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It's 0° here in East Texas. Sitting in a freezing dark house. No power. Phone charged enough to watch this. Thank you so much for the content and work behind it. Huge fan here, God bless
I don’t think I’ve ever heard something more Texan 😂
Texans have the right priorities
Sir, as an Irishman watching your videos for the last 5+ years, I salute you for the sacrifices you make to publish such excellent content for your worldwide viewing audience (especially for those of us who do not enjoy the freedoms you have). Never take your 2nd Amendment freedoms for granted!
As a South African I agree. Damn I would like to own any weapon without jumping through 84317 hoops to please the government first.
A 2A supporter from India agrees.
All of you come to South Carolina and shoot my guns haha
All three of you should come here and enjoy it for yourselves!
Three years later here they are still fighting to take our 2A away, even an 81+ year old sick patient with dementia that belongs in a hospice is fighting and thinks he can rewrite the US Constitution to his likens that was established back in 1787
I have the Kalashnikov USA KS-12 and love it. Absolutely zero reliability issues once you figure out which gas setting for the ammo you’re using and the customer support is top tier. Had a trigger and safety issue and they took care of everything at no cost to me. That at least has me sold on KUSA’s future products
"Let's just check this magazine...."
*YEET*
Glad you did a video on this. Was thinking about one, but saw so many users complaining on the reliability issues. Ended up with a Black Aces Tactical Bullpup that has ran flawlessly to date and very happy with it.
Cleaned and heavily oiled mine when I bought it and it’s shot flawlessly with 2 3/4 buck shot and slugs on the high brass setting. Cheap target loads will give an issue about once or twice every five rounds but I didn’t adjust the gas setting from high brass. Iv had it about 8 months. Big thumbs up from me.
"These mags seem to be made pretty well."
...Throws it in the dirt 3 round later
YEET!
@@tpl145 Mag lives matter!
Didn't he change the gas settings right before trying the mags?
I’m glad you actually got one off the shelf and not catered for review.
“Eat it or wear it” should be a t-shirt
With a bullet going towards a watermellon
@@plaguedoctor1544 YES!
@@plaguedoctor1544 Or an exploding watermelon! 🤣
My Saiga that I bought back in the late 90's always ran fine, even in the 3-gun matches I shot it in so long as I left the gas setting in the #2 position and used factory 5&10 round mags. I think what the problem is with his version is the dwell time is too short with the extra short barrel, where mine has an 18" barrel.
Damn it...how come you dont know that a NEW gun, S-12 or Vepr for example, is NOT supposed to work on low brass first 100-150 rounds. It's in the manual, at least in Russian manual that I have. Use big shells with a lot of gunpowder in the beginning. After that it will all work like a charm.
I just got a Komrad. Also have a cmmg mk47 mutant
@Joe3 WTF, saiga is a reliable gun, and Veprs. . Quality - it's not a Blazer, but metal is good. Machining - yeah, some minor fuckups can be found. Not a big deal. Considering a price. Do you know how much Saiga-12 cost here? 14 000 rubles. 190 bucks. It's reliable enough, it can eat more than 10 000 - 20 000 rounds easily before something breaks, if you take care of your shotgun, like, lube it properly and stay away from some strange and insane overpowered ammo. Is there more reliable guns? Sure. AK for example. Bought mine for 400+ bucks. Or SVD - bought mine for 790. But that cheap, that reliable, that deadly - good luck finding one.
In my experience with semi-auto shotguns you have to feed them some hefty HV buckshot to get them running smooth. It's a sort of "break in" period 🤔 but I've never seen a semi-auto run out of the box without issues feeding low brass during the break in period
Appreciate y’all from Texas ^^
I still want one. That thing tore up the range like a beast!
*cheap magazine fails*
*Eric,*
YEET
In my experience with Saiga 12s, the longer the barrel, the more reliable they are with low brass. I have a 22” barrel saiga 12 with a stock gas plug and I can’t remember the last time it failed to fire. Out of the box it would choke on bird shot, but after about 100 rounds it ran like a dream. It has never failed with any high brass which I think they were more designed to use. I get why everyone wants a shorter barrel, but I think you might need some after market springs or gas plugs to get them to work.
