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Western Airguns Sidewinder
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I think they jumped the gun on this one. I’m sure they’re having a difficult time trying to figure out how to make the magazine removable, yet keep the tight tolerances needed for it to work properly.
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I jumped and put my 50 dollar deposit down from AOA, A few months past and I heard nothing new, A few more months and still nothing, I ask for my deposit back and moved on.
Mike
Mike
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Ikr? They advertised that it would be released by end of 2022 and now early 2023 but still nothing...
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Yeah they need the magazine tolerances TIGHT for it to function perfectly and properly. I think they might be hung up on that aspect.
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Glad to hear. Like others, I've got a deposit down and eagerly await the release of this rifle.
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Have you by chance heard any word as to whether or not these rifles will ship with a second magazine. I ask because many rifles do. Or... Removeable, or not the OEM mag is the only mag that will cycle reliably with the rifle..?
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This gun is much more than a CAD drawing, I can promise you that. Enclosed is a photo of the fully functional titanium magazine. It's a bit concerning that some important comments have been removed from this post hence reason I no longer hang out here.
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To be fair, you can't really blame people for calling out poor communication. The official website still says "Fall 2022" despite the fact that we are well over a month into 2023. I get that WA doesn't have the PR manpower of say, FX or EdGun, and Im sure these projects take a lot of time and focus... but a little communication goes a long way. At the very least keep the website up to date or post a news update once in a while. Heck, even a crude YouTube video would suffice, like BinTac does. I can't imagine that would take up a lot of time.
I mean this with all due respect. I am not an airgun engineer, and don't want to sound like I want to "speak to the manager", haha.
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Recv'd on 12/9/22 from WA " We are working on production now. The initial testing has passed and we will begin assembly and final testing around Jan/Feb timeframe. Dealers will received shortly after that."
Western Airguns
Western Airguns
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Titanium mag sounds fuc*ing serious! But when FX sells a plastic mag for $70 to $80 a piece I'm wondering how much this one is gonna cost!!!
I was told additional mags will b e around $140 a piece. I myself wonder why they chose titanium for the magazines. While titanium is very light weight, it's also quit brittle, and fragile. I had a titanium ring once. It shattered like glass by simply dropping it on the concrete.
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30.cal mag and barrel change over for my sk19 is 500$ if they helps with vision of pricing.
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Titanium is pretty strong, a large part like a magazine would never shatter. You would have to put it in a vice and slam it with a sledgehammer to break it, it wouldn't shatter it would crack and snap off. Simply dropping it wouldn't do the job as it doesn't have enough weight. The biggest downside over steel is really the cost of material and machining. Titanium is lighter, a good choice as it won't rust or wear like treated steel components and has less rotating mass for this particular part that turns at high velocity.
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