Taylor Freelance product demand has skyrocketed, and we’re farming out work to other machine shops to help catch up. It’s a great problem to have, but can lead to delivery delays — especially on new products. Here’s what we’ve got in the pipeline:
1. 140mm floorplate for the Tanfoglio “K-type” magazine (now accepting pre-orders)
2. 170mm “Supercap” (+3) for the new 165 mm long Glock .40 magazine
3. 140mm floorplate for the HK P30
4. 140mm floorplate for the FNS
5. Magwell/basepad set for the Ruger Mark III hunter.

USPSA President-elect Phil Strader worked with us to create a 129.5mm floorplate for IPSC “Standard Division” a while back, and ended up needing to modify his followers to get a full +3. If that describes you, you might like to see this picture of what he did. He used our floorplates with his mods to earn his slot on the US Standard Team. The US sent them to the Isle of Rhodes, Greece in October for the World Shoot, where they won the gold medal. If you shoot “Standard” with an M&P, give us a call.

With the S&W M&P .45 growing in popularity, we adapted our existing design to fit the larger (.45 ACP) pistol. We’ve recently completed two versions — a +3 for anyone who wants maximum .45 ACP firepower, and a +1 for IDPA competitors. The +3 was our idea, and it’s legal for USPSA’s “Limited” division. The +1 was the brainchild of Ralph “Lin” Edwards, which we’ve dubbed the “Edwards 451.” Get yours now by shopping in the M&P section of our store.

Taylorfreelance is now producing floorplates for M&P’s.  Designed for USPSA’s demanding “Limited Division”, these floorplates, depending on floor model and ammo size, you can expand your magazine by 6-10 rounds!  We can also provide you with a new ISMI spring if you don’t already have one.

Click here to visit the M&P section of our store.

When I first started making floorplates, people asked me about making a solid brass 140mm floorplate, hoping to get more weight and better magazine ejection. “Too expensive,” I said, “plus the brass will damage the mag flooplate lips.” We were looking forward to the Clinton Crime bill back then, so any potential wear on a high-capacity magazine wasn’t a good idea. We settled on Delrin (back when it was cheap! Now it’s four times the price of aluminum bar!), and that was history.

Flash forward 10 years, the Clinton Crime Bill is history, and new mags are just $25. Brass is still expensive (much more so, in fact), but we’ve decided to give these a try.