MDT Acquires CKYE-POD

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MDT Acquires CKYE-POD
We are proud to announce the acquisition of the CKYE-POD bipod from Ckye Thomas, owner of 406 Bullets. The CKYE-POD system joins MDT’s growing suite of products optimized for precision rifle competition.

The CKYE-POD comes packed with a host of features is the most versatile and modular bipod currently on the market.

• Pan and tilt functionality.
• Multi-positional legs attach to an assembly which allows both sides to side and front to back adjustment
• Made of 6061 and 7075 aluminum, weighs 1 pound, 4.9 ounces
• Integrated barricade stop
• Picatinny and ARCA rails mounting that adjusts at the push of a button.
• 170 degrees of cant
• 360 degrees of pan
• multiple height adjustments
• Simple push-button configuration

The MDT CKYE-POD will soon be available - please visit our site and sign up for notification!

 

[BLKWLFK9]

Nice. I bet production numbers will ramp up. Maybe price will go down

 

[D_TROS]

Easily the best bipod out there. Get yours or get left behind!

Regards,
DT

 

[Lonestar1027]

That's awesome! Congrats to Ckye and team

 

[AIAW]

Pretty cool bit of kit. About to pre-order one!

 

[z7.jled]

I upgraded from a Harris to a ckye pod at Christmas and the difference is incredible
So glad I went this rout and I hope Ckye made a good deal of money for his creation

 

[blbennett1288]

Congrats Ckye Thomas!

 

[GN2]

Nice. I bet production numbers will ramp up. Maybe price will go down

Prices actually went up to $499..

 

[Lc17smp]

Nice. I bet production numbers will ramp up. Maybe price will go down

So much for that. Lol. No Ckyepod in my near future.

 

[BLKWLFK9]

Prices actually went up to $499..

Wow.. that escalated quickly..

 

[ForgeValley]

Wow.. that escalated quickly..

The price or this thread?

 

[PinesAndProjectiles]

Prices actually went up to $499..

How does that work?

 

[AIAW]

Am I missing something? It's $445 on their site...

 

[BLKWLFK9]

The price or this thread?

Lol. I was referring to the price.

 

[PinesAndProjectiles]

It's $445 on the Precision Rifle Division website. Get one now and save $50

 

[kriller134]

Prices actually went up to $499..

How much were they before?

 

[PinesAndProjectiles]

How much were they before?

$445

 

[tomcfc11]

$445 for picatinny $495 for arca on Ckye's site. MDT is showing it with the Arca on it for $499. Right in line on pricing.

 

[PinesAndProjectiles]

The MDT website says "Starting at $499 MSRP" I'm guessing the Picatinny version is $499 as it's the cheaper of the two.

 

[dghboy315]

I love mine. Will it be the same design or are they doing any changes?

 

[Dan Kozis_Australia]

$550 AUD at Cleaver Firearms, expected april 19, looks really good cant wait to get one

 

[shields shtr]

Good for him. I remember buying mine out of the back of a pickup truck at a shoot. Pretty sure it was one of the first ones made. He is a nice guy and it's great to see that his ingenuity hopefully paid off for him.

 

[srt-4_uk]

Look at 409 bullets. Price was always 500

 

[Bkultra]

Look at 409 bullets. Price was always 500

It was $445 for the picatinny version and 500 for the arca Swiss

Price is still $445 here:

https://www.precisionrifledivision.com/the-ckye-pod/

 

[srt-4_uk]

If I'm not mistaken PRD is a retailer. Here is the companies website
https://406bullets.com/products/copy-of-ckye-pod

 

[MDT_Josh]

We're very excited to have the Ckye Pod available as part of our product lineup and can't wait to have Ckye as part of our team for the 2019! The $499 price is based on the picatinny version, and the Arca clamp/different legs will change the price from there.

As we will be taking over production from Ckye, we also hope to decrease lead times and increase stock for customers around the globe! As of right now, there is a lot of transition, so we appreciate your patience

Feel free to PM me with any questions or contact the support team here!

 

[just browsing]

Josh, will you guys be handling any defects/warranty work from Ckye-Pods pre-dating the acquisition? I have the latest Gen from Ckye and have not had any issues with it... just curious for future reference.

 

[ViP]

Can the pan and/or cant be locked? Thanks.

 

[MDT_Josh]

Josh, will you guys be handling any defects/warranty work from Ckye-Pods pre-dating the acquisition? I have the latest Gen from Ckye and have not had any issues with it... just curious for future reference.

If you run into any issues, feel free to contact our customer support and we will work with Ckye to get things sorted out until the changeover is complete

Can the pan and/or cant be locked? Thanks.

Kind of on the current models (by cranking down the set screw) but Ckye has a cool prototype for a lockout on the panning feature that we may have to implement.

 

[ViP]

If you run into any issues, feel free to contact our customer support and we will work with Ckye to get things sorted out until the changeover is complete



Kind of on the current models (by cranking down the set screw) but Ckye has a cool prototype for a lockout on the panning feature that we may have to implement.

Pan lockout would be useful. Thanks.