@Michael Srite Looking at your post makes me wonder about your overall reading level. I only wrote the post because most S12s come in a 18" barrel length and a lot of people like to cut them down and expect them to run affordable ammo. Your comment was weird and rude.
I have a Komrad and my experience with it is exactly like yours, ie. ejection failures. The manual says DO NOT run high brass on the low brass setting so I'm glad to see that it didn't blow up on you in the video, I will try that. Plus I put a compensator on it to hopefully help. I too really want to like this gun but I too am not sure I want to trust my life to it. Great video though, thanks!
when i was buying my p30L they had one of these on the rack and i was glad the lady ahead of me bought it because i did NOT have the budget for both. sure does look good
i love the concept...almost went for the vepr when they were available. almost did the shockwave route as well.
i settled on a different headache. i got a 10.5in .450 bushmaster side charger from bca. ive got some lancer .458 mags, and some d&h with .458 followers...just gotta get out and try it now. wish me luck yall!
I have a komrad 12 all you have to do is leave it on the L setting shoot nothing less than 1325 FPS and you'll be good to go
I HAVE ONE TOO, HONESTLY NEVER HAVE THESE PROBLEMS. MAINLY USE 12 RND KUSA MAGS.
I have a mag fed shotgun too and same problem
@thrash, clang & bang magazine fed
@thrash, clang & bang this video is about a detachable magazine fed shotgun and I commented on a post about a detachable magazine fed shot gun so wouldn’t it make sense that it’s a detachable magazine fed shotgun that I’m talking about?
I love mine! The five round mag or the Promag drums run beautifully.. 1300+ square feet and good mags matter. Absolutely -0- failure to feed. Thanks
I have the JTS AK-12, we noticed the difference in the plastic on the shells made a big difference, some shells are more slick, some are more soft and rubber like and dont feed as well. Shells with too much plastic lip on the front tend to smash while feeding.
You know it's really just a Saiga when it's just as temperamental and finicky with ammo. It's sick, but I'd take a Vepr-12 for a 12 Gauge AK.
They arent imported anymore is the problem
I bought a Vepr12 a few months ago from Classic Firearms. It's awesome..just heavy. CS spec steel mags run flawlessly for me.
For a 12 Gauge AK, I have a JTS M12AK and its fantastic. Its relatively cheap and its got an adjustable gas system for different loads. It can also take Vepr mags, albeit you need to modify them a little bit.
Owning both, the Vepr-12 is just as temperamental. The gas ports on both really need to be opened up once you get into the short barrels. Also, a little hammer work and some slicking up and they will both run great. The Vepr really doesn't like low brass light loads. Takes a lot to get it to cycle reliably. However, I think the Vepr is built better over the Saiga. KUSA copied the 12 guage Saigas perfectly, just like they did the Vityaz.
@Michael Srite Is your VEPR a short 12.5"? Because I can assure you, once you shorten the barrel down to 12.5", they need quite a bit of work to run. My VEPR ran well at 18", but it still didn't like low brass birdshot. It needed the hammer reshaped and polished to cycle them. At 12.5", the gas block had to be pressed off and the 5 gas ports opened up. Would only run super heavy loads and not consistently without the ports opened up. None of the AK shotguns like light loads. These are made to run off of 00 BUCK or Slugs
My friend bought one not long ago. It is AWESOME.
I just bought one of these today. I tried out the OEM 5 round mags and the OEM 10 round mag. After putting 50 rounds through them, I didn't experience one hic-up.
Totally need a top 10 non NFA firearms
I like FilthyFrank reference😂 "Welcome to the Watermelon fields".
WELCOME TO THE RICE FIELDS MOTHERFUCKERS
I was looking at buying one of these. Just wish it wasn’t so damn expensive!
Awesome video!!!! Seems like a gun that will be awesome when they work out all the kinks.
My Komrad eats anything I feed it, even cheap #6 shot at 1270fps. I did do the fluff and buff to the fire control group to make sure everything would cycle smooth. I have 2 saiga 10, 3 saiga 5 and the 2 5 round mags it came with, all feed/work perfect. A VERY FUN FIREARM!
My friend has one of these and I fired it as fast as I could. Left a decent bruise on my shoulder. It’s so light and hard to manage the recoil. He didn’t have a foregrip.
