Does the KelTec KS7 12 Gauge Pump Shotgun Need a Magazine Plug?

AmmoLand ^ | November 24, 2025 | Dean Weingarten

[GMThrust]

Answer: Because you can.

[marktwain]

I tested the 1 3/4 inch shells quite a bit. I put 30 magazine loads through without a problem.

I found if you turned the KS7 upside down and worked the action very slowly, you could occasionally get a shorty shell to bounce around and land backwards in the ejection port. I had to work hard at it. A very reliable shotgun, IMHO.

[Dave911]

Oh hell, go for it. But that bullet drop is going to be a doozy.

[marktwain]

My only criticism of the article is why the author appears to have chosen to limit himself to one less 3” shell when both 2-3/4” and 3” shells are federally limited to three in total.

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I should have been more clear. The magazine plug limited the load too two loaded 3” shells in the magazine. With one in the chamber, that is the three shot limit. It also limited the load to two 2 3/4 inch shells in the magazine.

[Cobra64]

Yup. Most people haven’t a clue.