Caracal announced today a recall of every C model pistol the company has ever made. The recall is not limited to any specific serial numbers or market.
The safety issue(s) with the Caracal C cannot be fixed according to information released by the company. No guns will be repaired and/or returned to the purchaser. Caracal is offering a full refund of the original purchase price or vouchers for other Caracal products.
Caracal has completely revamped their pistol product line, eliminating the original F, C and SC models and replacing them with the CP660, CP661 and CP662 handguns. Additionally, the company introduced two completely new pistols: the CP663 and CP664.
According to Caracal, the new pistols offer “enhanced performance, interchangeable features and improved safety units.” What this specifically means, remains to be seen. But, I am guessing it relates to the complete recall of all Caracal C pistols. Here is what we know so far…
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.
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.
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:
(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.
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.