Re: Pod Lock. Who has them in stock?
Jim,
Regarding MIDWAY USA: They asked us for samples and pricing a couple of years ago. Within a couple of months of getting the sample kits from me, they came out with something similar called Alpha Bravo. I was kinda dissapointed that they handled things like that but since then have heard from many other shops that they were done the same way on their own kits or products. MIDWAY brand products are 99% pure knockoffs of smaller businesses products.
In my opinion, that was bad form.
My fault you can't find the KMW kits. See link below for previous announcement.
http://www.snipershide.com/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=1718742&page=1 I have just received the first samples from the new mold. I have beat them and crunched them in a machine vise. They are awesome and I should be able to start re-supplying my dealers by late next week.
In regards to T-Nuts and MidWay options:
If you are not going to purchase the KMW version due to price, you would be silly to not just bypass T-Nuts and MidWay.
Go to MSC Industrial, J.W.Winco or McMaster Carr. That is where T-Nuts and MidWay get their parts, then repackage them and out the door. Those parts are imported and of poor enough quality that I quit using them in 2002.
The washer/spacer used in my kit is heavier and more expensive than I would like, however I will continue to use it. Reason being that we tested a lot of stuff in 1999 and found that the factory Harris pivot rod that all of this attaches to can be bent or broken if not protected against lateral impact. Thus, my stainless collar that acts as a spacer and dust cover.
Thanks for your interest Jim.
If you do purchase one of our kits, it comes with a lifetime warranty and is supported directly by KMW regardless of what distributor you purchase from.
Everybody have a safe weekend.
Terry