I died laughing when you threw the mag.
I've emptied mags and tossed them down range to be properly disposed of on more than one occasion.
I've had my Saiga 12 since 2007 . Did the pistol grip conversion on it. I've had 0 issues with it and never had to mess with the gas settings ,it eats everything on the 1 setting. I think when people start cutting these barrels down to make them SBR they start to have have issues with the gas systems.
6:53 I have so been there, sir.
From brand new komrad 12, with CSS saiga 12 reliability kit. Running everything, even weak under 1300fps #8 bird shot cycles flawless. 250 shells, only 1 issue. the nose of a shell hung up and wouldn't load. That was within first 25 shells.
I watched Ray do one and thats how I learned how to do mine.
Got one over the weekend. Put over 200 rounds with no issues. Even using the suggested gas settings.
On the slo mo I seen sparks coming off of one of the ejecting shell's. It hit at the back of the injection port.
I love AK type weapons, but as far as shotguns , I'll keep my 870.
I’m with ya brother.
Being in a household with both the 870 and a vepr I'd take the vepr unless it's a sbs
Robert Depyssler Shoot a VEPR12 and then let me know if your perception is the same..
Captain Obvious common is good if you ever need replacement parts. But you’ll likely need that more on a benelli m4 than a good old “cheap” 870. Lmao.
@@havoc1zero did you just say a benelli m4 will need replacement parts? The gun that shot 20k rounds without failure or cleaning? Dude. Wake up
Use Csspecs metal Saiga mags, they improve things considerably.
'finicky' is not a description I want to hear about an sbr shotgun.
It’s not an sbr 🤦♂️😂😂
I have a full length KUSA with an aftermarket 6 position gas plug. I leave it on the second highest setting (5 of 6) made for high brass and it has NEVER jammed ONCE. I use 10 shell metal mags and a 20 shell drum mag. I’ve fed it slugs and a variety of buckshot, some brass, some zinc, some high quality, some low. I clean it and lube it with crt and it’s a monster. Always fun at the range. Hoping I can get a Gen 12 someday.
I just bought mines and I’m skeptical already I’m going to shoot it soon where did you get your metal mags from?
Love the AK based shotguns (or firearms, as in this case). It would be nice if there were more aftermarket mags for the Vepr 12.
these s12 "clones" are the funnest things iv ever played with. super plinker.
s12 user
It's CLEAR as DAY on the front of owners manual run 1350 fps and up only!!!! And it's also taped to the KOMRAD. I've never had any issues!!!
Short shotguns just are so cute and powerful, too bad we can't have SBRs though.
But it's a fire arm, that makes it ok.
@@robsorgdrager8477 I also like the ShaRRRKwave, I think there should be more 12 gauge "firearms" that are semi auto.
@@BoogalooBoy oh absolutely! I feel we should be able to have what ever, within reason. No need for full auto...those are just for fun, but yes semi auto simply because it's 2020 and the 21 century, pump load is great and all but it's wicked old
@@robsorgdrager8477 I think the shotgun market needs more and cooler semi-autos, pumps need to move it on over.
@@robsorgdrager8477 at this very moment I just want unregulated suppressors and sbr's-sbs's. Currently, unregulated machine-guns might not be a good call but at least reopen the registry so people who really want one can afford one.
If a criminal wants any one of the restricted items they can get or make one, law abiding citizens need to jump through the graces of the ATF to get one and the $200 tax+wait time is just unacceptable.
That shotgun cool, barrel reminds me of the .458 Socom
I have KS-12 once I cleared the gas ports my 6 position gas plug worked perfectly. From bird shot to slugs. I'm working on the magazine issue alot of them suck.
you should give the rock island armory VR80 a try, I'm still in the breaking in mine but I haven't had any failures with high brass ammo in the ~80 rounds I have through it
To fine tune,I got the 6 position plug for mine. Didnt want any receiver damage
I own one myself, purchased it new and sure enough failure to feed the shells!! Had to send it back to the factory to get work done! And also had to put gas system on low for it to operate any! After they took a Dremel to it to fix the feed ramp! So far I have shot 50 to 65 rounds and no more issues yet! I would not recommend, I had a cheap catamount and it would shoot any shell, low brass, high brass straight out of the box. Also mine had the folding stock what a piece of garbage, plastic and would flex like hell when locked it the full length option.
