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He’ll be back.

Posted on December 22, 2011 by Oleg Volk

Makeup by Tirzah. Converted Saiga with Tech Sights — even a Terminator likes the long sight radius.

Posted in humor, interesting people, rifle | Tagged 7.62x39, AK47, aperture sights, make-up, Saiga, Tech Sights | 5 Comments

Color-matched weapons

Posted on December 22, 2011 by Oleg Volk

It seems to me that companies making pink guns for adults are missing the larger point. Sure, some women who buy guns are also into pink accessories. But many more are after color-matched weapons and that could mean black, tan, blue or purple furniture, magazines and slings to match any outfit…or even hair color.

Doublestar lightweight carbine with their BUIS, Primary Arms 3x prismatic scope and micro red dot. Ace stock, Magpul sling and magazine with a Ranger plate. The hair color is all Red McCord‘s.

Posted in humor, rifle, weapon | Tagged 223, AR15, Doublestar, fashion, magpul, primary arms, scope, tan, woman | 6 Comments

Zombies, young and old

Posted on December 22, 2011 by Oleg Volk

It’s never too late to turn into a zombie…or too early. Certain public schools may have this condition as their end goal.

Posted in interesting people | Tagged child, undead, young, zombie | 2 Comments

Arbitrary government mandates are arbitrary.

Posted on December 21, 2011 by Oleg Volk

Do you know how much water each toilet used per flush before 1994? Just enough to make them function reliably. Toilet, like other appliances, were designed by people who understand how such things work.

Since 1994, US toilets were restricted to 1.6 gallons per flush. Why such a specific number was picked by government officials who were not experts in toilet design? My best guess is that they merely picked an arbitrary number. That’s what they did when designating minimum barrel length for shotguns.

Governments are good at setting up arbitrary restrictions and then enforcing them viciously. Remember that any time you think that “there ought to be a law about this”.

Posted in civil rights | Tagged law, low-flush, toilet | 25 Comments

Out of buckshot, pushing on!

Posted on December 21, 2011 by Oleg Volk

“Кончится картечь, не пропадём…”

Winchester 1897(12ga), Savage 1915(32ACP).

Background photo from http://www.wallchan.com/wallpaper/2447/

Posted in interesting people, pistol, self-defense, shotgun, weapon | Tagged 12ga, 32ACP, girl, kimono, pump action, red | 9 Comments

Imitation katana

Posted on December 20, 2011 by Oleg Volk

Posted in interesting people, weapon | Tagged determined, fake, girl, imitation, Japanese, katana, kimono, red, robe, sword | 7 Comments

Are small guns like cell phone cameras?

Posted on December 19, 2011 by Oleg Volk

In the sense that everyone disparages them and everyone uses them. New post at CTD.

Posted in camera and lens, pistol, self-defense | Tagged camera, cell, gun, mouse, phone, small | 5 Comments

Heterochromia

Posted on December 16, 2011 by Oleg Volk

The carbine is a Teppo Jutsu .338Spectre designed for suppressed use with a standard 9mm can. Patches are from Milspec Monkey.

Posted in interesting people, rifle, weapon | Tagged 338 Spectre, AR15, blondie, camo, color, eye | 21 Comments

Saiga

Posted on December 16, 2011 by Oleg Volk

Суровая Снегурочка.

7.62×39 Saiga with Tech Sights.

Posted in rifle, weapon | Tagged 7.62x39, AK, Saiga, Tech Sights, Снегурочка | 9 Comments

Teach your children.

Posted on December 16, 2011 by Oleg Volk

Posted in civil rights, holster, interesting people, rifle, self-defense, training, weapon | Tagged 308Win, 9x19, child, Danica, daughter, Dee, FAL, father, Galco, girl, pretty, protective, Sig225 | 5 Comments

A good question.

Posted on December 15, 2011 by Oleg Volk

This question has more relevance for cities and suburbs, especially given the occasional social disruptions like the NOLA and London riots. Unlike shotguns, rifles can reach out and touch a looter with an incendiary device in hand without the defender having to leave cover and concealment. The same threat of long-range tag ought to keep riot police a little more restrained when dealing with peaceful, lawful locals.

(For the curious, this FAL was home-built on a Coonan receiver.)

Bayou Renaissance Man is of opinion that we will see much more unrest on a global scale very soon. While non-ballistic preparations are more likely to be helpful, a rifle or two per household can’t hurt…provided proper backstop discipline is observed. One advantage of shotguns used with buckshot is that neighbors are less likely to catch an errant bullet.

Posted in rifle, self-defense, weapon | Tagged 308Win, coonan, FAL, pogrom, police, riot, unrest | 17 Comments

New on CTD blog: Durable Stocking Stuffers

Posted on December 14, 2011 by Oleg Volk

aka “magazines“.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Christmas, CTD, drum, gift, magazine | Comments Off

Having a great time in Minnesota

Posted on December 11, 2011 by Oleg Volk

(Photo by Tatyana Volk)

Today, I went to see two shows at the Minneapolis Art Institute, Edo Pop (Japanese prints and animation) and Bonjour Japon (European posters inspired by Japan). Both shows were quite interesting, I’d like to go back to see the other exhibitions for which I ran out of time. Besides the art, the mesuem attracts rather interesting people as well.

I now have a new travel lens, 24-70/2.8. One reason why I am not so worried about losing a stop of light from 35/2 and 85/1.8 is that 5D2 AF isn’t always perfect wide open (and slight subject movement becomes a big problem also). I am sure that the optically aligned viewing and focusing systems are about to be replaced with video viewfinders precesely because they make closed feedback loops possible for the precision required by fast lenses.

Posted in art, interesting people | Tagged family, Minneapolis, minnesota, museum, parents, print, travel, woodblock | 5 Comments

TSA and the eventual regional breakup

Posted on December 7, 2011 by Oleg Volk

I wonder if the depredations of TSA reduce cross-regional cooperation in favor of more local, driving-distance business ties…and if that shift would eventually contribute to entire regions becoming de facto independent.