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WE WANT THE MASADA!
WE WANT THE MASADA! WE WANT THE MASADA! WE WANT THE MASADA! WE WANT THE MASADA! WE WANT THE MASADA! WE WANT THE MASADA! WE WANT THE MASADA! WE WANT THE MASADA! WE WANT THE MASADA! WE WANT THE MASADA! WE WANT THE MASADA! WE WANT THE MASADA! WE WANT THE MASADA! WE WANT THE MASADA! WE WANT THE MASADA! |
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When are these expected to hit the market? Is there anyone currently taking orders and/or pre-orders? Sure we could get a list for one heck of a group purchase!!!
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Looking through this technote I can't tell if the barrel trunion mount is made of steel or aluminum. There is a section that says it's steel and then going down the checklist it says it's aluminum. What is it And did the XM8 really have a plastic trunion mount? |
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The trunion itself (the part with the threads) is steel. The mount (how it is held into the gun) is the 7000 series ALU of the upper receiver. The HK trunion was molded into the plastic of the upper receiver, this is the part that cracked when overheated. |
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That's BS. They melted too. |
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Confused no more. Thanks. |
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You answered his, how bout mine? Is there a plan to offer a set up with all 3 stocks, all 3 forearms, and the different barrel lengths in one package? |
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A decision reference you Q has not been determined as of yet. More than likely there won't be a package deal but we can't confirm yet. |
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It is worth considering. Especially for those serious enough to invest in the Masada to such a point. |
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Copy that. We'll talk about it in the coming weeks. |
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At least one with the PRS stock, and the adjustable, and the 14.5/16 and then the 18 inch barrel. I'd drop the extra money, especially if it all came in a cool case. |
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Personally I'd be more interested in just buying ala carte... or at least sans barrel so that I could use existing and/or custom barrels. |
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Basic versions of it, and you can have a kit seperately. |
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I'll start getting picky once it's released. Until then...I'll take whatever one they offer
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I'm sorry you keep having to repeat yourself, but I'm glad you did. Off to do some reading. Thank you! |
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I'm really hoping the AK mag lower is available... 5.45 with cheap mags would be outstanding. |
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I was re-reading some posts on a different forum and found this video which most of you have seen already, but did you notice what the spotter said. He introduces the gun name and company and at the end he says "I know what I want in my stocking this year".
A person testing a magpul product for the company or perhaps an employee. Wonder if he knows something we dont about release date? Just a thought. Bill Heres the vid: http://youtube.com/watch?v=MTnlNyhuO_U |
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Yes that was employees, no it doesnt mean anything. |
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LaRue Tactical has pre-purchased the first 200 units to come off the line. I'm lying, and you guys are so easy. However, we are tossing an original Magpul in all outgoing boxes now, just to educate the masses. No lie. ML |
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A magpul pmag in every outgoing box, or are you referring to the rubber pull thing that stretches around the bottom of magazines?
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It's funny because I never really cared for the original magpul. Every product after that though is great. I'm a big fan of the trigger guard as I would always rest my finger on the guard and actually cut it once on a stock guard that had quite an edge to it.
My stable of long arms will only consist of AR's and at least one Masada. yak |
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You know with something as customizable as the MASADA you or one of the high end retailers you work closely with might want to copy the "Build you own" feature you see on most car web sites. Pick color. Pick lower. Pick barrel length. Pick hand guard. Pick stock. Options (good place to add optics, BUIS and also to add those extra barrels and stock and other Gucci items.) Then the last section would begin the send money process. "You send us the money and a FFL and we'll send you the weapon"
And you got to have a picture of the MASADA that changes according to your choices. Just like that cool Audi S4 that I build but will never buy. Anyways thats just my 2 cents. I'll buy either way. |
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That would be sweet. (yup this is the thread!) |
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That would be cool. I have often thought about this exact same idea only with AR's and their accessories. It would be really cool for people to be able to build their dream gun with parts from all different manufacturers.