Thank you for your service, as it endures!
Dang, even had a QD sing mount on the brace!
@T G that was the first time I've seen one close up, definitely going on at least one of my builds now
I like this weapon. Thank you for sharing this video.
Important cleaning & longevity note: The barrel is *_not chromed lined_* on the KS-12 like foreign AK rifles & shotguns.
Gun shop owner told me he uses his for competition. He showed me videos and ran reliable. Only thing about this gun is the break in period. Something to do with the springs and you should def. run high brass the first 500 rounds to break in quicker.
i have this firearm and it had the same malfunctions for me, I just keep it on low brass setting and run high brass and it seems to run better... also, what happened to the back of your pistol brace? it seems like you cut out the piece where the tube is like half way through the video?
Run higher velocity shells cause mine runs fine, they reccomend 1300 FPS and higher.
Amazing !
have you tried changing the springs ... see carolina shooter supply . they sell a few products to improve realiabilty
I want something that's like the Komrad but with the flared magwell, safety, and bolt release of the Komp12.
Try running the Autopuck in it. It let's you dial the gas in so switching between low and high brass doesn't cause problems. Helped my S12 a LOT with reliability. Mag tension makes a huge difference too as "high brass" mags will cause a lot of extra friction on the bottom of the bolt which can cause cycling problems with low brass shells
whats an autopuck?
I want one of those more than my next breath!
This is such a weird category of guns that are really cool.
One of my guys in Khost had an AK shotgun clone from Pakistan. We had the same problem with it cycling/jamming.
the Carolina shooter supply 6 port gas plug works really well in mine.
The s12s can be made to function properly but you do have to take it to a good gunsmith to take apart and polish the internals etc...
Its about time fun fun again
I’m starving over here, and we got Michael Moore blowin up watermelons. Jesus.
I say Dograil on top of receiver cover should come standard for an optic mount.
They sent me a buyer's club e mail featuring the comrade im glad i didn't get one its cool looking but my hi standard riot always cycles
It is a picky eater. While I was
breaking mine in, I was encountering cycling issues with various birdshot rounds at 1325/1330... mainly failure to eject. The manufacturers guidance said nothing below 1350. Obviously using buckshot would be more ideal normally, but that that’s extremely tough to come by currently. In the meantime, just getting ammo that fell in the recommended parameters had it working considerably better... at least for me*
These long mags are looking ridiculous. I demand a belt fed version.
With the right rounds I run thru a 25 round drum with ease with my komrad. Which is all I need it to do under 30yds. Can't compare. Short barrel less likely to have your barrel grabbed in close quarters. I've seen vids of people fighting over shottys between pumps. After 75 rounds I get malfunctions & need to clean the port, but at that point I've done what I need to do, or switch over to .45 or 7.62x39 to finish the job
Is your shop open yet? I know it was closed for a bit a couple months ago.
Remington and Fiocchi will jam my gun EVERY time because they're sized slightly differently. S&B, RIO STAR, and Federal Tactical run flawlessly. But you need the right mags and they need to be tuned for your gun and your load. I learned that the hard way working with Tooth and Nail Armory to get mine to run, but it does run.
At 2:33 did something break? or is that just how rough the machining is?
If anyone has a lynx 12 or s12 style shotgun, mine (lynx) has such a hard time chugging along with anything. So i took my gas plug out and I filed down my highest gas setting to make the port about 2 times the size, a bunch of lube and 200 rounds of 6 dollar box of estate birdshot later, and she was running great.
Hi! I just watched a few of your videos and their pretty interesting and well made. Ima subscribe.
LoL - was just looking at this on their website !!
Never had any issues shooting winchester super x, Remington magnum 2 1/2 and 3 inch, Fiosshi slugs... just choose the ammo that works its really picky
Carolina shooters supply has a 4 position gas plug and some better springs that made my century fury outrun my vepr, might try it on this guy and see what happens.
