u/Meepking2310

Nite owl is meant to fill a similar niche as the leedle dynamics satekieli: a quiet secondary/sidearm stringer

essentially its just a gladius without the turnaround and with a shorter draw, BUT it also has an optional integrated TPU buffer in the front to reduce noise of it firing (requires toolchanger printer or dual feed toolhead like the H2 or X2 series printers)

also uses gladius grips and slides, so you can use whatever mags you have depending on what grip you print, and whatever slide you find most comfortable.

 the gladius is a mag-in-grip, top slide primed pivoting trigger fully modular stringer blaster,  with the ability to quick swap muzzles, different types of elastic, different grips for different types of mags (talon, angled talon, nightingale, 31k, ECT) and different slide options depending on what you prefer. this is just a quick little update on this project. the gladius is now entering the final stages of alpha testing after several months of work. some improvements to this variant include:

- lengthened the priming reinforcement bar by about 25mm to eliminate issues of it locking the blaster open

- increased the pusher length so darts now sit approximately 1.5mm further down the acceleration track to prevent elastic from slipping under and around the dart.

-widened the barrel in the front to prevent issues of darts getting stuck in the elastic turnaround piece

- labeled all pins and pin holes to attempt to effectively "idiot proof" the build

- modified mag catch geometry so it SHOULD now work in locking the mags into the grip and you shouldn't have to keep pressure on the grip anymore.

some new additions include:

-finally finished the angled talon mag grip

- designed a nightingale mag grip to accommodate those with smaller hands. (and its just more comfortable)

- made a true t-pull slide, in case people don't like the "bucket handle" priming slide

- designed a curved trigger, cause some people will just like that better than the flat faced trigger.

- made some cosmetic improvements to the trigger guard to hide the knot in the elastic

- made a cool looking "meat tenderizer" muzzle option

if anyone has any questions, PLEASE REACH OUT ON THIS PLATFORM! I AM HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS!

one final note on the gladius: FOR THE LAST TIME, THIS IS NOT A REMIX OF THE LANKA 2 BY LEEDLE DYNAMICS! THIS IS A COMPLEATLY ORIGNAL BLASTER DESIGHNED BY ME THAT JUST HAPPENS TO SHARE ESTETICS AND BE INSPIRED BY THE LANKA 2!