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Wait a sec... I just ordered my QD LT-104 last week friday or so... Just wondering... what free thing am I getting??? :) |
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I thought about ARF on the review by G&A when they mentioned the gas system. "when you have neglected cleaning and the zombies are almost upon you"
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I'm thinkin if J-Bo had some time (JBowles) he could maybe whip something up for Magpul. I think it's a damn good idea. |
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Yeah I think the customized rifle interface would be the way to go as they way to order these things. I think that a "paper doll" style photo based platform would be ideal. Build it in Flash ... my flash skills are about 5 year out of date but the idea remains the same. The other way to do this would be to have photos of every possible combination pre-shot and when the user click a certain feature the photo up dates.
Yeah too, thought this would work with ARs too but it would only be feasible for a retailer rather than a manufacturer, due to the abundance of aftermarket parts. In the end, we guys are visually stimulated. I want to see a pic of exactly what I'm buying ... just to be sure. |
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Jeremy...just that right there is better than any of us could do
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although i love magpul's products i wasn't too excited about the masada but after reading the gna article i have to know: "where do i sign up?"
i wonder how outrageously high the "gun show prices" will be
that's a great idea but flash is a bitch. the money it would take to pay someone to write it would counter the cool factor imo. adobe flash is way more complicated than one would think. ap |
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It is a good idea in theory, but from a business point of view, unless the company has some1 that can do the flash for free, it wont be worth it. They simply wont sell very many MORE Masada's than they would have without the fancy custom tool. The taking of multiple pictures aint gonna cut it, can you imagine how many combinations you would have after 4 barrels, a couple stocks, couple grips, optics, BUIS, Bipods, front grips. It would be a ridiculous number of combinations and is not feasible.
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3 colors, 4 barrels, two different stocks, without optics, or one of two different optics, with or without iron sights, with or without bipod, and with or without front grip is less than 600 pics. I'm not a big flash expert but I know the pictures could be done, and with all the colors done at the same time so you see all three rifles with whatever option set: 192 pics. You can easily fit that in 256mb with plently of resolution. |
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Four colors, four barrels per caliber, *four stocks * there will be a fixed and a non folding collapsable eventually. No other info. |
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It's what's inside that counts guys....You can put trendy cloths and fancy finish on Rosie O'Donnell but she's still a fat pig. Sig550 and 556 are very well thought out from the inside. Isn't that what matters most? Rotating, two lug bolt a big plus for the Sig. |
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Thats why you would use flash, just have each part in each color and the put them together within the flash program too create a complete rifle |
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I've liked the Masada since I saw the first pictures of it. I'm hoping I can get one before the Dems bring back the AWB. Forget the SCAR, this is the thing I want.
But, I think people here are trying to make this process impossible. Custom ordering something to the level indicated here might work with 1911s, but the people "building" them aren't actually fabricating the raw materials. This kind of Burger King approach isn't healthy for most companies. It's failed with cars, bikes, and electronics. Let Magpul make one or two different models and put them out there at a competitive price. If successful enough, the after market will take care of the details. A 5.56, maybe a 6.x, 16", maybe a 20", something shorter and full auto if the government sales are there. A color change should be easy for a company like Magpul, but let them make the right financial decision so that we can see this thing succeed. |
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Pftt. Since when? Car manufactures have been doing it for years with GREAT success. So have electronics. Hence the reason you'd be hard pressed to find one major manufacture in the car industry who does not have a "Build Your Own" feature via their website. Out of the gate, it would an excellent capability surrounding their weapon system to do just that....Build Your Own. |
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Ever order a computer online, from, say, Dell?
Seems to work for them! |
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Im in for one |
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So, what will be the procedure for getting an SBR version of a MASADA? Will they be available as factory SBR's? Is this something that I would have to order and have held at an SOT until my papers clear or will they be available as upper and lower assemblies that I can have sent to a regular FFL and then get it engraved and send out the paperwork myself before purchasing the upper?
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Enough w/ your SBR talk...it's making me sick. |
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