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Kind Words from Montie Gear DIY Y-Shot Slingshot Builder

Jonathan bought a Y-Shot DIY kit and Iron Sights from us a while back.  Before he bought he asked lots of questions to make sure this was the right purchase.  After building the Y-Shot from the kit he shared his thoughts

” A truly flexible item that combines target pistol accuracy if one chooses the iron sights (front and rear sight). Another innovative feature is that both tubular and flat bands can be used. In conclusion, the best part is versatility. To clarify versatility in this context means that you can learn sight alignment and reference points which is transferable for pistol shooting plus this item has the potential to rival an air pistol depending on the bands and projectile used.”

* The design actually prolongs the life of the bands

You can order the same parts

Y-Shot DIY kit

Iron Sights

Jonathan’s Y-Shot

 

Jonathan also shared some targets with the results of his work.

 

Thanks for sharing these with us Jonathan!

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Naked Ammo Holder Prototype

We have been working on the concept of a very simple ammo holder and here is our prototype. Keep up with the latest at www.montiegear.com/blog

We have been working on the concept of a very simple ammo holder and here is our prototype.  Keep up with the latest at www.montiegear.com/blog

We have been working on the concept of a very simple ammo holder and here is our prototype. Keep up with the latest at www.montiegear.com/blog
We have been working on the concept of a very simple ammo holder and here is our prototype. Keep up with the latest at www.montiegear.com/blog
We have been working on the concept of a very simple ammo holder and here is our prototype. Keep up with the latest at www.montiegear.com/blog
We have been working on the concept of a very simple ammo holder and here is our prototype. Keep up with the latest at www.montiegear.com/blog
We have been working on the concept of a very simple ammo holder and here is our prototype. Keep up with the latest at www.montiegear.com/blog
We have been working on the concept of a very simple ammo holder and here is our prototype. Keep up with the latest at www.montiegear.com/blog
We have been working on the concept of a very simple ammo holder and here is our prototype. Keep up with the latest at www.montiegear.com/blog
We have been working on the concept of a very simple ammo holder and here is our prototype. Keep up with the latest at www.montiegear.com/blog
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Slingshot Band Testing Soon!

This week has been very interesting, we’ve been wanting to test the speed of ammo when fired from the Y-Shot Slingshot, so we setup a testing area in the shop. The setup uses a mechanical release to fire the slingshot and a chronograph to measure the speed. We ran into a problem with the chronograph, it would not work indoors because of the fluorescent lights in the shop.
We need an indoor testing area so we can control the temperature of the room and avoid wind and other variables. We found an accessory that uses infrared LED’s to give the constant light source the chronograph needs to work. We plan to test many different bands and record the speeds compared to our current slingshot bands. The setup is working very well, now that we have the chronograph lights, and we will be testing the bands soon.

Thanks for Reading,
Daniel Helms

"Looking down the barrel" of the slingshot.
“Looking down the barrel” of the slingshot.

Slingshot Test Area

Slingshot Test Area

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Parts!

We (the interns) went on a field trip this monday, to ADR Hydro-Cut. They do water jetting, and while we were there they cut out sheet metal parts according to our drawings.

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The parts arrived yesterday, so we grinded the tangs of and threw them in the washer for a couple of hours to smoothen out some sharp edges, and then they were pretty much ready to go.

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Spent a couple minutes putting it together, and it looks and feels great! I might make some minor adjustments to the drawings, adjusting the angle of the paracord braiding, and I also have to figure out how the braiding itself is done in the best possible way.

Apart from that though, they’ll be ready for anodizing/powdercoating. And with that, we’ll have a product!

/ Robin

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Ball dispenser sent off for prototyping

Hey!

So the belt clip ball dispenser is finally coming together. After testing more mock-up models the decision was taken not to use any plate or similar to separate the balls from the magnet, as more than one kept falling off when trying to pull only one off. Instead the magnet will be coated with a durable finish and the balls will be in direct contact with it. This simplified the design significantly, but put increased the demand on the aesthetic form of the back plate, as this now became the mail feature of the whole product. A simple plate can have many different forms:

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One option was to add a top bumber to create a feeling of better encapsulating the balls, as well as giving more depth to the product. Unfortunately, the manufacturing complexity of adding this feature was greater than expected. As this would drive up the cost of the product a lot the decision was taken to put this feature on hold for now.

As for the final design the initial round magnet was kept and the plate form includes some curved lines to follow the magnet while still keeping some edges to go with the rectangular belt clip. After quite a bit of struggle finding a good form, this one actually feels pretty obvious I would say! Let’s just hope the prototype will look just as good!

Have a good weekend!

/Richard Boden

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Dispeser, round, belt.210 copy

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