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Cinco Boy · February 22nd, 2011, 23:39

Have some fairly recent news (Feb 16) as to new parts coming soon for the KJ from Cradle. This is a quote I took from a michigan airsoft message board from a Cradle rep.

Thanks for the enthusiasm guys. I figure this might be as good a time as any for a progress update. Mags are still in development. Some people have emailed or PM'ed me and may know that PMAGS are looking to be less likely than previously. Due to international export restrictions we are not able to export real mag shells which means in order to do PMAGS we would have to acquire licensing from Magpul and do our own molds. However, it appears that they aren't interested in licensing at this time. If and when that changes we will of course pursue that direction. Some people have asked us to continue with plans to make a model for US customers using the real shells as the export restrictions wouldn't apply. We would love to but the market for the magazines is rather small and making multiple versions of the magazines for different markets isn't cost effective for us. We are completely committed to the STANAG design and will be producing them accordingly. We recently got a new CNC mill and will be doing the majority of parts in house. Several design changes have been made which allow for higher gas capacity and an overall more robust mechanism. The bolt carriers I showcased some months ago were halted due to some manufacturing considerations. Originally we wanted to use a Nylon based material but we have now changed this to a billet part in 7075-T6. Some design changes have been required to make this a possibility and we should have pricing available very soon. Perhaps also worth noting is that Cradle Airsoft will be undergoing a name change with the launch of the new web site. Lots of things are changing around here as we add machines and new faces. Both are adding to our capability and speed and so we hope to be releasing a lot of product, including things not listed here, soon.

Sounds pretty exciting, too bad about the pmags..but not a huge deal.

February 22nd, 2011, 23:39	#326
Cinco Boy a.k.a. por-no Trader rating Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Ontario / GTA	Have some fairly recent news (Feb 16) as to new parts coming soon for the KJ from Cradle. This is a quote I took from a michigan airsoft message board from a Cradle rep. Thanks for the enthusiasm guys. I figure this might be as good a time as any for a progress update. Mags are still in development. Some people have emailed or PM'ed me and may know that PMAGS are looking to be less likely than previously. Due to international export restrictions we are not able to export real mag shells which means in order to do PMAGS we would have to acquire licensing from Magpul and do our own molds. However, it appears that they aren't interested in licensing at this time. If and when that changes we will of course pursue that direction. Some people have asked us to continue with plans to make a model for US customers using the real shells as the export restrictions wouldn't apply. We would love to but the market for the magazines is rather small and making multiple versions of the magazines for different markets isn't cost effective for us. We are completely committed to the STANAG design and will be producing them accordingly. We recently got a new CNC mill and will be doing the majority of parts in house. Several design changes have been made which allow for higher gas capacity and an overall more robust mechanism. The bolt carriers I showcased some months ago were halted due to some manufacturing considerations. Originally we wanted to use a Nylon based material but we have now changed this to a billet part in 7075-T6. Some design changes have been required to make this a possibility and we should have pricing available very soon. Perhaps also worth noting is that Cradle Airsoft will be undergoing a name change with the launch of the new web site. Lots of things are changing around here as we add machines and new faces. Both are adding to our capability and speed and so we hope to be releasing a lot of product, including things not listed here, soon. Sounds pretty exciting, too bad about the pmags..but not a huge deal.