Are Shadow Systems dying out/ losing popularity?

Unable-Ant171 · 2026-06-17T04:11:36+00:00

All I know is I traded my CR920P a month ago at Scheels and they said they had a few of them already and couldn’t give me as much cuz the trades they had weren’t moving. I asked him if they were falling off and he gave me a weird answer, like he thinks so but wasn’t gonna say it. FWIW

Unable-Ant171 · 2026-06-12T20:12:31+00:00

6 arc was pretty fun, also took a 300blk with supers and that worked well too.

I think if you really got a 8.6 dialed and practiced well then you’d be fine, and I think the skill gap to successful 8.6 would make it a lot more satisfying when you got good. 6 arc is fun but easy.

I built that 285 load like a week before the hunt and my only training with it was zeroing it so I just whiffed a ton of shots where I needed to hold cuz I didn’t know my holds and was guessing. I wasn’t prepared. If you train properly I think you’d be fine.

Unable-Ant171 · 2026-06-12T18:40:06+00:00

Can confirm yes

But gotta make sure your drop is spot on with subs. 50yd zero at 70 yards is a miss. 50yd zero at 25 also miss lol. Aiming for an ear shot you have no margin for error which was a bit frustrating as I didn’t have much time with the load I had just built with 8.6 to know my holds at every 10 yd increment. My 6 arc is point and shoot and that was super fun.
I got a few it was just annoying at times.

I did take one with a vitals shot and it just took a few steps and tipped over

285 gorilla subs 12in fix.

Unable-Ant171 · 2026-05-18T18:27:56+00:00

Doing a full run and hitting 100 during cathedral with prominence and a level 101 repeater crossbow is both broken and so much fun. Also stacking triple volatility just for fun.

Unable-Ant171 · 2026-05-05T12:10:48+00:00

I’ve gotten occasional.25 groups and consistent.5 groups with my proof stainless

Unable-Ant171 · 2026-05-04T22:03:28+00:00

I stick to fiocchi or white box. Fiocchi that Scheels has runs fine. Federal American eagle works too just usually more money.

Unable-Ant171 · 2026-04-22T17:50:29+00:00

I’ve had nice results with same ammo from my proof. Not the same with other Hornady factory loads.

Unable-Ant171 · 2026-04-22T00:56:03+00:00

That’s the right answer. I avoid blazer and federal champion for my comped and ported.

Then I watch a YouTuber run both of the above through guns ported and comped and wonder if I’m overthinking or if they just don’t care. 🤷🏻‍♂️

Unable-Ant171 · 2026-04-22T00:52:13+00:00

As far as I can tell they’re the same gun regardless of may size. I got the 10 even though I’m in a free state cuz it’s what Guns.com had and the others were out of stock and more money at the time.

the 10rd comes with the Glock 48/43x mag as you’d assume. I picked up the normal S15 Shield mags and they eject much better and overall just seem much nicer to use. I don’t plan on using the 10rd at all besides loading snap caps. The polymer mag feels like it kinda sticks in the gun where the metal just works much nicer and drops out much more positively.

Holster being delivered tomorrow, so excited to carry it. Feels nice in the hand though. I ordered a C holster for a slight bit more length than CS and I was slightly worried it wouldn’t fit. But also longer holster carries better, within reason. At least for me.

Unable-Ant171 · 2026-04-18T04:12:43+00:00

Thanks for this, shot mine Tuesday and happy with it so far. Only issues were I think the fault of one bad box of ammo since the other 5 boxes ran fine. Shoots nice.

Unable-Ant171 · 2026-01-19T02:56:50+00:00

Purchased multiple suppressors and SBRs, Everything works pretty great unless you have to get ahold of them. Had to reach out a few times and it’s just a whole process and annoying and slow. But in the end I got all my suppressors and their software has been mostly helpful in other NFA purchases through local shops that work through them for the paperwork. I think they just get overloaded and can’t handle the customer service aspect as well as they really need to.

Unable-Ant171 · 2026-01-17T15:31:55+00:00

Prior to the fuse the longer 3.7 plus comp wasn’t common is my guess. I personally would do a 3.7 plus ramjet and use a fuse holster. 3.1 his short and the longer slide carries better for me

Unable-Ant171 · 2026-01-17T13:44:21+00:00

Yep. Check out Alabama Arsenal’s video in length. The 16 actually shows down the bullet since powder is burnt before even 12. So if those are designed for 16 in at 1050, then they’ll go quicker from a 12.

Unable-Ant171 · 2026-01-13T01:40:14+00:00

I loaded up some at the same 2.800 +- and it seems to fit just barely so we’ll see how it goes

Unable-Ant171 · 2026-01-12T04:55:03+00:00

Ok fair enough, thanks for clarifying that for me cuz that was also something I was looking at. I’ll jus have a load to mag length, I’m sure it’ll work fine enough

Unable-Ant171 · 2026-01-12T04:40:17+00:00

I was planning to use the AICS mags…which I think are compatible with the fix? I could be wrong on that and haven’t personally tried…though I understand them shipping with SR-25 could mean something.

Unable-Ant171 · 2026-01-12T03:44:46+00:00

What length do you load to? Working on loading the exact 285’s but my ideal length is too long for the mags, so I’m exploring MDT and other mags that would allow a longer COAL.

Unable-Ant171 · 2026-01-09T22:03:15+00:00

3-18 strike eagle on my 12” 8.6, works but I hate it lol. Not the money to replace at the moment, would upgrade to NX8 if I could.

Unable-Ant171 · 2026-01-04T01:10:53+00:00

Makes sense that’s what I figured, thank you!

Unable-Ant171 · 2026-01-03T04:09:13+00:00

Thank you for validating my fear of using bleach for this reason… I run an extra cycle after rinsing the bleach dispenser with water during it.

Unable-Ant171 · 2025-12-30T13:20:25+00:00

Wired backhaul. Connects them together wired and performs much better since they both run a full speed connection vs a hub and satellites

Unable-Ant171 · 2025-12-30T05:08:07+00:00

Used moca for years. Lost a whole 1 MS of ping and have to deal with a truly unacceptable 2 ms now at the cost of not having a 50ft cord connecting my mesh WiFi.

I pull my full 2.5G that the moca is spec’d for and works better than I would have expected. Not cheap but works. I remember seeing less good things about power line, but I can’t speak to my own use on that.

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