Our HKP30 magwell took a big step forward today. What looks like brass (at left) is actually a stainless-bronze matrix. Lighter and stronger than bronze, slightly heavier than stainless, it should be ideal for the relatively light P30. We’ve got a couple little fixes to make first, but we’re confident enough to be able to show this to the public. If you’d like to get in line to get one of the first ones, e-mail us! at rtaylor (at) taylorfreelance.com .
This picture will need no explanation to serious USPSA/IPSC shooters. Our extended barrel conversion adapts the 5.88″ Lone Wolf threaded barrel for the Glock 35 to the common 4″-barrel Glock 22. The resulting pistol (what we call a “Glock 24-plus”) has the long sight radius of the G24, the medium slide weight of the Glock 35 (faster recovery), and a front sight behavior like no other Glock in production.
We received the first batch of the “G” model shroud today. Speaking about the “G” prototype, Robin Taylor says 165-grain bullets at just over 1000 fps worked “slick”– but he’ll be experimenting with cast lead 175s at just under 1000. “Nobody shoots cast lead as their first choice, but given the price of bullets these days, the ability to use cast lead is another selling point that sets this system apart,” says Taylor. “Normal Glocks can’t use cast lead bullets safely — but this one can. It’s another reason to call this a G24-plus.”
Last week Rainier Ballistics came through with massive support for our junior team “Team Gotta.” Robin Taylor picked up 30,000 bullets for the team, which should set them up for the rest of the year, plus a little. Rainier’s support will save each “varsity” shooter hundreds of dollars in ammo costs, making practical shooting financially “possible” for many. Each student competitor loads their own ammo, making support from a Northwest bullet manufacturer like Rainier a natural fit.
Per a customer’s request, we did a short video recently on how to tweak the new Glock followers for best reliability. You’ll find it, and many others like it under “Youtube video support.”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnsN71ko2t0
As our magwells for the HK P30 trickle out into the market, we’re getting a lot of positive feedback. HK armorer Carlos Rojas just contacted us with this neat idea.
With a little bit of Dremel tool work, Rojas turned some extra P2000 basepads into helpful P30 “mag bumpers.”
They provide positive seating of the stock P30 mag in our “beta” magwell — something he needed for an upcoming IDPA match.
Rojas also reports that “the current (magwell) design does fit in the IDPA box, so that’ll be good for those customers.”
Thank you Carlos!