, { "n": 4, "instruction": "Set the tube selector to the first tube and cycle the action repeatedly, catching each shell, until that tube is empty.", "partsFreed": [ "Shells from tube one" ] }, { "n": 5, "instruction": "Set the tube selector to the second tube and repeat until that tube is empty.", "warning": "Both tubes. This is the step people forget on a KSG.", "partsFreed": [ "Shells from tube two" ] }, { "n": 6, "instruction": "With the action open, inspect the chamber and look up BOTH magazine tubes with a light.", "warning": "Chamber, tube one, and tube two." }, { "n": 7, "instruction": "Physically confirm the chamber is empty and remove all live ammunition from the work area." } ], "videos": [] }, { "id": "disassemble", "title": "Disassemble", "videos": [], "procedures": [ { "procedure": "field-strip", "title": "Field Strip", "level": "field-strip", "configuration": false, "steps": [ { "n": 1, "instruction": "Complete the Clear and Make Safe procedure, confirming the chamber and BOTH magazine tubes are empty." }, { "n": 2, "instruction": "Place the magazine selector in the centre position." }, { "n": 3, "instruction": "Engage the safety by ensuring the white \"S\" is visible." }, { "n": 4, "instruction": "Remove the rear assembly pins adjacent to the ejection port on the grip assembly, and place them in the assembly pin retaining holes.", "tip": "Kel-Tec provides retaining holes specifically so the pins have somewhere to live during cleaning.", "partsFreed": [ "Two rear assembly pins" ] }, { "n": 5, "instruction": "Remove the grip assembly by lifting the rear of the assembly directly upwards.", "partsFreed": [ "Grip assembly" ] }, { "n": 6, "instruction": "Grip the stock and pull rearward to remove it.", "partsFreed": [ "Stock" ] }, { "n": 7, "instruction": "Move the forend to its rearmost position to gain access to the bolt." }, { "n": 8, "instruction": "Reach in and lift the bolt out of the receiver.", "partsFreed": [ "Bolt" ] }, { "n": 9, "instruction": "Clean the bore, chamber, bolt, both magazine tubes and the receiver interior." } ] }, { "procedure": "joining-assemblies", "title": "Joining the Barrel and Receiver Assemblies", "level": "detail-strip", "configuration": false, "steps": [ { "n": 1, "instruction": "Ensure the bolt carrier is properly placed into the forend." }, { "n": 2, "instruction": "Orient the barrel and receiver assemblies and push the two units together, ensuring the magazine bolt screw threads seat into the magazine plug screw threads." }, { "n": 3, "instruction": "If the assemblies will not close, press the CTG stop actuator down for clearance under the mag stop actuator, and slide the forend over it." }, { "n": 4, "instruction": "Screw the magazine bolts into the magazine plugs at the same rate, alternating between the two bolts a half turn at a time until both firmly resist further tightening.", "warning": "Both bolts thread into the same piece. Tightening one faster than the other makes them bind prematurely." }, { "n": 5, "instruction": "Visually check that no gap exists between the barrel extension and the receiver, then try to pull the assemblies apart and press them together, checking for travel.", "warning": "Any gap or any travel means the magazine bolts are not fully tightened. Do not fire it in that state." } ] } ] }, { "id": "refinish", "title": "Refinish", "components": [ { "name": "Two rear assembly pins", "procedure": "field-strip", "level": "field-strip", "step": 4 }, { "name": "Grip assembly", "procedure": "field-strip", "level": "field-strip", "step": 5 }, { "name": "Stock", "procedure": "field-strip", "level": "field-strip", "step": 6 }, { "name": "Bolt", "procedure": "field-strip", "level": "field-strip", "step": 8 } ], "manufacturerPartsList": { "parts": 76, "scope": "Kel-Tec KSG exploded view and parts list (sheet marked REV #020714; TOC section G). Single list for the KSG; no variant lists in this manual. Receiver listed as 300B RECEIVER GEN 2." }, "partsDiagrams": [], "materials": [ { "component": "Whole firearm", "material": null, "finish": "Black", "appliesTo": "KSG, 18.5in barrel (MSRP $899.99)", "note": "The maker states this for the firearm as a whole, not for a named part.", "source": { "title": "KSG Series — KelTec", "publisher": "Kel-Tec CNC Industries", "reliability": "primary", "url": "https://www.keltecweapons.com/firearm/shotguns/ksg/", "page": null, "pdfPage": null, "pageUrl": null, "quote": "MSRP: $899.99 | Black finish" } } ], "note": "The components the procedures above separate. Coating, masking and cure are outside this database; follow your coating system's instructions. A part the manufacturer marks \"factory fit\" should not be swapped or reworked." }, { "id": "reassemble", "title": "Reassemble", "videos": [], "procedures": [ { "procedure": "joining-assemblies", "title": "Joining the Barrel and Receiver Assemblies", "configuration": false, "steps": null, "instruction": "Reverse the steps of \"Joining the Barrel and Receiver Assemblies\"." }, { "procedure": "reassembly", "title": "Reassembly", "configuration": false, "steps": [ { "n": 1, "instruction": "Cycle the forend completely rearward before attempting to insert the bolt.", "warning": "The bolt will not seat with the forend anywhere else." }, { "n": 2, "instruction": "Insert the bolt onto the bolt carrier on its side, then rotate it 90 degrees to its upright position.", "tip": "The rear lip of the bolt should fit easily into the square cutout of the bolt carrier. Sideways first, then rotate — it does not go in upright." }, { "n": 3, "instruction": "Push