Month: July 2013

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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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Military

SKS Still in Russian Service

Russian SKS rifle
© Vitaly V. Kuzmin
Russian SKS rifle
© Vitaly V. Kuzmin

The Russian military still uses the SKS at the Ryazan Higher Airborne Command School.  These photos were taken by Vitaly V. Kuzmin, a photographer of amazing skill.  Kuzmin took these photos at the June 23 graduation ceremony.

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Handguns

Arsenal Strike One Pistols

Arsenal Strike One gun
© Vitaly V. Kuzmin
Arsenal Strike One gun
© Vitaly V. Kuzmin

On display at the recent special forces competition in Russia was the Strike One pistols from Arsenal Firearms.  The Strike One is a polymer framed handgun from the same company that introduced the double barrel 1911 pistol last year.

Arsenal Firearms claims the Strike one is “…the fastest, most controllable, most accurate and hard hitting service pistol available today on the world market.”  Those are some pretty big claims considering the excellent alternatives from Glock, Smith & Wesson, Springfield Armory and others.

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Shooting Gear

MagHolder: Awesome Horizontal Carry Magazine Pouch

MagHolder magazine pouch

MagHolder magazine pouch

Innovation is alive and well in the United States small business world.  Case in point:  the MagHolder magazine pouch.

Made of injection-molded plastic, the one piece MagHolder carries a single spare magazine horizontally on a belt.  This presents a less noticeable bulge under a concealing garment as the magazine follows a natural visual line along the waist instead of breaking the natural line with a perpendicular angle.  Think of it as camouflage:  the eye is less likely to catch something when the angles flow with expectations.

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