MidwestPX 172 Posted June 15, 2018 We've been working on a cost-effective and efficient process to jailbreak our limited-capacity magazines and it looks like we've got it mostly-figured out. We're confident enough in the process to start working on inventory from our dealers. We're going to use those mags to refine the process and assuming we don't encounter any showstoppers, we'll be offering a service to all who are interested in having their magazines altered further. As of now, our process destroys at least one part of the magazine, sometimes two, and on the odd occasion during testing, the entire magazine. Additionally, our process is currently limited to the following host magazines: 30rd M2, 20rd M3, 30rd M3. At this time, we do NOT have a clear path to altering AK47 or .308 PMAGs without resorting to the use of Ranger Plates (which will drive costs higher). Speaking of cost, we are targeting the cost per magazine to be substantially less than buying new. Please be patient with us as we work through the process as we've never had to do something like this before on such a scale. I know the clock is ticking on the 180 day grace period and our first large batches of inventory coming back from dealers shows up early next week. 8 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Krdshrk 3,872 Posted June 15, 2018 Thanks, Ty! Glad to hear this from you! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnnyB 4,289 Posted June 15, 2018 6 hours ago, MidwestPX said: We've been working on a cost-effective and efficient process to jailbreak our limited-capacity magazines and it looks like we've got it mostly-figured out. We're confident enough in the process to start working on inventory from our dealers. We're going to use those mags to refine the process and assuming we don't encounter any showstoppers, we'll be offering a service to all who are interested in having their magazines altered further. As of now, our process destroys at least one part of the magazine, sometimes two, and on the odd occasion during testing, the entire magazine. Additionally, our process is currently limited to the following host magazines: 30rd M2, 20rd M3, 30rd M3. At this time, we do NOT have a clear path to altering AK47 or .308 PMAGs without resorting to the use of Ranger Plates (which will drive costs higher). Speaking of cost, we are targeting the cost per magazine to be substantially less than buying new. Please be patient with us as we work through the process as we've never had to do something like this before on such a scale. I know the clock is ticking on the 180 day grace period and our first large batches of inventory coming back from dealers shows up early next week. Ty, are you talking about the magazines that @PK90 made up for all of us? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Krdshrk 3,872 Posted June 15, 2018 12 minutes ago, JohnnyB said: Ty, are you talking about the magazines that @PK90 made up for all of us? Dude... MidwestPX mags - sold by MidwestPX, the forum store, and some sent to our vendors and some other online retailers (like JoeBobOutfitters). 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnnyB 4,289 Posted June 15, 2018 27 minutes ago, Krdshrk said: Dude... MidwestPX mags - sold by MidwestPX, the forum store, and some sent to our vendors and some other online retailers (like JoeBobOutfitters). Nick, I thought, (I don't know why) that many of the 15/30 Pmags were made up by Paul. I guess I was wrong. Either way I'm not in a rush to do anything with my 15s just yet! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MidwestPX 172 Posted June 15, 2018 1 hour ago, Krdshrk said: Dude... MidwestPX mags - sold by MidwestPX, the forum store, and some sent to our vendors and some other online retailers (like JoeBobOutfitters). Yep, we'd be working strictly on mags we made, either sold directly by us or one of our dealers. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
High Exposure 5,635 Posted June 16, 2018 Thanks for this Ty. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
checko 180 Posted June 16, 2018 Mags? What mags?Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
silverado427 10,555 Posted June 16, 2018 Thank You. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MidwestPX 172 Posted June 19, 2018 Good news: the process works/is working and we're improving it as we work through dealer inventory. I think we've figured out how to avoid breaking the mag body too. Less-good news: We need more baseplates. Thankfully, Magpul does plan on releasing just baseplates for the M3 PMAGs (both AR15 and .308) as well as AK baseplates. They'll be sand colored but we'll Rit Dye them black in bulk. We will NOT be doing any other colors at this time as we are streamlining the process as much as possible to control costs. And now for cost. Base cost to work on an AR15 PMAG is going to be $8/mag which is about a third of the cost of buying a new mag. AKs and .308s will cost a little more than AR15 mags due to material cost differences. Ranger plates will be an available upgrade for all mags. We'll start accepting orders once baseplates are available. 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
silverado427 10,555 Posted June 24, 2018 On 6/19/2018 at 9:47 AM, MidwestPX said: Good news: the process works/is working and we're improving it as we work through dealer inventory. I think we've figured out how to avoid breaking the mag body too. Less-good news: We need more baseplates. Thankfully, Magpul does plan on releasing just baseplates for the M3 PMAGs (both AR15 and .308) as well as AK baseplates. They'll be sand colored but we'll Rit Dye them black in bulk. We will NOT be doing any other colors at this time as we are streamlining the process as much as possible to control costs. And now for cost. Base cost to work on an AR15 PMAG is going to be $8/mag which is about a third of the cost of buying a new mag. AKs and .308s will cost a little more than AR15 mags due to material cost differences. Ranger plates will be an available upgrade for all mags. We'll start accepting orders once baseplates are available. Let us know. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MidwestPX 172 Posted July 25, 2018 Now that we have chewed our way through all of the dealer magazines, we will be opening orders for retail magazines next week. At this time, we will be working on Gen 2 30rd, Gen 3 20rd, and Gen 3 30rd host body magazines. We have plans to work on others but considering these three models account for the overwhelming majority of magazines sold, we prioritized getting the process ironed out for these first while we check to see if it works with the other platforms as well as source more baseplates. 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeke 5,504 Posted July 25, 2018 3 minutes ago, MidwestPX said: Now that we have chewed our way through all of the dealer magazines, we will be opening orders for retail magazines next week. At this time, we will be working on Gen 2 30rd, Gen 3 20rd, and Gen 3 30rd host body magazines. We have plans to work on others but considering these three models account for the overwhelming majority of magazines sold, we prioritized getting the process ironed out for these first while we check to see if it works with the other platforms as well as source more baseplates. Thank you my friend! But feel strong to very strong your R n D will be for naught 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MidwestPX 172 Posted July 25, 2018 Just now, Zeke said: Thank you my friend! But feel strong to very strong your R n D will be for naught If no one uses it because the law was overturned in court or otherwise, more power to us as whole. We're all gun owners and we're all in this together. 5 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MidwestPX 172 Posted July 25, 2018 And yes, if you bought your magazines from our dealers, we'll service those too. If you have any questions about whether or not the mags in your possession were made by us, please email [email protected] with pictures of your mags. When sending photos, please include a picture of the whole magazine as well as a picture of the underside of the baseplate, and the sides of the baseplate. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeke 5,504 Posted July 25, 2018 10 minutes ago, MidwestPX said: If no one uses it because the law was overturned in court or otherwise, more power to us as whole. We're all gun owners and we're all in this together. I luv you! And I’m pretty sure that makes you feel uncomfortable. Sorry, not sorry 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
High Exposure 5,635 Posted July 26, 2018 Ty, as always, you are a class act. Thank you. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jrfly3006 42 Posted July 26, 2018 Ty, as always, you are a class act. Thank you.He is 100%...Thanks TySent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MidwestPX 172 Posted July 30, 2018 Technical difficulties. Ticket is in to resolve. The service is ready to go on our end, it's just being shy and doesn't want to show up in the catalog. For now, direct link: http://midwestpx.com/magainze-remanufacturing-service.html Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bhunted 887 Posted July 30, 2018 Flush your cache and the stores cache. May help.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MidwestPX 172 Posted July 30, 2018 Just now, bhunted said: Flush your cache and the stores cache. May help. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Yep, did that, reindexed, etc. They'll get it fixed at some point. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites