Massacre in Norway

Posted on July 23, 2011 by Oleg Volk

Not surprisingly, photos from the island show numerous rescuers with submachine guns on their shoulders. The mass killing ended when good people showed up with firepower of their own.

Exactly the same happened in Virginia Tech. As soon as police fired on the culprit, he ran to the nearest bathroom and shot himself. I suspect a single person firing back from a classroom would have had similar effect even if not hits were obtained.

Prey animals do not become safer from predators if they are denied horns, quills and claws. Lawful humans are not safer if disarmed by law or custom.

PS: Norway has responded reasonably to threats before. Hopefully, they will treat human threats similarly to how they treat ursine threats.

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Proper off-hand technique with a belt-fed weapon

Posted on July 23, 2011 by Oleg Volk

Shane Primm firing Barrett‘s new lightweight version of M240 7.62mm machine gun

This photos is an out-take from an upcoming article in a Harris Publications magazine. The machine gun shown is about 5 pounds lighter than the regular M240 thanks to the billet machined receiver and a fluted barrel.

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JARD .22 upper

Posted on July 22, 2011 by Oleg Volk

The charging handle is attached to the bolt carrier, so the receiver back is completely enclosed. Uses BDM magazines. The return spring is in the bolt, so a folding stock (not shown) is possible on this and also on JARD .223 and short magnum receivers. Shown with Primary Arms 1-4x scope which is becoming my standard magnified optic.

JARD

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Gym update

Posted on July 21, 2011 by Oleg Volk

A mile in 7:50 on the elliptical today (same 8 degree incline). Actually did two gym trips, more on weights in the morning, more cardio in the evening. Happy that I’ve learned to allocate the time for exercise. Extended the membership by two more years. Like digital cameras and rimfire ammunition, gym access is a very affordable luxury, limited mostly by the amount of spare time available.

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Coyotes

Posted on July 21, 2011 by Oleg Volk

I didn’t think much about the local wildlife until my cat took to venturing outside regularly. Now I have to worry about coyotes, skunks, foxes, raptors and other cats.

Ammo | Revolver

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Thompson .45 carbine

Posted on July 17, 2011 by Oleg Volk

Auto Ordnance M1927 lightweight model, shown with Lyman sight on 300 yard setting

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Why settle for a can of whoopass when you can have a whole drum?

Posted on July 17, 2011 by Oleg Volk

45ACP light-weight carbine (T5) with 100-round drum attached. 1927 style foregrip and Cutts compensator.

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Same wall, different cats

Posted on July 17, 2011 by Oleg Volk

A few of the ways people used the same object for cover during the sniper instructor course run by Denny of SniperProShop.

These represent about half the methods I’ve seen used.

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The other visitor

Posted on July 17, 2011 by Oleg Volk

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One of today’s visitors

Posted on July 16, 2011 by Oleg Volk

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Other people’s cats

Posted on July 16, 2011 by Oleg Volk

The story of social engineering by a cat is common, but the photo posted with it was too cute to pass up.

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Running in place.

Posted on July 16, 2011 by Oleg Volk

Yesterday, my best mile on the elliptical at 7 degree incline was 7:49. Today, with incline set at 8 degrees, the time was 8:15. Hopefully, I can bring that down to 7:49 again and then keep taking it down to 7:30 just to see if I can. Apparently, proper stretching is making a huge difference in the results.

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No innocents abroad?

Posted on July 15, 2011 by Oleg Volk
  1. Other than the United States, which other countries charge citizens returning from foreign travel with violations of domestic laws while abroad? I see more and more references to tourists being prosecuted upon return and of foreign nationals being charged with crimes under US laws for actions performed outside this country.
  2. Other than the United States, which other countries charges taxes on incomes of their expatriates? Other than US and South Africa, which other countries impose an exit tax on people moving elsewhere?

(I would assume Cuba would be on the list. USSR used to be. Who else?)

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Nice leather and grips

Posted on July 15, 2011 by Oleg Volk

Holster and grips by Kevin Manley of KD Holsters

Rohrbaugh R9

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An Act of Self-Defense, the book

Posted on July 15, 2011 by Oleg Volk

I just read it and recommend it to others: An Act of Self-Defense by Erne Lewis. The book describes a possible future along the lines of “Unintended Consequences” but with somewhat greater realism. The writing quality is decent, the plot likewise, mostly it’s food for thought.

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Apathy towards the TSA

Posted on July 14, 2011 by Oleg Volk

Joe’s article explains why most people aren’t even bothering to curse at the TSA creatures.

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Not sure who made this knife

Posted on July 13, 2011 by Oleg Volk

Looks pretty neat though.

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Less pink, same bang

Posted on July 13, 2011 by Oleg Volk

STI Elektra with burlwood grips by Kevin Manley. These grips are half the usual thickness, yielding a very slim grip.

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Running faster, blogging less

Posted on July 13, 2011 by Oleg Volk

This week has been split between studio product and editorial photography. I also managed a gym trip every day since Sunday. The work-outs are paying off: today was my best time on the elliptical — a mile in 8:27 with 7 degree incline.

I may be doing more air gun and Airsoft photos in the near future. Also coming up, features on CMMG piston rifle and several direct impingement ARs (Head Down, Rainier, Anderson Mfg.), Thompson .45 carbine and M1 carbine variants, Bersa Thunder 9, Scorpion pistol, vz.58 rifles, Crickett rifles, various Henry lever actions and STI 1911s. There’s a 12ga pump of a brand I may not name yet coming as well.

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Who is coming to Defcon this year?

Posted on July 10, 2011 by Oleg Volk

I am considering going, what do I need to know about the event to get the most out of it?

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