 

[Bkultra]

Kind of on the current models (by cranking down the set screw) but Ckye has a cool prototype for a lockout on the panning feature that we may have to implement.

Is this something that can be retrofitted to the current gen Ckye-Pods?

 

[D_TROS]

cheaper to buy new than retrofit. I have a pic. its a step done early in the machining if I understand it correctly. The pan lockout is a very nice feature but not required for effective use. Set the tension tight enough and youll be gtg.


Regards,
DT

 

[just browsing]

Adjustable cant tension would be a nice feature, like a spring-loaded pod-loc or something similar. The panning I can deal with, needing an Allen to adjust cant tension is annoying.

 

[ViP]

Adjustable cant tension would be a nice feature, like a spring-loaded pod-loc or something similar. The panning I can deal with, needing an Allen to adjust cant tension is annoying.

Agreed, a cant locking feature that can be easily set would be great.

 

[HankWPS]

@MDT_Josh Any timeframe on when they’ll be available?

 

[Andielouroo]

@MDT_Josh Any timeframe on when they’ll be available?

At SHOT I was told they’d start shipping in April.

 

[MDT_Josh]

Pan lockout would be useful. Thanks.

Ckye does have something designed for this, so we will see about getting it implemented into the design when we take over manufacturing.

Is this something that can be retrofitted to the current gen Ckye-Pods?

Unfortunately not without potentially damaging the current pan feature.

Adjustable cant tension would be a nice feature, like a spring-loaded pod-loc or something similar. The panning I can deal with, needing an Allen to adjust cant tension is annoying.

I agree and we talked about a tooless feature last week at SHOT with Ckye. There are a lot of prototypes in his head that most people haven't seen so rest assured, we're working on it with him

@MDT_Josh Any timeframe on when they’ll be available?

@Andielouroo is correct that we hope to have them available for shipping in April if not sooner! With the signups on the website filling up quickly, we are working fast to ensure that we can up the production to keep up with demand.

 

[JWG284]

Why the price increase MDT?

 

[Subwrx300]

Still want to buy one of these. Seems like the most versatile bipod on the market currently. A few others are close but not quite the same level of configuration options. Cool stuff!

 

[AIAW]

I think mine is going to ship this coming week. Looking forward to getting it out in multiple positions.

 

[Hazzapatrol]

Still want to buy one of these. Seems like the most versatile bipod on the market currently. A few others are close but not quite the same level of configuration options. Cool stuff!

Current batch is shipping next week!

 

[AIAW]

Current batch is shipping next week!

Yep, you guys have my order

 

[Subwrx300]

Current batch is shipping next week!

My wife is gonna kill me... At least I'm buying her a new car, so there's that...

 

[Hazzapatrol]

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My wife is gonna kill me... At least I'm buying her a new car, so there's that...

Here ya go...

https://www.precisionrifledivision.com/the-ckye-pod/

 

[Subwrx300]

Here ya go...

https://www.precisionrifledivision.com/the-ckye-pod/

You're a closer my friend! I like it!

 

[MDT_Josh]

Why the price increase MDT?

Ckye was going to increase the price for 2019 regardless, due to material cost increases. Unfortunately, with the timing on our end, we got to make the announcement, and not him Sorry.

 

[LawnMM]

Ckye was going to increase the price for 2019 regardless, due to material cost increases. Unfortunately, with the timing on our end, we got to make the announcement, and not him Sorry.

Not that you're making decisions based on my opinion but about the only thing holding me back is having to pick either pic or Arca, you make an adapter so it can use the RRS mount that does both or come up with your own and I'm in

At least to try out ?

 

[Subwrx300]

Here ya go...

https://www.precisionrifledivision.com/the-ckye-pod/

Damn it! I should have ordered a few weeks ago. I just shot a match today and the last stage likely cost me the match.. And if I had the Ckye Pod, my bipid strategy would have worked like a champ, but my current equipment wouldn't let me widen the footprint correctly.

My wallet is about to get $500 slimmer...

 

[Dthomas3523]

So, 500 and 549 for pic or arca mount. PRS discount code doesn’t work.

I’ve used these a little to try out and it’s just not worth almost double an atlas. This is coming from someone who doesn’t mind spending however much on just about anything.

Typically when a company acquires a product and they have the ability to produce something in a most cost effective manner, the consumer is afforded a little savings.

I won’t pretend to know what it costs to manufacture or what MDT’s margins are, but I will say that I’m disappointed in pricing for this product.

 

[MDT_OFFICIAL]

So, 500 and 549 for pic or arca mount. PRS discount code doesn’t work.

I’ve used these a little to try out and it’s just not worth almost double an atlas. This is coming from someone who doesn’t mind spending however much on just about anything.

Typically when a company acquires a product and they have the ability to produce something in a most cost effective manner, the consumer is afforded a little savings.

I won’t pretend to know what it costs to manufacture or what MDT’s margins are, but I will say that I’m disappointed in pricing for this product.

We appreciate this feedback! We believe the price is worth the product but we also respect that some people disagree with that. MDT will continue to listen to customer feedback to come out with awesome products at a fair price.