HK P30s at the TX Multigun

Thanks to Aaron Marco and Darin Cepeda for sending us links to their recent performances at the STI TXMG match. Both Marco and Cepeda used our HKP30 “Border Special” +5 basepads to great effect.  Watch how many rounds Marco and Cepeda fire out of their supposedly 15+1 round P30s at the last position.

Marco = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=db0rv6futGc

Cepeda = http://youtu.be/gT3z06c2Xe4

Marco would go on to place 20th, Cepeda 22nd out of 270 competitors in Tac Optics division.

You can’t see it clearly in the video, but Marco is running a “Beta” of our prototype P30 magwell. He’s asked us to build him a second one, and Cepeda (who shot on Marco’s squad) has asked for one as well. Apparently Cepeda kept teasing Marco that his magwell “was going to get relocated to my gun during lunch when he wasn’t looking.”

Promag Warning

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One of our local shooters ordered some “Promag” after-market S&W M&P magazines recently. His baseplates soon started popping off, dumping ammunition and magazine parts everywhere.
We took one of his mags home for a little inspection tour — and while the basepads were correct, the magazine tube was roughly .030″ too narrow. 
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We think this is simply a bad batch that got by the Promag QC people, so here’s the test:  Push the baseplate all the way left or right, and see if a gap appears between the mag tube and the inside edge of the baseplate.
If you can see the lower lip of the magazine — you’ve got a problem. Check yours right away!

Floorplate “spare parts” kit available

spares_kitWe just added an inexpensive “spare parts kit” to the store under “springs and miscellaneous.” Odds are you’ll never need these, but we get a few calls every year from people who lost a screw in the carpet, or sucked the retaining plate into a vacuum cleaner.  When you order, let us know what sorts of floorplates you’re using so we can send you the perfect set.

CX4 Carbine basepad improved

CX4_improvedWe’ve adapted the “hollow ground” process used on our HKP30 basepad retainer to the CX4 carbine (shipping today). Most pistol magazines protrude beyond the frame slightly, making it relatively easy to bolt on an extended basepad. The carbine’s and the HKP30’s magazines do not protrude, so our external retention system has to slide into a very narrow space.

Ruger Magwell Update

Just received our latest pre-production prototype on our magwell for the Ruger Mark III Hunter (22/45).  Hoping to have those in production in the first quarter of 2014!