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Author Archives: Oleg Volk
Vintage guns with fixed sights.
This revolver was designed with 38/200 military load in mind. Shooting it with lighter 148gr loads produces a different vertical point of impact, sometimes a horizontal offset as well.
What rifle ammunition for fat polar fox?
“Fat polar fox” is a Russian euphemism of a euphemism of a rude expression for a persistent catastrophic situation. Things get bad and stay that way. A prudent person’s preparation list includes some weapons and training with it. Let’s say … Continue reading
New on Steinel blog: 45-70 staying power.
Why did 45-70 endure when its contemporaries went away?
They grow up so fast
Congratulations, Grace!
“No civilian needs…”
A common statement from the fans of government monopoly on force is: “no civilian needs such weapons”, with “such weapons” being whatever they are trying to ban. Let’s look at this statement more closely. The Secret Service staff are civilians. … Continue reading
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Savage A22 rifle review: new on CheaperThanDirt
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Accommodating lasers with custom holsters
I’ve been using a Kahr P9 since 2001. Thin form, light weight of the pistol, and the excellent design of Alessi Talon Plus holster made it one of the most comfortable carry pistols I’ve ever tried. I obtained a laser … Continue reading
Chapa updates
Chapa has grown into a very people-friendly cat. He spends hours daily getting petted. Unlike Gremlin, he’s very unfond of dogs.
Writer David Burkhead
David’s books.
Felony by inaction.
The original definition of felony was “a serious crime punishable by over a year in prison”. In theory, felonies are actively committed. Prison or death are supposed to be reasonable punishments for misdeeds wilfully perpetrated. Two problems arise in practice. … Continue reading
Paleolithic Britain
The recent terrorist event in the zoo previously known as Great Britain illustrated the unfortunate decline of that people. On the one hand, brave residents went after the perpetrator of violence with all available tools. On the other, the sole … Continue reading
Three CMMG Rifles: new on CTD Blog
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Gentleman Jack
One of my favorite recent portraits from Dragoncon. The young lady playing this character is also a talented costume designer.