This is what Jeff Cahill wrote on TOS about his Mags... (Writing to PAt Rogers)
Hey Pat,
Thanks for helping disppell a typical internet 'critique'.
Here's some facts on our upcoming ARC magazine to be released commercially. The lip and sand seal you see in some pix will not be available. The magazine sides for the civilian product are flush, so fitting in any existing pouch is not a problem. The sand seal is reserved for USSOCOM, with the appropriate mag pouches to be available from Eagle Industries and some other select sources. Also, the surface finish of the magazines were reflective as the mold was not finish texured at that time.
The modular design allows several benefits not found in any other polymer magazine. First, is the proper straight ammo feed column through a straight feedwell. This allows us to properly dimension the magazine upper without design restriction. That allows the empty magazine to always drop free, even if the mag well is out of spec.
The next big benefit is manufacturing process control.
Injection molding two small parts is far better than trying to mold one long, difficult one. The structural integrity of feed lips are guaranteed as the shot time is well contained in the resin thermal bracket. That can't happen in a long one piece shot due to material 'freeze off', creating feed lips that just 'snap off' etc. Drafting the mold cores are optimal as well. We are proud of the strength and quality of the magazine components.
The magazine lower half is an ultra strong five sided box, with no floorplate to fail. The magazine does not disassemble, as there is no need. The premium quality spring will outlive the housing it resides in. Cleaning is a snap, even after extended use with a suppressor.
Modularity also enables us to make various ammunition capacities that are cost effective.
We just retool the lower half instead of the entire magazine. We can get special variants accomplished for our Mil customers in a quicker time frame. We can even use a translucent material (that would be unsuitable for feedlip duty) for the entire lower half of the magazine instead of having to resort to slots or windows. That combination of materials is beyond the scope of any existing polymer mag.
As far as the joint between the two halves, it is stronger than the base material. That has been proven very scientifically by an independant test lab. The resins and adhesives we are using are state of the art. We didn't drive it over with a truck as some form of data, instead we spent a lot of money with the same lab that tests all of the Boeing and GD aircraft structural members that are bonded. The shear strength at the bond is staggering. Every step of the development and manufacturing process on this product has been documented for Contract use down the road.
I don't understand why we have our competitor jumping our thread and attempting to speak for our company. Our customers and industry relations are our business, and are confidential. Guess all you want, but do it on your own thread.
The inside story will be presented by Pat very soon, thanks for your patience and support. At TD Inc, our sole goal is to raise the bar and give our Warriors the best kit in the world.
-Jeff

