FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE. Plano, TX (November, 2020) – The U.S.-based handgun manufacturer has launched its direct-to-agency website, shadowsystemsdefense.com to help Law Enforcement departments and Military units purchase directly to outfit their officers and servicemembers. Shadow Systems, makers of the compact MR920, the long-slide MR920L, and the soon-to-be-released full-size DR920 have designed their […]
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Technical Tuesday: How does take-up relate to drop safety?
We design our triggers to be EDC safe and combat ready. That does mean they have longer take-up. Here’s a deep dive on how take-up is related to proper function of the drop safety.
Continue readingTechnical Tuesday: Why the Gen 4 Operating System? Ambi slide release?
We’ve had plenty of questions about why we chose this system and why we did not incorporate an ambidextrous slide release. Here’s an overview of our philosophy on this subject.
Continue readingTechnical Tuesday: How to Zero an Optic on Your Pistol
We have had questions from some of you about how to zero a red dot optic on your pistol. Here, we quickly demonstrate the process of zeroing an optic at the range. We are showing how to zero a Holosun on an MR920, but you can use this process to zero any mini red dot […]
Continue readingTechnical Tuesday: Optic Cut System and Holosun V2 Mounting
Today, Trevor gives us an overview of the optic cut system on the MR920. He walks us through the how and why of the design as well as how to install the optic you’ve selected. We also discuss the changes made on the Holosun V2 optics. When installing the V2 Holosuns, you will want to […]
Continue readingTechnical Tuesday: Recoil Spring Assemblies
Our recoil spring assemblies allow the user to perform both maintenance and spring tuning for specific applications. In this video, we explain disassembly/assembly and demonstrate what happens if the screw falls out during fire (spoiler alert: nothing happens).
Continue readingTechnical Tuesday: An Update on Production
CEO, Trevor Roe, discusses our changes and production growth to keep up with the demand of 2020. We are in the midst of our biggest expansion in the history of our company to keep up with your demand for our pistols. We are continuing to increase production to get all dealers and distributors restocked with […]
Continue readingTechnical Tuesday: A Malfunctioning Gun….But are they Shadow Parts?
What happens when we receive a returned gun that is malfunctioning? Here is a look behind the scenes at our team reviewing a pistol that was having a major malfunction. What will we find when we open it up?
Continue readingTechnical Tuesday: MR920 Optic Cut Slide Disassembly Made Easy
Trevor and Alex review a trick to easily disassembling and reassembling the optic cut slide on the MR920.
Continue readingTechnical Tuesday: Ammunition Selection and Sights
Not sure what ammo will work in your Shadow Systems pistol? We discuss ammunition selection in general terms and then do a deep dive into a common question about how our pistols are zeroed. Correction: Sorry, looks like a swapped the velocities for 115 gr. and 124 gr. when writing them on the […]
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