Shapeways 3D Printed Magazine Base For Hammerli 208

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Dear Friends,

I was recently shooting my quite old and much loved Hammerli International American Model at an indoor range. Much to my surprise the magazine would not load for the next 5 shots. Looking at it it was clear something major had happened. The base, spring, and base latch were all missing. After some help from a very kind range officer we were able to spot the base and the spring down range. I didn't know about the metal piece that latches the plastic base on under the spring so it did not get recovered. I had one other magazine so I was not as upset as I would have been otherwise. At home that night I was able to examine the aftermath and see that the plastic of the base had failed and I would have to go on a parts safari. I was able quite quickly to find replacement metal base latches at Red Feather and almost as quickly found 3D printed replacement bases from Shapeways! I was really surprised. It is my understanding that Hammerli as we always knew it does not really exist any more so parts will be hard to come by. I received the bases from Shapeways today and with a minimum of fitting and fiddling they worked perfectly with my old magazine tube.

https://www.shapeways.com/product/W646T ... arketplace
https://www.redfeatheroutfitters.com/20 ... 04060.html

I guess this may be old news but I thought I would share.

Yours,

Dwight