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There were at least two companies selling snatchgrips for Minis at one time, but all of a sudden both of them stopped selling their grips. Somebody made a post on pbnation about it so I asked around and apparently there was indeed demand for a small snatchgrip for Minis.

I took it upon myself to design a double-style snatchgrip and post a request for feedback (PBnation) to see what people thought.

People had some alternate ideas so I modified the double design as much as possible but eventually decided to also create a single design too. It looked like this:

I made several 3d printed prototypes of both designs and also made some pre-production modified screws so they could be installed on a marker.

The prototypes went over well but it seemed most people prefered the short version. Additionally, people mentioned that while it was a good shape for snap-shooting, it wasn't so useful when it came to carrying the marker. As a result I changed the design so it would curve upward and be flush with the highest thumb-webbing area of the Mini frame.

This version is close to the shape that was ultimately produced en masse (below).

Production; Availability:
After a few more refinements of the design I eventually arrived on a curved shape that would maximize the ability to both snap-shoot and carry the marker, both with the assistance of the same part. This part ended up being produced (below):

This design was made into a good-sized production batch, which I then anodized in black and silver. There were also a few stragglers that ended up being blasted silver too (they became scratched so they couldn't be glossy like the others).

Like all my other Mini parts, you can find these on Nummech.com. The snatchgrips come with a special reground frame screw since a lengthier stud is required.

I am certainly not opposed to changing the design if there is enough demand for an alteration, and additionally I will very likely make a "double" version like I originally planeed. We'll see how it goes.

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