I have several mag fed shotguns and my Komrad is by far my favorite. Yes, it is finicky. But once you figure out it's quirks, it's very reliable. Using only factory Kalashnikov USA mags(5 and 10 round) and ammo 1500fps or faster, I can't make it NOT run flawlessly. Shooting lots of inexpensive Wolf 1oz. slugs at range for fun it runs great. I also added a Vortex Strikefire and shooting Hornady American Whitetail slugs, it's surprisingly accurate at 50 yds and I'm still hitting decent at 100yds(enough to kill a deer). Hope my experiences with my Komrad helps. Oh yeah, I only run on the low setting.
Would you bet your life on this shotgun?
I have one myself . There is a very long break-in period for those .
I have the full size KS12T.. same sights as these. Any ideas on a sight upgrade????
I died when he chucked that mag 😂
My jts m12ak has ran flawlessly with cheap birdshot since day 1 on wide open gas setting, and chokes on 2.75 slugs from the 10rd for some reason, I'm thinking nosediving in the mag with all the forward weight maybe mags need to break in, and slugs seem to run better in the 5rd mags
It runs 3" steel #2 mags no prob on smallest gas setting and doesn't seem to like buckshot either, so I stuff it with 3" #2 fiocchi, should be adequate inside 10yds lol
Probably needs more break in and I might polish the bolt and rails too
It's definitely a heck of a lot of fun and with the right combo that it runs reliably with
Hello, I have an original one, Russian Saiga 12K in my videos. I installed the same CAA handguard / grip on the K-USA, just minors modifications as the dimensions of the K-USA Saiga 12 seems different. I strongly recommand to not use K-USA magazines as I have trouble with them and the quality seem very average. Pro-Mag magazines are really good.
Its going to be good to see your opinion of the AK50, when Brendan Herrera and crew get the thing up and running.
That watermelon intro was epic!
I'm not really sold on mag fed semis either...
@Michael Srite Franchi SPAS - 12: Am I a joke to you?
@Michael Srite With your logic you also use dangerous AR 15 Clips! :P
@Michael Srite Berrata 1301 and mossberg 930 would beg to differ
@Michael Srite Your right
@Michael Srite you are correct. those people just retards.
Have you ever done a report on the VR80. It is magazine fed, so I know you aren't wild about that. I have one with stock 5 round magazines and have not be able to overrun the weapon. Might give one of those a try if you haven't yet....
I'd love to see your take on the Typhoon F12. There are some decent videos out there on it but I'd like to see your take. It's one of the few modern styled mag-fed shotties available to us over here in the UK. I'm almost certainly getting one eventually but I've got to be patient 😒
Are the mags detachable on the UK version? It’s a nice looking shotgun for sure, but I hate to imagine it all California’d-up.
@@TexasLawbringer77 Yes they are.👍
This is certainly interesting indeed.
They’re finicky because of the shorter barrel. I laughed when he tossed those SDS mags I already knew from experience they weren’t gonna work. They only work in the lynx 12 with gas port opened all the way up
This shotgun is AWSOME with its standard mags and the drum mag seems to work well I would love to have it for home defense 💪🏽💪🏽👍🏽👍🏽
Eric @6:53 “YEET!”
AND AGAIN @7:30 “YEET”
Lol had to do the same thing to my sgm tactical 7.62x54r vepr mag
The clicking between shots , is that the trigger reset I’m hearing ? Very distinct click I’m hearing
I used to work for tac47 a while back
Are they still around?
you need to try the jts m12 ak i have one and have ran 500 rounds thru it so far with no issues
Great honest review!! I bought this gun 4 months ago. It's a TURD! Super unreliable just as you demonstrated. Do not trust your life or your families life with this gun. I have used the factory 5 round mag that came with it, with the required ammo called out in the manual (nothing less than 1350 FPS) and I have played with the gas setting many many times. This gun has only shot all 5 rounds without jamming only 2 times, out of about 25 attempts with the 5 round mag provided. Would be nice if it were dependable, mine is NOT!!
The fostech firearm was my favorite then the atf changed there mind 😕
Funny how an enforcement agency can start creating laws, huh.
RezaQin chevron deference.
@@RezaQin Finally, someone else had the same realization as me. So, legally, when an "agency" can start to re interpret laws without due process, then so can every other equal agency. However... i don't see the Police pulling up to the Freeway and changing the speed limit to st, 100mph. I do not believe that they can legally do what they think that they can.