Sep 16, 2013: M11/NINE Mag Design Finalized!

We are in the home stretch now. The design of the mag body, insert, and floorplate is finalized. The design of the follower is finished, too. We just need to mill some tooling for the follower. That will happen over the next two or three days—and we’ll be there.

Some of the features that put our all-metal magazine head and shoulders above the competition include:

  • Mag stop. On the front of the mag is the mag stop—a go/no-go feature IMHO. The important feature prevents over-inserting a mag into your gun with the bolt in the open position—and bending your ejector rod, which can quickly ruin your day at the range.
  • Robust, high-reliability feedlips. The feedlips are designed for optimal ammunition feeding. I wish I could take you through all the ins and outs of what makes these feedlips king of the hill, but that would take a doctoral dissertation to explore. One thing you should know is that these mags make your feedramp redundant. The rounds never even touch the feedramp. So if you have a feedramp that’s out of spec—almost the norm for these guns—resolve your feeding issues once and for all with these super high-quality magazines.
  • Compatibility with the Uplula. Yes, you can easily load your Shockwave M11/NINE mags using the handy Butler Creek Uplula mag loader.
  • Works with all stock designs. We designed this magazine to function with all stock designs—including the factory folding stock.
  • Ammo witness holes. The oblong holes on the left side of the mag allow you to see remaining ammo at a glance. (There are 30 rounds loaded in the mag in the first three pics, and you can see that rounds 10, 20, and 30 are perfectly centered in the windows.)
  • Optimally placed mag catch. The cutout for the mag catch is on the rear of the mag. (Note that the mag pictured is still a prototype. The welding on the production mags will be much much better. )
  • Anti-tilt metal follower. In the final pic, you can see how the follower sits. (The follower shown is simply a 3D printed piece. The production followers will be stamped sheet steel.)
  • Black Oxide finish. Rugged finish will protect your magazines for decades to come.
  • Ease of disassembly. Magazine disassembles without tools for cleaning.

Almost ready for beta testing, which will begin the first week of October. Test units will be shipped to the beta testers before then.

Let me know your thoughts.

Thank you,
Marty

Sep 10, 2013: Update on M11/NINE Mag

The follower design is complete. In the first picture, you can see a quick 3D-printed sample. Actual production followers will be formed of sheet steel. We ended up simplifying things a bit to ensure the highest reliability. In the second picture, you can see how the follower sits in an empty mag. In the last picture, you can see the Wolff Gunsprings we will be using. These springs are designed for the Glock 18 33-round mags. From the beginning, we have designed our follower and mag body to use this particular spring. If you have Wolff springs in any of your guns or mags, you know they make great stuff. 🙂

Sep 5, 2013: Raptor Grip R870 Is Now Shipping

You can now order the Raptor Grip R870 on the Remington 870 Parts page. A big thank you to everyone who has hung in there with us over the summer. You’re gonna love this new grip. 🙂

A note for our Canadian friends: The Raptor Grip R870 is available on ebay.ca as well. Just search for “Shockwave Raptor Grip 870.”

Aug 22, 2013: Things Are Moving Quickly on the M11/NINE Mag Now

Almost there, guys and gals. Just finessing the follower a bit to ensure the utmost in reliability. Here’s a couple of quick pics for you. The first one is a screenshot of the SolidWorks drawing. The second one is a quick 3D print of the follower. The 3D print is simply ABS plastic. The actual followers will be formed sheet steel.

I know the 3D print isn’t very impressive. The printer I used for this one is just a small desktop 3D printer I built a few years ago. But it’s right here, handy.

Aug 6, 2013: Raptor Grip R870 Is Almost Ready for Primetime—T1 Shots Look Great!

Our mold maker finally delivered—albeit more than two months behind schedule. Today, we ran our first test shots (T1 shots) with the new mold for the Remington 870 guns. The new mold worked great. We just need to send it out for texturing, and then we’ll be running production pieces. The first week of September is our target for delivering these bad boys to the market. So without further ado, here are some pics of the new grip.

 

Jul 1, 2013: M11/NINE Mag Tooling Progressing Nicely

The production tooling for the new M11/NINE mags is still moving along. It’s quite a project. Anyone who has taken on such a task can likely attest to the fact. But I want to let you know that the mags are working wonderfully. We just need to finish up the production tooling, so we can start making these in quantity. Some pics to let you see what’s happening here.


 

Apr 19, 2013: M11/NINE Mag Tooling Still Moving Forward

Okay, maybe I was a bit “optimistic” about when we’d be testing the final iteration of the new Shockwave Technologies 30-round mags for the M11/NINE. (If only I’d commit to a damn design. How hard can it be, right?) But I wanted to give everyone who has been so patient with me an update—and post a few pictures of what-is-now-previous-gen tooling and unfinished prototypes.

I know. I know. It’s taking longer than expected. And I hate to keep changing things. But please understand that I want these to be THE mags for the M11/NINE. Not an easy task when you consider just how sloppy a lot of the work was that went into the host guns—and how different manufacturers took certain “liberties” with the dimensions. (I should have stuck with one of my earlier designs–it worked so well. But no, I had to go and “get all fancy.” IMHO, “K.I.S.S.” really is where it’s at.)

Anyway, without further delay, some pics of tooling and rough prototypes that I just today put the brakes on. We’ll get there. Just give me a couple of weeks to retool and get what I now think will be final final form prototyped.

In the pictures above, you can see the rib tooling I was thinking of using, so I could make the mags rectangular in cross-section and fill in the “void” in the trapezoidal cross-section of the mag well. That idea’s out the door today. You can also see tooling for forming the feedlips as well as drawing and forming the mag bodies as well as the floorplates and inserts.

I appreciate everyone who has written me or commented on the gun boards (favorably). 😉 We’ll get there. I just need a few more weeks. And for my final beta testers, please hang in there as well.

Many thanks to everyone,

Marty

Mar 5, 2013: Shockwave Technologies Receives Its FFL

Shockwave Technologies is now an FFL holder! A Type 07 Manufacturer to be specific.

If you are local to Salt Lake City and are looking for something, give me a call at 801-815-5178. I’ll get you the best price possible. If you just need a transfer, I can certainly help you with that, too.

Thank you in advance for the opportunity to serve you,

Marty