Well, with certain weapons KSing happens much more often than with others.
For example AC5, AC2 and RAC2 and RAC5. When somebody is ripping big holes into a Mech and you join in when the mech is still mostly green, chances are good that one of your shots will deal the killing blow and you get credited the kill. also, i get 20 to 30k depending on the mech, if i can concentrate my fire on the cockpit for long enough to get a nice red explosion out of it.