Meet the MR920L, the long-slide version of our MR920 Elite. The MR920L features a longer, 4.5″ top end on a compact frame. Today, we discuss the features of the MR920L and the benefit of the longer slide for shootability.
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Shadow Systems Releases Long-Slide Version of Compact Pistol, The MR920L
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE. Plano, TX (July, 2020) –Shadow Systems, the U.S-based pistol manufacturer, has released its latest production pistol, the MR920L. The MR920L Elite is the longer slide version of the MR920 Elite. Assembled on the compact MR920 frame, the MR920L features a longer, 4.5” slide and barrel (the threaded barrel is 5”). The […]
Continue readingShadow Systems Pistols Approved for Ownership in Maryland
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE. Plano, TX (July, 2020) – American-based pistol manufacturer Shadow Systems is now included on the Maryland Handgun Roster as an approved manufacturer for Maryland gun owners. Pistols from Shadow Systems, including the new MR920 as well as the legacy MR918, are now approved for ownership in the state of Maryland. Maryland residents […]
Continue readingNew Shooters Series: Grip and Trigger
With 2 million first-time gun owners joining the shooting community in the first half of this year, we have asked our Team Shadow to create a series of introductory videos for new shooters. The first of this series was an introduction to safety with our CEO, Trevor Roe–you can watch that video here. In this […]
Continue readingNew Shooters Series: Safety
Recent events with Covid-19 have led to lots of folks purchasing their first firearm. If you’re new to shooting, welcome! This video is meant to be an introduction to gun ownership with some safety tips and an overview of how striker-fired, semi-automatic pistols work. We’re demonstrating this on an MR920 fresh out of the box.
Continue readingMR920: How to Mount your Optic (Optic Ready Slides ONLY)
This post is about how to install an optic onto the new patent pending optic cut featured on the MR920. For instructions for MR918 models, see this one. MR920 Optic Mounting (Optic Ready Slides ONLY) Overview: The patent pending Shadow Systems optic mounting system provides a low profile, high strength, multi-brand optic mount for your […]
Continue readingHow Does the MR920 Optic Cut Work?
Coming to you from SHOT Show 2020, where we are talking about how our new patent pending optic cut on the MR920 works. A few of you asked questions about how the optic stays in a rigid mounted position, so we’re going to explain that now. When you take a look at what the optic […]
Continue readingMR918 vs MR920: What did we change and why?
We’re behind the scenes at SHOT Show 2020, taking a look at the MR918 and the MR920 side by side. The MR918 was doing really well in the market, but we heard some feedback from some folks who had requests for some improvements. Let’s take a closer look at the way we’ve improved the […]
Continue readingWhy did we choose PMAGs?
This is a question we get asked quite a bit. It seems like some folks don’t particularly care for them, but we like them for quite a few reasons. It’s important to note that all of the reliability testing we’ve ever done on our guns has been shot with PMAGs, including the 7,500 rounds we […]
Continue readingBurning Up Ammo at SHOT Show Industry Range Day
What happens at the end of SHOT Show Range Day when you still have 500 rounds of ammo left over? Well, if you’re with Team Shadow, it becomes a race against the clock to burn it up fast. Let’s see if we can shoot 500 rounds in 500 seconds. A couple of disclaimers for this […]
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