New ULE Bodies? How'd we all miss this?

[debruynda]

nope, I don't agree. I like that both sides are round smooth lines all the way down. looking at the video, body does not look all that bad on there. if the price is lower than the AGD ule or any other body out there, and you were wanting to give people options id say mission accomplished. yeah the plastic sleeve is not looking the best and dual detents would be better, but would doing that add to the price?

Reasonable minds can disagree

I don't see what is so essential about the low cost argument other than it is a way of saying "I wouldn't pay a lot for it because I don't think it is that great", maybe I am wrong, but that was my instinctual reaction to the price point argument. Since this new design is most like the ule body in appearance the price point makes even less sense when you can find used ule bodies in good shape from 100-120 with and without clamping feednecks.

To echo what others have said, I don't see why switching to ccm threads for the feednecks and cocker threads for the detents is a good idea. I suppose finding compatible necks/detents would be no more difficult than angel threaded variants but in the same thought I don't understand why the change?

And the plastic covering instead of anno? What's with that?

I don't have the will to argue every observation or question I have raised because I rarely invest my ego in my opinions but for what it's worth (my guess is less than two cents due to quantitative easing) I don't like the look of this body. Maybe that will change as often something will grow on me but right now that's where I am at.

[GHPBwoman]

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[robertreed711]

So

$80 for the body
$12 for the detent
$26 for the feedneck

Just my $.02 but I don't see these selling too well at those prices.

[TimmyJay]

Still can't figure out the plastic around the feedneck, must have missed the post explaining why. Another round body? Good thing there are enough collectors out there to buy up the initial stock. Valve caps and aluminum classic valve bodies seem to be better products to get on the market.

[GoatBoy]

Notables are:

* Threaded insert for the steel ring -- kind of an interesting idea
* Stainless steel screw lug

Front grip frame screw hole in the pictures appears to be cut right through instead of a blind hole like on the AGD ULE's. Kind of looks like a stainless 10-32 weld nut, but there's probably a little more going on inside. Steel won't survive the anno process though...

Call me crazy, but I'd pay $80 for one that didn't have the detent cut or the feed neck welded on, and were hollowed in the chamber area to allow a TL adapter. And you know, if you wanted to carve a warp-left D-slot in the body instead, that'd be even better. Less work for you, less re-work for me...

The "value add" here is the CCM feed neck threading... which I don't really think adds that much value.

[MAGgot]

I think these should sell well at $80. As previously noted, CCI makes these and I'm pleased with mine, they are well made. One thing definitely worth mentioning is that while these accept cocker detents, only a couple of brands actually fit. Notice how the body is rounded where the detent screws in (AGD's bodies are flattened where the detent screws in), you need a very deep detent to reach all the way into the breech. I recommend buying their detent if you don't have several brands at home to try on.

[Frizzle Fry]

Initially I said "$80, woohoo, they get it" - then I noticed it didn't include detents or even the simple/basic feedneck.

For that money just buy a used ULE.

[need4reebs]

well since tha feed necks are CCM threaded there is a very nice option for a CCM threaded adapter to use w/a BT spring feed:


looks like it wouldn't sit too high either:


nice lil option for either a pump or pistol mag.

[BigEvil]

well since tha feed necks are CCM threaded there is a very nice option for a CCM threaded adapter to use w/a BT spring feed:


looks like it wouldn't sit too high either:


nice lil option for either a pump or pistol mag.

OR, and Empire clamping feedneck, which IMO is pretty awesome.

[need4reebs]

OR, and Empire clamping feedneck, which IMO is pretty awesome.

[Patron God of Pirates]

Just bought one. The price is right IMO. Lets me put the final touches on a project that I didn't want to pour to much money into.

[C_losjoker]

I have to say I was hoping for 80 or so with neck and detent.

Initially I said "$80, woohoo, they get it" - then I noticed it didn't include detents or even the simple/basic feedneck.

For that money just buy a used ULE.

[Frizzle Fry]

Maybe, being that it' produced by CCI, a later model will use the new-style Phantom feedneck mount which allows for centerfeed or "true" stockclass (which this doesn't)?

I imagine with the feedneck stub manufacturing, tapping and welding out of the picture, it would be cheaper to producr - instead you're just drilling and tapping a single hole.

[GoatBoy]

Sits way higher than I would personally like.

In any event, can someone educate me on how these feednecks are attached on the CCM guns themselves? The green bit in this photo... that's screwed into the body, right?

[BLachance75]

Yes the green part is screwed into the body. It uses 2 screws, like a Spyder, then a feedneck threads into that.

I would have preferred this style of feedneck or a single screw type adaptor like CCI uses.

I'd rather wait it out and buy a used ULE body for about the same price.