Don’t dare Mad Mike — he would take you up!

Posted on July 5, 2015 by Oleg Volk

Writer Michael Z Williamson. Tshirts are available here.

 

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Nurture vs nature

Posted on July 5, 2015 by Oleg Volk

The Dalton sisters, Maddie and Cheyenne.

Having two talented and accomplished kids in one family adds to the data set to the argument about born ability and how it can be realized. I suspect that more kids than we know have abilities that can be brought out by careful coaching. To me, homeschooling seems to do a better job of individualized development.

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Painter Ari Munzner

Posted on July 5, 2015 by Oleg Volk

Showing his work to a studio visitor.

See more of Ari’s work.

 

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Cheyenne

Posted on July 4, 2015 by Oleg Volk

AP-Rhino 223 rifle, Vortex 1-6x scope, attitude and aptitude all her own.

And the other side of her persona: she’s a home-schooled farm kid who readily helps out her parents. And she’s a teenager, a girl who likes pretty dresses. And a competent classical musician. People like Cheyenne cannot be reduced to shooting competition rankings because, per Heinlein, specialization is for insects.

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Pinky and the Brain?

Posted on July 3, 2015 by Oleg Volk

Writers Amie Gibbons and Larry Correia.

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Improving Sub200mk2 further

Posted on July 3, 2015 by Oleg Volk

The muzzle of mk2 is threaded, but 9mm doesn’t really need a flash hider. So I added a linear compensator aka noise re-direction device.

Works very well: the report becomes a lot less noticeable, especially with subsonic ammunition which doesn’t produce a secondary shockwave.

Accuracy observation: 100-147gr ammunition works well. 75gr or 158gr don’t, and neither do 50gr hypervelocity arounds. Lighter bullets show the best velocity gain, which means 100-110gr are probably optimal for the combination of accuracy, terminal effect and lighter felt recoil.

 

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Mein Kline Amie

Posted on July 1, 2015 by Oleg Volk

Writer Amie Gibbons.

 

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According to Hoyt

Posted on July 1, 2015 by Oleg Volk

Writer Sarah Hoyt, author of one of my favorite blogs.

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Rogue and wench, newly married.

Posted on July 1, 2015 by Oleg Volk

Writer Cedar Sanderson and her brand-new husband Sanford.

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Pirates that aren’t nice. Vampires that don’t sparkle.

Posted on July 1, 2015 by Oleg Volk

Writer Tamara Lowery

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Honor Harrington’s dad?

Posted on June 30, 2015 by Oleg Volk

Meet David Weber.

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CTMR carbine: new on AllOutdoor

Posted on June 30, 2015 by Oleg Volk

A heavy-duty entry in the 7.62×39 corner.

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Running Sony A7R from a cell phone or a tablet

Posted on June 24, 2015 by Oleg Volk

Where could I find a guide on setting up remote control of that camera? The manual supplied with it isn’t very clear.

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Bringing the Point of Balance Back: new on AllOutdoor

Posted on June 23, 2015 by Oleg Volk

Competition Rifles: Bringing the Point of Balance Back

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Where pugs come from

Posted on June 20, 2015 by Oleg Volk

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Books with my photos

Posted on June 19, 2015 by Oleg Volk

Just saw a review of Legally Armed, a book for which I did quite a few photos. On the same page, was a link to another book, Florida Firearms – Law, Use & Ownership, with my photo on the cover.

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Chiappa 1873-22 article is up on American Shooting Journal

Posted on June 19, 2015 by Oleg Volk

The Short And Long Of It All

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Maddie gets her guns

Posted on June 18, 2015 by Oleg Volk

Maddie is Cheyenne’s younger sister. At 11, she’s already a competitive shooter.

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Two de-facto standards in competition rimfire shooting

Posted on June 18, 2015 by Oleg Volk

Volquartsen pistols and rifles and C-More sights.

Competently handled by Cheyenne Dalton.

 

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XDM 45ACP longslide

Posted on June 16, 2015 by Oleg Volk

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