the bolt completely forward on the bolt carrier and confirm there is no gap at the mating surfaces between the bolt lip and the bolt carrier cutout." }, { "n": 4, "instruction": "Move the forend completely forward to lock the bolt into place.", "warning": "Listen for a definitive click. That click is the bolt locking with the barrel extension; without it the shotgun is not assembled." }, { "n": 5, "instruction": "With the forend completely forward, insert the stock, making sure the lifter axes are in place.", "tip": "Kel-Tec notes it may help to lift up on the firing pin while inserting the stock." }, { "n": 6, "instruction": "Place the magazine selector in the centre position and engage the safety so the white \"S\" is visible." }, { "n": 7, "instruction": "Insert the forward part of the grip assembly under the grip catch and rotate the grip down." }, { "n": 8, "instruction": "Remove the assembly pins from their retaining holes and insert them into the assembly pin holes on the grip assembly.", "warning": "Both pins, fully seated." }, { "n": 9, "instruction": "Check the firearm for proper functioning by pressing down the action bar lock and cycling the action." } ], "instruction": null } ] }, { "id": "torque", "title": "Torque", "coverage": "none-recorded", "manufacturer": [], "reported": [], "notes": "The manufacturer's documents give no torque value. They say: \"Using your tool of choice, screw the magazine bolts into the magazine plugs at the same rate, alternating between the two bolts a half-turn at a time until both bolts firmly resist further tightening.\" (Kel-Tec KSG Shotgun Owner's Manual, p. 14 (E. Assembly, step 4)) \"You will want these nice and snug (1/4 turn).\" (How To: Install a KSG Carry Handle [video] (KelTec support article), p. web page, STEP 3)" }, { "id": "function-check", "title": "Function check", "checks": [ "Verify the shotgun is unloaded — chamber and BOTH tubes — before each step.", "Cycle the action fully and confirm it locks closed.", "With the hammer cocked, engage the safety and press the trigger. The hammer must not fall.", "Disengage the safety and press the trigger. The hammer should fall.", "Set the tube selector to each position in turn and confirm dummy shells feed from the selected tube only.", "Confirm the centre selector position feeds from neither tube." ], "videos": [] } ], "troubleshooting": [ { "symptom": "The bolt will not go into the receiver or onto the bolt carrier.", "cause": "The forend is not cycled completely rearward, or the bolt is being offered up upright.", "fix": "Cycle the forend fully rearward, then insert the bolt on its side and rotate it 90 degrees upright so its rear lip drops into the square cutout in the bolt carrier.", "damageRisk": "Forcing the bolt in upright bears on the bolt lip and the carrier cutout." }, { "symptom": "The forend goes forward but there is no click, or the action feels wrong afterwards.", "cause": "The bolt is not pushed fully forward on the bolt carrier, so it is not locking with the barrel extension.", "fix": "Pull the forend back, push the bolt completely forward until there is no gap at the mating surfaces, then run the forend fully forward and listen for the definitive click.", "damageRisk": "Firing without the bolt locked to the barrel extension is dangerous. If you do not get the click, stop." }, { "symptom": "The stock will not go back in.", "cause": "The forend is not completely forward, or the lifter axes are out of place.", "fix": "Run the forend fully forward first, then seat the stock with the lifter axes in position. Lifting up on the firing pin during insertion helps, as Kel-Tec notes." }, { "symptom": "The grip assembly will not sit down, or the assembly pins will not push through.", "cause": "The forward part of the grip assembly is not under the grip catch, so the pin holes do not line up.", "fix": "Insert the front of the grip assembly under the grip catch first, rotate the grip down into place, and only then push the pins through from their retaining holes." }, { "symptom": "A gap shows between the barrel extension and the receiver after joining the two assemblies.", "cause": "The two magazine bolts are not fully or not evenly tightened.", "fix": "Alternate between the two bolts a half turn at a time until both firmly resist. They thread into the same piece, so uneven tightening binds them before they are home.", "damageRisk": "A gap or any travel between the assemblies means the shotgun is not safe to fire." } ], "sources": [ { "n": 1, "id": "keltec-ksg-manual", "title": "Kel-Tec KSG Shotgun Owner's Manual", "publisher": "Kel-Tec CNC Industries, Inc.", "reliability": "primary", "url": "https://5159794.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/5159794/Firearm_Manuals/KSG_Manual.pdf", "accessed": "2026-09-15" }, { "n": 2, "id": "kel-tec-cnc-industries-978592", "title": "How To: Install a KSG Carry Handle [video] (KelTec support article)", "publisher": "Kel-Tec CNC Industries", "reliability": "primary", "url": "https://www.keltecweapons.com/support-article/install-ksg-carry-handle/", "accessed": "2026-09-27" }, { "n": 3, "id": "keltecweapons-specs-cff23c", "title": "KSG Series — KelTec", "publisher": "Kel-Tec CNC Industries", "reliability": "primary", "url": "https://www.keltecweapons.com/firearm/shotguns/ksg/", "accessed": "2026-10-03" }, { "n": 4, "id": "tier-eba979af", "title": "Kel-Tec KSG", "publisher": "American Rifleman (NRA)", "reliability": "secondary", "url": "https://www.americanrifleman.org/content/kel-tec-ksg", "accessed": "2026-10-29" } ] }