Reduced Price on SLUG Bodies in Store

[KamikazeChiKenz]

I emailed the guy at jackal milling and he said he could do some work on them it all depended on what you wanted done. Here is his e-mail: [email protected]

[rikkter]

also i believe another reason they're not selling is that christmas is in a few weeks. people are saving up to buy gifts as a mass number of members on AO are married and have kids. but also a large number of kids are on it too, and they can't get them because their parents say its too close to christmas so. but hopefulyl they'll end up on some of their christmas lists and will sell

[p8ntballa]

Originally posted by Bartman
Tom,

Sorry too hear there not selling. I totaly plan on buying at least one of them, but its right before christmas, and to spend 150$/100$US on a body for my self is selfish. Come the middle of january I will be definatly buying one, and hope fully I will have my cad and CnC coding finished so I can have it milled right way .

I hope that because tehre was no sales you will not discontinue this product. Its jsut a rough time of year for me personaly.

Bartman
Team I have no Idea

https://www.ihni.org

Canada

Me also. I plan on getting one, I am just not able to this month. Hopefully they will hold off and stay in the store until about the end of January when I can afford to buy one.

[AGD]

Well the "marketing strategy" behind this (and you know how good I am at that) was to have maybe a dozen people figure out a way to produce their own custom designs that people liked.

Once the first one is done others are easy so players could go to these people to get their own cut. Suddenly there are a dozen NEW body styles out there for AGD markers and people have a bunch to choose from. In this way the designs could change all the time and be very up to date.

From our perspective we make a whole bunch of the same body so we can control costs and not have to worry about the perfect design. We could never offer 12 versions of this body.

So for these reasons we are really hopping this takes off.

AGD

[petefol]

have you (AGD) contacted some companies like KAPP or shocktech to see if they would buy a whole bunch of sluggo's and make their own designs? I think that would be a good way, but maybe they would only be convinced once a few of us AO'ers make some good designs to show the potential.

[SHAG]

Tom, you might have a buyer

Hi,

I might buy one of these suckers. I didn't know they exsisted. I don't pay attention to the big posts all that much Can we order one of these suckers by phone or is it an Internet only thing?

Later,
Alan

[petefol]

you can order by phone, just call the AGD office.

[nuclear zombie]

Hey Tom:

Will the slug body accept a retro valve ? I have been measuring my valve seems as though it should but there might be something I'm missing here

can I get one without the feed hole already dilled and tapped ? I will admit I am addicted to using a warp feed and want to make a side feed , like the warp breech on the x-mag.

thanks
nuclear zombie

[FutureMagOwner]

tom im gunna be by tomorrow about 650 in debt when i order a rat impulse(i should get most of that back however in the same after noon when i sell my cocker ) i will apparently be getting a gift certificate that acts like a credit card or some *POOF* thing like that for 50 and ill definantly get another 50 from others so i should be able to pick one up after christmas. i think you probably need to wait until after christmas to have them take off (who knows maybe ill ask for one for christmas)

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[Crimson_Turkey]

I am planning on getting a mag within the year and I was also planning on buying a sluggo and having it custom milled/anodized. I hope they dont flop because it will be a while before I have a chance to buy it.

[Trigger_Happy]

Kapp, Shocktech and others understand that they can make money by making custom cockers even though that market is flooded! How is it that they are unwilling to get into this untapped market!?!

Has AGD mad it worthwhile finacially for these companies to experiment with the market? Custom mags are not established in the paintball community, so you are going to have to price that way. Once players see Kapp E-mags in their magazines, they will start getting popular, and THAT is when more companies will start buying your bodies and we'll see "12 designs".

All it takes is one player showing up at his field with a great product to make half the field want it.

The basic summary of what I'm saying is this: If you almost give away these bodies, at first, to companies (not individuals) that plan to mill them, the spark will ignite and you will get more sales and make profits. Until you have a fire, you can't throw a log on and expect your toes to get warm. Be content with sparks, and the fire will follow.

Is it a gamble? Yep. On the other hand, slugs on the shelves are no better than slugs priced below cost. Try it out, and hopefully I'll be able to purchase design #12 soon

[RamboPreacher]

Gonna order a couple (one for trade and one for me). Got someone to do some milling for me in trade. The only challenge is that the AO store doesn't accept paypal. so now gotta mail order. - bah. (at least they accept visa/MC, for those that have them)
[RPEdit - just ordered a couple sluggo bodies! - thanks, Marcia!]

[GreasyPigeon]

want one

yes i would like to have one. but like most people in the world i am straped for cash. and i don't have an emag or rtpro. and i know of some people that will do the milling and anno for me at half the price as other would charge. but i am wondering if you can just put the slug body on a emag/rtpro body rail and still be able to us my classic valve ??? or would i have to get a rt valve?? if this can be do by the all mighty tom then i will buy one. if not i will have to wait till christmas and get one.

[AGD]

Ok now they are moving as expected! A bunch are going out to AGD family people to cnc this week. Expect some interesting stuff in the next few weeks!

AGD

[Timmee]

I'm interested in the concept, but the only 'Mag I have left is an old school RT. Combine that with the facts that it's christmas, and I'm in the middle of replacing a truck that was totaled, and I won't be able to buy one for a while.