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Posted on November 6, 2011 by Oleg Volk

Glock 17, AAC Evolution 9 suppressor, Insight light/laser

Posted in interesting people, pistol, sound suppressor | Tagged 9x19, girl, Glock | Comments Off

Another shooter joins the ranks

Posted on November 6, 2011 by Oleg Volk

Today, my friends and I taught a new shooter. Vlad did most of the coaching. Under his expert guidance, Jackie went from never having shot pistol before to hitting bowling pins with a suppressed Walther P22 at 25 yards. She then shot a suppressed Glock G17.

She also shot integrally suppressed 10-22 (with the awesome Timney trigger courtesy of my friend Marshall) and a suppressed Keltec SU22. Clays within a hundred yards were severely menaced. At that point, Vlad fired a couple of magazines through his Glock 35 and Jackie’s senses reeled. That was so noisy!

She did shoot an AR15 and an AK74 clone under the direction of a couple of Army snipers. We ran out of daylight after that. Our trainee kept up excellent safety practices. Up until today, her whole experience with guns was assembly/disassembly of an AK47 in high school and a few shots fired in college.Video and photos coming soon.

AK74 clone with Primary Arms micro red dot on a Midwest Industries rail.

Posted in interesting people, rifle, rkba, training, weapon | Tagged 5.45mm, AK, girl, new shooter | 6 Comments

Say Hello to my Liiitle Friend!

Posted on November 5, 2011 by Oleg Volk

Spike’s Tactical | Keltec | Wiley X

Posted in shotgun, weapon | Tagged 12ga, 30mm, 37mm, Aimpoint, bullpup, flare, grenade, keltec, KSG, launcher, magpul, pump, Spike's Tactical, Wiley X | 13 Comments

Plain or fancy?

Posted on November 4, 2011 by Oleg Volk

How many weapon accessories do you need? New blog post up at CTD.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged accessories, CTD | 1 Comment

A pirate girl

Posted on November 3, 2011 by Oleg Volk

Model: Alexandra Pelerossi

Posted in interesting people, weapon | Tagged girl, line drawing, pirate, sword | 3 Comments

A portrait

Posted on November 2, 2011 by Oleg Volk

Sevola, the owner of Cafe Bosna in Hermitage, TN. She’s a terrific chef.

Posted in interesting people | Tagged chef, portrait | 2 Comments

Surprise — KSG!

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Oleg Volk

KSG

Posted in interesting people, light/laser, shotgun, weapon | Tagged 12ga, keltec | 13 Comments

Melancholic Gremlin

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Oleg Volk

Posted in beast, pet | Tagged black, cat, Gremlin | 1 Comment

Mauser rifle and matching tshirt

Posted on October 30, 2011 by Oleg Volk

Yugoslav 7.92mm Mauser with a couple of non-obvious customizations: Timney trigger and U-notch instead of v-notch rear sight.

Neat tshirt from 1791 Apparel.

Posted in interesting people, rifle, weapon | Tagged 7.92mm, 8mm, bolt action, man, Mauser, sniper, tshirt | 3 Comments

Help me find a new informal range

Posted on October 30, 2011 by Oleg Volk

Usually, I shoot on farms that belong to friends. That’s perfect for teaching new shooters, as nobody else shoots near us, reactive targets like clays are possible, and photography is easy.

The problem is that one of these farms is an hour from me, the other an hour and a half. They aren’t always available. I’d like to find additional locations near Hermitage (Nashville), TN where I would be welcome to shoot (even if it’s just a short range with suppressed .22s) and/or take photos. If you have a location like this or know someone who does, please help me out.

Posted in advice requested, training | Tagged gun range, photography | 8 Comments

Pint-sized AR15

Posted on October 30, 2011 by Oleg Volk

Jackie is 5’1″. One of the two teen-sized rifles made for me by Doublestar fit her perfectly. Although she’s shot AKM47 before, she said those were rather large and heavy. Fitting the rifle to her stature ought to make for a more enjoyable range trip.

Posted in interesting people, rifle, weapon | Tagged 223, AR15, cute, Doublestar, schoolgirl, white | 5 Comments

M1911 themed tshirt

Posted on October 30, 2011 by Oleg Volk

My Colt M1911A1, her tshirt from 1791 designs.

Posted in interesting people, pistol | Tagged 45ACP, girl, green, M1911, tshirt | 5 Comments

Dazzle camouflage in everyday life

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Oleg Volk

Dazzle camouflage was developed for warships during WW1. Recently, I found a purse that uses the same principle. Made by Gun Tote’n Mamas, it holds a small or medium pistol in an internal holster.