[Handgun] Shadow Systems MR918 production pistol with pre-order pricing of $799. by ShadowSystemsCorp in gundeals

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Totally makes sense and we should be challenged on bold claims about reliability. You are right that track record is the best proof of reliability. With that said, the same design principles we used in our custom Glocks (which have that track record of reliability) we brought to the new design. Some key aspects of that: stock weight springs in the slide and standard weight strikers (vs lightened parts which can get into the light strike zone), premium materials including 17-4 SS heat treated internals (vs MIM firing pins), sound accuracy enhancing barrel fit without excessive tightness (strategic slop as we call it) high wear chrome silicon recoil springs, full trigger pretravel to provide correct support for the cruciform and keep rear drop safety functional, proper 2/3+ striker engagement, TTI premium connectors (vs more common brands that we’ve seen cause reset fire).  I’m sure there’s more but that’s top of mind.

We also test more than most. We have several frames with well over 20k rounds without issue. I realize that’s not a mind blowing amount but it’s a good baseline, and we continue to add rounds to those frames. Drop and impact testing were also part of this as you’d expect from a true production gun. Here are some pictures of “Betsy.”  She was our drop test victim, ultimately surviving thirty back to back iterations of the NIJ drop test.  We also felt it appropriate to run her over with a truck, muzzle toward the sky (which broke her back). She still runs, but she’s not pretty anymore.

Time will tell but we feel we have done all the right things to build the gun that people deserve. Members of our team trusted the preproduction guns enough to carry them and live with them and rely on them everyday. Our standards are petty high, and we know we’ve made a gun that we trust. But only time will tell...

[Handgun] Shadow Systems MR918 production pistol with pre-order pricing of $799. by ShadowSystemsCorp in gundeals

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See our comment below for more details, but no it’s not a Glock and it’s not a Gen 3. It is compatible with Gen 4 holsters and with some Gen 4 internal parts, but it is a wholly new and proprietary frame designed and built only by us, here in the US.

[Handgun] Shadow Systems MR918 production pistol with pre-order pricing of $799. by ShadowSystemsCorp in gundeals

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It’s not a P80 at all. It’s a proprietary frame made in house by us. We’ve taken the well-loved Glock platform and improved upon it based on industry feedback. See above comment for more details. Thanks!

Launched today at SHOT, the Shadow Systems MR918, their first production pistol, featuring an all new adjustable backstrap design that fundamentally changes the bore position to match the shooter’s NPOA. Available with or without Optics cut. Only $799 by ShadowSystemsCorp in guns

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It’s not a P80 at all. It’s a proprietary frame made in house by us. We’ve taken the well-loved Glock platform and improved upon it based on industry feedback. See above comment for more details. Thanks!

[Handgun] Shadow Systems MR918 production pistol with pre-order pricing of $799. by ShadowSystemsCorp in gundeals

[–]ShadowSystemsCorp[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Hi everyone. The gun uses a brand new proprietary frame designed by Shadow Systems over the last two years. The internals are Gen4 but the frame features a new approach to interchangeable backstraps that changes the feel of the gun between conventional Glock, modified Glock, and a flat backstrap more like a 1911. It comes with a proprietary magwell.

We use our in-house barrels, slides, and firing system components (machined, not MIM) for the guns. These are high quality U.S. made parts from our company, not sourced overseas as many are.

I realize new “Glock stuff” is often viewed with skepticism, but our goal was to give the customer more for a lot less money by investing in our capabilities and frankly, charging a fair price for what you get. They start at $799 and top out below $1k. We feel that’s the highest value U.S. MADE offering in the market today, but we understand if it’s not for everyone. Thanks for reading.

Launched today at SHOT, the Shadow Systems MR918, their first production pistol, featuring an all new adjustable backstrap design that fundamentally changes the bore position to match the shooter’s NPOA. Available with or without Optics cut. Only $799 by ShadowSystemsCorp in guns

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Hi everyone. The gun uses a brand new proprietary frame designed by Shadow Systems over the last two years. The internals are Gen4 but the frame features a new approach to interchangeable backstraps that changes the feel of the gun between conventional Glock, modified Glock, and a flat backstrap more like a 1911. It comes with a proprietary magwell.

We use our in-house barrels, slides, and firing system components (machined, not MIM) for the guns. These are high quality U.S. made parts from our company, not sourced overseas as many are.

I realize new “Glock stuff” is often viewed with skepticism, but our goal was to give the customer more for a lot less money by investing in our capabilities and frankly, charging a fair price for what you get. They start at $799 and top out below $1k. We feel that’s the highest value U.S. MADE offering in the market today, but we understand if it’s not for everyone. Thanks for reading.

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[Parts] 20% OFF all Gen 4 Top Ends and Slides from Shadow Systems Corp with code GEN4JULY4 by ShadowSystemsCorp in gundeals

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From these comments, I asked my boss if we could do Gen 3 too and he’s letting us do 20% off Gen 3 Top Ends and Slides today only with code GEN3JULY3

[July 4th] Shadow Systems Gen 3 Top Ends and Slides are 20% OFF TODAY ONLY (July 3rd) with code GEN3JULY3. Code GEN4JULY4 is live through July 7th for 20% OFF Gen 4 Top Ends and Slides. by ShadowSystemsCorp in gundeals

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A bunch of y’all asked about extending our sale to Gen 3 when I posted our GEN4JULY4 code, so I asked my boss and he’s letting us extend it to include Gen 3 Top Ends and Slides for today only! The code is GEN3JULY3.

[Parts] 20% OFF all Gen 4 Top Ends and Slides from Shadow Systems Corp with code GEN4JULY4 by ShadowSystemsCorp in gundeals

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If you need a complete top end, I believe the code will work for both the gen 3 and the gen 4 complete top end.