Hazieview 6 Report post Posted April 13, 2016 I haven't heard anything about double stack mags in forever. Did the idea just die off again after all the hype? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gunfun 3,927 Report post Posted April 13, 2016 Pretty much. Mike Davidson has been kinda hiding for a few years. It's like groundhog's day with him. Sometimes he pops up, doesn't see his shadow and there are another batch of MD20s etc available, and sometimes they are on sale and people are asking for months when they are going to get the stuff they ordered. They get them eventually, but I wouldn't be ordering directly from him for anything I needed soon. I would buy the MD20 from any dealer which has them in stock though. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
garnaz 215 Report post Posted April 13, 2016 Maybe if the ddi takes off he'll burn some midnight oil and finalize what ever needs to be done and get them out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HB of CJ 1,260 Report post Posted April 13, 2016 I am willing to cut him some slack. Folks like me with too much time on their hands tend to lie in bed at night unable to sleep due to whatever, (name your pick!) and in my feeble mind's eye try to imagine in color with sound effects various ways to handle small objects or general material handling solutions going back 200 years. Then I try to imagine putting this all together into a double or even triple stack 12 gage magazine that would actually function. Chaos into order. 100% reliable single feed from seemingly random multiple stacks. I have created and discarded dozens of ideas regarding physical ways to let such a 12 gage box mag work. So far, no go. A difficult endeavor at the least. Nearly impossible at the worserer. But ... there must be a way. Consider the SMLE and Russian Nagant mags and how they functioned. Rotating no spring clogs in the single stack portion? All of this is going to take time. :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mullet Man 2,111 Report post Posted April 14, 2016 They came and went. All sold out never to be seen again. Limited run. You snooze you lose. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pedal2alloy 195 Report post Posted April 14, 2016 They came and went. All sold out never to be seen again. Limited run. You snooze you lose. And they were cheap and worked perfectly. Unbelievable! (literally) You gots to pay attention around here 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
evlblkwpnz 3,393 Report post Posted April 14, 2016 Nope. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hazieview 6 Report post Posted April 14, 2016 I'm putting double stack mags on the same playing field as big foot, Loch Ness, and unicorns..... Lol Does anyone own one of these fable double stack mags that I hear legends about? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
G O B 3,507 Report post Posted April 14, 2016 Big Foot bought them all! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mixednuttz 120 Report post Posted April 14, 2016 You'll have better luck finding Nessie. It's best just to forget about it and be surprised when he does release them. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HB of CJ 1,260 Report post Posted April 14, 2016 Or we can all quit belly aching about it and try to help? Or is it just easier to belly ache? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mullet Man 2,111 Report post Posted April 14, 2016 HB of CJ, on 14 Apr 2016 - 5:20 PM, said:Or we can all quit belly aching about it and try to help? Or is it just easier to belly ache? Who's belly aching over it? We're just poking a little fun at MD's expense. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HB of CJ 1,260 Report post Posted April 14, 2016 I know. Not meant to be serious. Sorry. I need my GAS EX! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Heartbreaker 1,081 Report post Posted April 14, 2016 (edited) Edited April 14, 2016 by Heartbreaker 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hazieview 6 Report post Posted April 14, 2016 Rinocorn! Awesome! Is it just me or are there a lot of super sensitive people on this forum? LOL!!! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
evlblkwpnz 3,393 Report post Posted April 15, 2016 They caught the vapor.... ware Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
G O B 3,507 Report post Posted April 15, 2016 The double stacks will come out as soon as the "double,double mag well adapter" - then we can put two doubles in the adapter and go all QUAD!!!!!!!! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PAPANUKE 4 Report post Posted June 22, 2016 .....Zzzzz.......Zzzzzz..zzz............zz......z.......Just another dream...... another dream.....zzzzz.......... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
compshootfl 40 Report post Posted June 25, 2016 One day someone will figure out that he was never going to build them, he wants to license the production to someone and collect the fees.....any takers? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HB of CJ 1,260 Report post Posted June 25, 2016 Nope. Actually a good and valid business plan. But ya gotta have the widget and it hasta work. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bcross987 3 Report post Posted June 26, 2016 As I recall, going way back, tony over at tromix said he saw the double stacks in person and that they indeed worked....that makes it solid for me...as for mike himself, he may have other fish to fry that I know nothing about...the talk about vaporware filled up the forum on his drums as well...I love having mine though...I've been a member of this forum since February of 2008...I don't post much but have been here all along from my first day...if mike brings them to market tomorrow or 2025...I'll be throwing money at him just like before....if not....I still love my drum...thanks mike. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jekbrown 14 Report post Posted July 8, 2016 If the design works, he's throwing away $$$ by not licensing the design out to one of the manufacturers. With the right agreement he could make good money from his design. Honestly i don't care how they come to market, so long as they DO come to market... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
saltydecimator 477 Report post Posted July 10, 2016 I just wish we had some deets... Butbreally with no new imports the platform isnt gonna be advancing. Maybe quads for veprs dont work? I mean doubles Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TonyRumore 1,329 Report post Posted July 11, 2016 Mike sent me a video years ago, of him shooting the prototype aluminum double stack mag. It worked perfectly. Tony Rumore Tromix 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HB of CJ 1,260 Report post Posted July 13, 2016 Recently at lunch at our one lung run down diner here in SW OR USA, a good friend and Valley Principal showed me the actual patent he obtained on some sort of mining ore product processing. When I asked him politely since he is a good long life friend how much it $cost$ to actually achieve a US Patent for something, he did not answer directly. He did say it took time and money. Lots of both. Are double or chaotic multi stack Saiga 12 box magazines possible? Yes. Are they probable? No. Will they be forthcoming? Dunno. Anybody got $100 grand risk capital handy? Not easy fur sure. Think big here. Is is possible to develop a large hopper type feed system for a Saiga 12? How about future tech mag feed systems? That is where the money would be. $Uncle Sam$ to buy it. One dumps in 5000 loose rounds. The patent covers sorting, aligning, feeding and shooting in any environment (high gee, zero gee, etc.) reliably all sorts of different small round ammo. Starship Trooper. Time for us all to think some more. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hdskumm 39 Report post Posted July 14, 2016 The double stacks will come out as soon as the "double,double mag well adapter" - then we can put two doubles in the adapter and go all QUAD!!!!!!!! That's a really good idea, at least a good way to make a "double stack" and keep the shells aligned by using 2 mags locked side by side in a mixing adapter. Make me one or 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jekbrown 14 Report post Posted October 25, 2016 I just wish we had some deets... Butbreally with no new imports the platform isnt gonna be advancing. Maybe quads for veprs dont work? I mean doubles New Saiga's may not be coming in, but DDIs and the eventual Chaos shotty are. I don't think the S12 is dead. There's certainly a large installed user base, almost all of which would kill for a double stack. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Heartbreaker 1,081 Report post Posted October 25, 2016 I just wish we had some deets... Butbreally with no new imports the platform isnt gonna be advancing. Maybe quads for veprs dont work? I mean doubles New Saiga's may not be coming in, but DDIs and the eventual Chaos shotty are. I don't think the S12 is dead. There's certainly a large installed user base, almost all of which would kill for a double stack. TBH, once the Chaos shottie is available I'm gonna go to VEPR mags. Ability to use drums is nice, but not really necessary. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
evlblkwpnz 3,393 Report post Posted October 26, 2016 Mike is going to release the doublestacks if Trump wins. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites