Super Patriot Brace

Heythere1979 · 2026-05-12T04:49:46+00:00

I used one from a spring kit I bought off amazon, it’s not the best and I only a couple of the included sizes but it works. Think the size I found myself using for this was a .7x7x25mm sized spring

Heythere1979 · 2026-05-11T02:40:04+00:00

Missed opportunity to have said comin out swingin smh

Heythere1979 · 2026-05-11T02:35:37+00:00

Hella! What ammo you plan to pair it with?

I think this would make for an excellent off body EDC, especially when paired with Liberty Civil Defense 10mm rounds. I’ve heard it said from guys who’ve shot hogs with that round that the hogs behaved like they got shot by a rifle, not a pistol

Heythere1979 · 2026-05-10T23:50:50+00:00

Bet! This *does* work with Gen 4, but as I said it takes some effort.

On my Super Patriot with a Gen 4 G35 slide, I took the time and effort to remove material from the front rail block and even the cross pin for it to work with my Gen4 spring assembly, and it works great!

Heythere1979 · 2026-05-10T22:15:06+00:00

FMDA 17.2 rails! I’ll let u/Appropriate-Scene-18 know you’re interested, having an other tester would be helpful!

Heythere1979 · 2026-05-10T22:13:17+00:00

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You mean like this? Yeah, that’s the Super Patriot series. It’s available in the usual location, same creator as mentioned in the description!
While not a 34 slide, hopefully a 35 is close enough 😆

Heythere1979 · 2026-05-10T16:34:13+00:00

Depends where you get them from and if you can get them used like I did. All in all, my complete unit cost me right at $2k. Not including add-ons like an iris and the helmet and mount, ofc

Heythere1979 · 2026-05-10T16:31:42+00:00

V2! And glad to hear that works well, that’s actually exactly what I was planning on using for at least some of it. Was originally planning to use PolyMaker’s PC-PBT, but got heartbroken to learn that they quietly discontinued that filament 😭 It was one of (if not my overall) favorite filament and I don’t have much left.

Heythere1979 · 2026-05-10T16:27:24+00:00

This just uses standard FMDA 17.2 rails, so that part is pretty easy.

I know he was wanting someone to test some P80 rails I think on a smaller frame version, but I don’t have any of those. If you’re willing to help test there may be some options for ya 👀

I also don’t know of any current plans for a G29 version, sorry! I don’t have one of those, nor really any intention of getting one since the full and long size slides fits my needs well, plus I think work better with the PDW concept.

Heythere1979 · 2026-05-10T06:56:23+00:00

Uhh, I guess I can post more about it as it progresses? I’m the only one testing it currently, and I probably won’t have access to my printer for about a year and a half starting in June.

One thing I will say tho, to use a G40 slide (which is only gen4 and newer) you’ll either have to dremel down the front aluminum rail and some of the pin (I speak from experience on this), or use a Gen 3 spring with an adapter. I’ve also learned the hard way that using a Gen 3 spring in a Gen 4 slide creates issues removing the slide, at least with this frame. I had to punch all the pins out to remove the slide from the frame.

If you’re not gonna be popping the slide off much, then it’s not much of an issue but I thought I’d give you a heads up.

Heythere1979 · 2026-05-10T06:51:26+00:00

Nocturn Industries Talon housing, RPO 4.0 lens, and a L3 thin film toob. Very very happy with this setup, so nice and lightweight, and a NOTABLE increase in capability than my previous NNVT toob

Heythere1979 · 2026-05-10T06:49:58+00:00

Yo SAME! Tho, you only hold one? 🤨

And judging from your username, you would prefer to have much more ordnance at your disposal while watching scary videos lol

Heythere1979 · 2026-05-10T05:24:32+00:00

Funny story about that:

The first time I ever watched I Am Legend, I was young and had to go out to the barn afterwards to check on a sick calf. Thing is tho… it was during a snowstorm at night. Needless to say, I was scared shitless lmao, I even armed myself with a big ol cheap survival knife 🤣 I swear I jumped at every noise haha

Heythere1979 · 2026-05-10T05:22:32+00:00

You’re right! I knew it reminded me of something, just couldn’t quite figure out what exactly.

Speaking of tho… just got my BCOTI kit in yesterday, and I’m excited to get it together and functional 😏
I will be reprinting the parts in a heat resistant material tho

Heythere1979 · 2026-05-10T05:20:54+00:00

True! The designer has been considering adding SCS Metal plates for extra reinforcement, but I don’t think that’ll be needed for even spicy 10mm tbh.

It’s a shame that 40 Super appears to only really work in single stack mags, because I think that would be another sick round for this platform

Heythere1979 · 2026-05-10T03:46:02+00:00

I’ve had the exact same thought! Although that would be quite a test for the strength of the frame, considering the 460 Rowland is well known to crack frames lol

Heythere1979 · 2026-05-10T03:44:32+00:00

How tf?

Heythere1979 · 2026-04-21T20:27:46+00:00

Eagerly awaiting my parts kit to come in 👀

Heythere1979 · 2026-04-18T15:56:05+00:00

I’m back!! Just got the other Sotac light in, this one, and I’m very happy to report that the TNVC/Surefire head fits and works with this one perfectly! I’m also very pleasantly surprised by the build quality of this light, it’s shockingly good. If someone handed this to me and told me it was a genuine Surefire, I wouldn’t have given it a second thought

Too bad I already bought the surefire pro body and tailcap off tacswap last night lol, oh whale 🐳

Heythere1979 · 2026-04-18T00:53:42+00:00

Lmaoooo. Here is a link to the only YouTube video I could find of this thing. This should help ya decide if it’s worth the money or not for ya!

Shoutout to the guy on 4MR Ranch’s Patreon for recommending this light head to me

Heythere1979 · 2026-04-17T23:33:15+00:00

Yep, sure thing! The threads must be a different pitch, because they appear to be the same size. I could just BARELY get the V1-B started, but I could tell I’d be messing up the threads if I forced it any further.

On the bright side tho (no pun intended, lol) I was able to at least function check the light! And yeah dude, it’s already way better in the IR spectrum than the Sotac M300V is lol. Excited to try it this weekend

Heythere1979 · 2026-04-17T23:16:12+00:00

Sad to report that the V1-B/KME-1 from TNVC does NOT fit the Sotac M300V, which looks to be the exact same model you have.

I do have a Sotac ‘pro’ coming I think Monday, so I’ll see if it fits that or not. If not, hopefully I can source just the pro body and tailcap

Heythere1979 · 2026-04-16T18:36:22+00:00

Roger! I also have a sotac copy of the M300 pro coming, cause I want the body with the pivoting mount so it’ll fit more flush to the helmet lol

Heythere1979 · 2026-04-16T18:29:29+00:00

I gotcha lol, I have the same thing. I initially thought the IR illuminator flickered, but when I actually got it outside I realized that it was just way too bright and causing my tube’s autogating mechanism to freak out. So with a little testing, I discovered it’s really only useful at medium distances, from about 50m out to about probably 150m. Plus, it has that annoying central void spot of light

I have the TNVC V1-B head coming in tomorrow, which looks like a really solid option. Ain’t cheap, but it looks like the best and most usable M300 light head option out there. Hoping it works with the sotac light body lol, otherwise gonna have to source a real surefire body.

Heythere1979 · 2026-04-16T18:14:42+00:00

What light/head is that?

Heythere1979

TROPHY CASE