Kel-Tec, based in Cocoa, Florida, has built its identity on doing things differently. Founded by engineer George Kellgren, the company is known for innovative, often unconventional designs that pack unusual capability into compact, affordable packages — frequently beating larger makers to ideas the rest of the industry later adopts.
The catalog is full of distinctive guns: the SUB-2000 folds in half for storage and feeds from common pistol magazines; the KSG and KS7 bullpup pump shotguns hold a remarkable number of shells in a short package; the RDB and RFB are forward-ejecting bullpup rifles; and the PMR-30 and CP33 deliver high-capacity rimfire fun. Even the tiny P-32 and P-3AT helped define the modern pocket-pistol category.
For shooters who appreciate clever engineering and aren't afraid of the unconventional, Kel-Tec consistently offers something no one else does.