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Shooting Gear

Howard Leight Impact Sport Review

Howard Leight Impact Sport ear pro review
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Howard Leight Impact Sport review

A few years ago, finding inexpensive, electronic ear muffs for hearing protection was impossible.  Electronic ear pro seemed to start at $200 and go up from there.  Fortunately, things have changed and they can be found from several manufacturers for less than $50.  In this Howard Leight Impact Sport review, I describe one such example.

Electronic hearing protection allow for the amplification of ambient sound.  When a loud sound is encountered, the amplification shuts down and the muffs reduce the sound like traditional, non-amplified muffs would.

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Rifles

S&W M&P10 Selling Well – New Models Coming?

Smith & Wesson M&P10

Smith & Wesson M&P10

In the most recent earnings call, Smith & Wesson indicated the new M&P10 rifles are selling very well.  As is typical for the company, S&W did not release any numbers for units sold or for how many are on backorder.  However, it seemed plain that the rifles are doing very well in the company’s line-up.

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Rifles

Detroit Gun Works Lowers Available Again

Detroit Gun Works receiver black

Detroit Gun Works receiver black

After posting an announcement that they would no longer manufacture lowers with their name on them, Detroit Gun Works is apparently selling matched uppers and lowers with the DGW logo through Kroll International.  This is an unexpected event due to the company’s stated position from just a few months ago.

In early December 2012, Kroll International released a pre-SHOT Show ad that suggested they had teamed up with Detroit Gun Works and Blackhawk possibly for new AR-15 rifles made by DGW and fitted with Blackhawk gear.  But, by the end of the same month, DGW pulled back from the announcement and posted on their website that they would not be producing lowers with the company name on them any more.  The previously announced .308 and .300 Blackout uppers and rifles were also shelved.

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Handguns

ISSC M22 Pistols in Moon Shine Camo

ISSC M22 Moon Shine pink camo

ISSC M22 pistols are now available in Moon Shine camo including Harvest Moon, Muddy Girl and Outshine patterns. All of the Moon Shine pistols have a 4″ barrel and a MSRP of $469.  Magazines hold ten rounds.

ISSC M22 Moon Shine pink camo

If you are not already familiar with the M22 pistols, they are .22 LR handguns that have an appearance very similar to the Glock line of handguns.  The M22 is available in various barrel lengths and run from $428 – $554 depending on the model purchased.  In addition to the Moon Shine camo patterns, the M22 is available with black, pink green and sand colored frames.

ISSC M22 camo

ISSC M22

Arthur Welling, aka CarTeach0, reviewed the M22 a few years back.  He gives the pistol a very thorough review.  If you are interested in the pistols, it is a “must read.”  If you don’t like the M22, no matter – go read the CarTeach0 site anyway.  There are a lot of great reviews and articles there.  Everything from reloading for an old mil-surp rifle to a review on this gun.

Legacy Sports, the company that imports the ISSC M22 pistols, produced a short video showing you how to disassemble the pistol for cleaning:

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Handguns

Springfield XDS 40 – When Will It Hit The Market?

Springfield XDS 40
Remove the 9mm markings on this pistol and you have what the new Springfield XDS 40 will look like.
Springfield XDS 40
Remove the 9mm markings on this pistol and you have what the new Springfield XDS 40 will look like.

(Ed. note: Springfield Armory finally announced the new XDS 40. The details on the new gun are here.)

Rumors of the Springfield XDS 40 have been floating around since the introduction of the original XDS 45 at the 2012 SHOT Show.  At the time of this writing, there has not been any official word from Springfield Armory, but people believe an announcement is close.  I would expect the .40 caliber version to be rolled out in January at SHOT Show 2014.  But, I would not be surprised to see the gun at the 2013 National Association of Sporting Goods Wholesalers (NASGW) show this fall.

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