Keltecs new 14 shot bullpup shotgun (neostead revived!)

God I hope they increase their manufacturing capacity so I can actually find one to buy!

Wow. Coooooooool.

And I thought the 12-shot bullpup detachable mag shotgun from Fallout was crazy.

Kel-tec just seems to be pushing the boundaries and always coming out with something new.

Have to say I was always a little surprised that a Neostead style weapon (IIRC it was not compliant w/NFA barrel regs?) never made it to the US market as there definitely seemed to be a niche. Great to see Keltec do this, and being pump action this might even pick up some foreign civilian sales as well.

If our economy continues to be depressed and cities start laying off police, this is going to a prime weapon for criminal/thieves to aquire. How's you like to go up against about 10-15 gang members/terroists with AK's and these. I need a couple of them but my 870 will do for now!
Weapons looks like a bad whammer jammer and for the power it packs $700 isn't bad but that's a lot of firepower for a composite frame weapon. Can it hold up?
JT

JoshM said:

Have to say I was always a little surprised that a Neostead style weapon (IIRC it was not compliant w/NFA barrel regs?) never made it to the US market

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Sporting purpose importation clause. No sporting purpose, no importation. This is why Saigas have to be imported in their neutered form and then re-converted here, for example.

JTX said:

this is going to a prime weapon for criminal/thieves to aquire. How's you like to go up against about 10-15 gang members/terroists with AK's and these.

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In my imaginary world I have a pony, and he can fly.

Is it just me or does this Kel-tec's action appear to be a more conventional back then forward pump than the Neosteads forward then back?

Gotcha - Thanks Gord.

No problem! Until I found out about all that stuff, I was wondering why the heck no one was importing goodies like the Neostead either.

LHRGunslinger said:

Is it just me or does this Kel-tec's action appear to be a more conventional back then forward pump than the Neosteads forward then back?

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Yup. The forearm is also the pump, and you can see the action bar going back to the receiver, as well as the cutout on the bottom of the forearm to allow it to be pumped. Frankly, after running an 870 for all these years I'd hate to try to adapt to a forward-back pump system like the Neostead's.

I've seen a lot of comments elsewhere about whether or not this would be hunting legal ... uh, yeah, aside from the 14-round capacity part, sure. Don't most states have 3 or 4 round limits on shotguns for hunting?

Best fail yet on Glocktalk, where some idiot said it's a rip-off of the Halo shotgun. Yeah, sure, they're exactly alike, except that the Halo shotgun isn't a bull-pup, has a single magazine, is semi-auto not pump, looks suspiciously like a SPAS-12, and doesn't actually exist.

This ... it has teh sexay. I'm waiting to hear range/functional reviews. Move over, Remington, there's a new dude on the block, and he's dressed pretty sharp.

I heard it from Oleg just today.....I want it for sure. wonder if it will be affordable as most pumps are...

http://olegvolk.livejournal.com/958424.html

If our economy continues to be depressed and cities start laying off police, this is going to a prime weapon for criminal/thieves to aquire.

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Do you think criminals all walk down to the local gun shop and pick from a gun off the rack?

I seriously thought "Maybe found an update for my 1897" Naw I am too old for that, But
If I got it for my boy, he'd let me try it out some!
way cool
robert

I dunno if I could bring myself to drop 700 dollars on it, but if I did....

I swear to God that I will take SO MUCH PLEASURE in bringing that beast out to the Skeet range!


The old codgers will explode.

civie legal. If it were semi-auto then it might be considered a DD.

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umm........why would semi auto make a difference...?

i really dont see why it would be considered a DD at all.....

Kel-tec just seems to be pushing the boundaries and always coming out with something new.

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+1

Wow that is an unusual looking shotgun there. Hmm might have
to add that too my collection someday

Aside from fears it would be classified a DD by the BATFE is there any reason they couldn't/wouldn't build this (or something similar) as a Semi-auto?

Think it will be under $30,000?

Think it will be under $30,000?

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Not sure lol

I know one thing I will not be the first one out to buy it. Have
to wait for the hype to die down a bit. I am still looking at
Kel-Tecs PMR

I hear you. I bet it's gonna run $2500.

Cearbhallain said:

Best fail yet on Glocktalk, where some idiot said it's a rip-off of the Halo shotgun. Yeah, sure, they're exactly alike, except that the Halo shotgun isn't a bull-pup, has a single magazine, is semi-auto not pump, looks suspiciously like a SPAS-12, and doesn't actually exist.

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At the risk of letting my nerd show, the original M90 CAWS from Halo CE is a dual magazine pump action 8 gauge, which bares little resemblance to the SPAS at all.

Besides the dual magazine, pump action, and being awesome, it does have little in common with this latest offering from Kel Tec.

IF it were a semi-atomatic, in Connecticut it would be an ASSAULT WEAPON....

Connecticut Code - Sec. 53-202a. Assault weapons: Definition said:

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(C) A semiautomatic shotgun that has at least two of the following:
(i) A folding or telescoping stock;
(ii) A pistol grip that protrudes conspicuously beneath the action of the weapon;
(iii) A fixed magazine capacity in excess of five rounds; and
(iv) An ability to accept a detachable magazine

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I hope (but doubt) it will see "mass production"...

Honestly, the pump part kinda turned me off...

Na, its gonna cost similarly to the keltec rfb.

want...so bad....almost drooling.

I want one...I want one...no, I want two!

As soon as I locate one for sale online I am so going to my gun shop and have them order one for me...