[CODE] Drop-In Ready Stainless Steel TX22 FRT | Sanded, Tumbled, Polished | Free Shipping | Cicada Research | CODE: WEBACK for 20% off. $34.99-$6.99=$28.00 Shipped | Code good this weekend only

Posted by CicadaResearch@reddit | gundeals | View on Reddit | 72 comments

Hey r/GunDeals,

Taurus TX22 Stainless Steel FRT

CODE: WEBACK FOR 20% OFF, GOOD FOR THIS WEEKEND ONLY.

I didn't feel right posting threads when we had so many people waiting for an update with the TX22 FRTs, so I worked on that nonstop. It's now finished. Sorry for the long delay.

After months of diligent work to improve the plastic FRTs, there were some discoveries made regarding the Big Brrt file. The Big Brrt file's geometry results in extreme wear to the striker block of the TX22. Many people sell these in metal which results in extreme wear to the striker. Since then, there have been new designs put out there (Shout out ODD MFG & ROF Guy) which we have been testing and working on creating finishing processes.

Many sellers do not even take the time to deburr or tumble their FRTs... This is insane to expect the end user to finish them. It is pretty hard to do and requires significant time and investment in tools. If you don't finish them it will wear the shit out of your gun.

We have never worked with metal before, but after a month we dialed in our process:

Sand the spot where the laser starts and stops, resulting in a sharp tooth (need to update pic)

Tumble in ceramic media

Polish with steel pins

This results in a very smooth part that is drop in ready. It has a satin finish and requires 0 work from you, the end user. The disconnector pin slides in easily and does not bind -- the FRT spins freely.

I have tested about 500 rounds through this and while it does result in some wear to the striker block, it's not too much, and a light trigger finger will result in dramatically less wear.

I have reached out to everyone that had issues with their plastic FRTs, but if I somehow didn't get around to you, send us an email or a DM here on Reddit and I'll work to get you squared away.

I have 130 of these finished and ready to ship, with 200 more coming on the 10th. Will ship all of them Monday.

Thank you all again, if you have any questions please let me know.

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Roadmap:

Some very kind Reddit users have agreed to send us their braces and we'll be working on them for the next couple weeks. Some of the products we'll be developing are:

Unfortunately many of these products are weeks or months away. We didn't want to Metal 3D print these parts because most of them are either friction surfaces or interact with your hand, which having the sandy texture of SLM seems like a compromise. We are working with a local CNC shop to make these 100% in the USA. Thanks for your patience.

If you have an accessory (optics, braces, stocks, anything...) that you want a custom made solution for, please reach out either in DMs or on our website's contact page. We want to create as many products as possible.

We pay for shipping here and back, and you'll get whatever we make for it for free.

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Current Product Lineup

Magazine Extensions

GHW Tailhook Accessories

SB-PDW Accessories (also fits Maxim Defense PDW)

SB TF1913 Accessories

SBT Accessories

SBA5 Accessories

SBA4 Accessories

SBA3 Accessories

Other Products

All risers, plugs, and magazine extensions are currently printed in PLA+.

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About Us

We're a small two-person team designing and manufacturing everything in-house.
After over 10,000 sales on eBay and Amazon, we launched cicadaresearch.com due to ongoing restrictions on brace-related accessories.

Every product is backed by an unconditional lifetime warranty.

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If you have any questions, comments, or feedback, feel free to drop them below.
All input is appreciated. It helps us improve and grow.

Thanks again,
cicadaresearch.com