VolkStudio Blog

Two new articles on AllOutdoor

Posted on May 17, 2017 by Oleg Volk

A long gun trainer for the back yard.

Posted in rifle, training | Tagged .177, AllOutdoor, pellet gun | Comments Off

Safety rules aren’t rocket surgery

Posted on May 15, 2017 by Oleg Volk

Posted in rifle, weapon | Tagged 223, ACOG, belt-fed | 3 Comments

The big and the small

Posted on May 15, 2017 by Oleg Volk

Accuracy International in .338 Lapua Magnum in the hands of a veteran…and Crickett Precision Rifle in .22LR in the hands of the next generation of marksmen.

Posted in interesting people, rifle, training, Uncategorized, weapon | Tagged 22LR, 338LM, bolt action, Keystone Arms, precision, sniper | 1 Comment

Umarex steps up to support Alexis

Posted on May 15, 2017 by Oleg Volk

Last March, Alexis was in a car accident and injured her right shoulder. Later November, she re-injured the collar bone on the same side. That made practice with full weight firearms impossible.

Enter Umarex Morph 3x, a very lightweight convertible BB gun (2.5lbs in rifle configuration) supplied to her for rehabilitation training. Intended for use at ranges up to 15-20 yards, it should be ideal for getting her back into shooting practice with less chance of further re-injury.

Posted in pistol, rifle, training | Tagged .177, air gun, BB | 6 Comments

The multi-faceted AR15

Posted on May 14, 2017 by Oleg Volk

Advanced but still recognizably classic 5.56x45mm AR15 by KE Arms.

DSG Arms mag pouch detail.

The same shooter with the new model 5.7x28mm AR57 upper on a GWACS Armory polymer lower.

Posted in rifle | Tagged 223, 5.7x28, ACOG, AR15, blue, pink | 3 Comments

Sunhat

Posted on May 8, 2017 by Oleg Volk

Posted in interesting people, portrait | Tagged vintage | Comments Off

White Bonnet

Posted on May 8, 2017 by Oleg Volk

Posted in interesting people, portrait | 2 Comments

On the importance of eye protection

Posted on May 8, 2017 by Oleg Volk

The risk to the boy’s vision, above, is pretty obvious. The cock of the gunlock blocks some of the debris from reaching the right eye, but the left eye is unprotected. While blinking offers some protection to the eyeballs, our reflexes aren’t always rapid enough…and getting fragments of burning priming powder, frizzen sparks or flint chips on the eyelids isn’t much fun, either. The danger is reduced but not eliminated with percussion and cartridge firearms, though the danger there is more from ricochets, gas leakage and splashing of lubricants.

Shooting without eye protection may be more authentic, but it’s a considerable risk. he same is true of shooting without hearing protection: blank shots aren’t very loud, but live rounds can damage hearing. Flesh-colored molded plugs won’t stand out, and neither would period-correct glasses. Fortunately, this young lady used glasses during actual live fire events.

Posted in rifle, rkba, weapon | Tagged flintlock, history | 9 Comments

Florida friends

Posted on April 18, 2017 by Oleg Volk

Posted in interesting people, portrait | 4 Comments

Xhyvette

Posted on April 18, 2017 by Oleg Volk

And a very rare photo…

…something in it is naked, and that’s not she.

Posted in humor, interesting people | 4 Comments

Tatiana Whitlock

Posted on April 14, 2017 by Oleg Volk

An article about her with my photos.

Posted in interesting people, self-defense, training | 1 Comment

Once an object of desire…

Posted on April 12, 2017 by Oleg Volk

…until the first time I tried it.

Turned out, Beretta 12S is an ergonomic nightmare, with badly designed sights and safety. The back-pressure from the sound suppressor also threw gunk into the user’s face from the ejection port. Had submachine guns been in wide civilian use, they would have improved a lot quicker than in our reality…there’s no substitute for a large non-institutional user base when it comes to refining a product.

Posted in rkba, sound suppressor, weapon | Tagged 9x19, submachine gun | 8 Comments

The cats of yesteryear

Posted on April 12, 2017 by Oleg Volk

Two furbies from 2007.

Posted in beast, pet | Tagged catmkitten, orange | 1 Comment

“Because it’s fun!”

Posted on April 11, 2017 by Oleg Volk

While many learn to shoot for practical reasons, most get into it for fun. But the entry barrier can be high, not just in regulatory and technical aspects, but in the lack of knowledge or confidence to try a potentially dangerous hobby. That’s no different from learning to ride a horse or a motorcycle.

So let your friends have fun by taking care of the process for them at first. We can always use more allies and even just non-hostile political bystanders.