Board Thread:General Nerf discussion/@comment-26431461-20180125011445/@comment-27306930-20180125033925

I've thought a bit about this too Flat. It is frustrating not to be able to remove the clip while the bolt sled is in the forward position. It's kind of a weird Nerf thing. Most real guns don't have this problem.

Without redesigning the blasters, there might be two solutions to the problem. The first would be to have spring loaded magazine lips that pivot outward, allowing them to glide over the outside of the bolt mechanism. Due to the tolerances, it might be tricky to incorporate this type of mech into the current clip design, but certainly not impossible. You whippersnappers can work out the details between snapchats.

My second idea was to make the magazine lips out of hard rubber, similar to the material they use on the corners of many CS-10/12/18 clips. It's a stiff, flexible ABS that could easily flex around the bolt. With the right shape, I'm sure it could be easily reinserted to facilitate a "wet reload" (which is actually called a Tactical Reload)

But your idea is sound. I'd buy one of your improved UltraClip CS-18s as soon as they hit your Etsy store. Go make some money already !

(And for the record, shouldn't they be called Clip Lips ???)