Cats

Posted on September 22, 2014 by Oleg Volk

Camouflage coat matches the floor.

 

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My photos in Western Shooting Journal

Posted on September 22, 2014 by Oleg Volk

The article is about the inimitable Alexandria Kincaid of 3G Law.

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Extremely odd camera/card failure. Need advice.

Posted on September 19, 2014 by Oleg Volk

Took about 30 photos with Canon 5D2 tonight, put the 16GB Sandisk Ultra card in the reader and it didn’t auto-mount. Removed it, it mounted as empty volume. Put it in the camera, it came up empty. Put it back in the PC, it mounted with standard camera directory structure (DCIM and MISC) but no image files. Ran Recuva to look at erased images, found plenty of old photos and videos but nothing at all from earlier today. The same camera was successfully used earlier in the day (with another card). I’ve not had problems with this card before. I am very puzzled by the absence of any trace of the afternoon photo shoot.

Any suggestions on recovering the image files? More importantly, any ideas on what caused this and how to avoid it in the future?

 

Update: http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk_Download recovered the missing photos!

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Neither predator nor prey.

Posted on September 18, 2014 by Oleg Volk

The problem with many anti-gun people is their inability to envision themselves as something other than those two roles. In countries where positive illustrations are unavailable due to restrictive laws, it’s hard to show by example. In the US, it is quite possible and should be leveraged to educate them.

 

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Random people encountered at the range

Posted on September 18, 2014 by Oleg Volk

6.8mm LWRC upper on an HK416 lower, .308 Gemtech Sandstorm suppressor, Aimpoint sight.

And another entirely random person…

Tactical beard, strategic smile.

5.56mm Bushmaster, Aimpoint, Gemtech Trek suppressor. I am starting to see a pattern with the sight and can choice…

 

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1920px wallpaper

Posted on September 18, 2014 by Oleg Volk

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Portraits of friends

Posted on September 18, 2014 by Oleg Volk

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New on AllOutdoor: Gemtech GM22 Suppressor

Posted on September 17, 2014 by Oleg Volk


Maintenance-friendly design with asymmetric baffle stack.

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Improving AK sights

Posted on September 17, 2014 by Oleg Volk

Norden Performance 1-6x scope on an AK with TWS rail and forend.

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Smile with teeth.

Posted on September 17, 2014 by Oleg Volk

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More photos in Shooting Illustrated

Posted on September 17, 2014 by Oleg Volk

http://www.shootingillustrated.com/index.php/33161/volquartsen-custom-rugers/

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Interview with Serbian Kalibar magazine

Posted on September 17, 2014 by Oleg Volk

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My recent publications

Posted on September 16, 2014 by Oleg Volk

About left-handed AR15s in Shooting Illustrated. Print version is more extensively illustrated.

Interview with Serbian Kalibar. Print version is more extensively illustrated.

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Just a random girl from Texas

Posted on September 16, 2014 by Oleg Volk

This charismatic wood-worker’s shop is right across from Texas Weapon Systems, and she stopped by for a few minutes. The rifle is a Polish Tantal in 5.45mm, with an Aimpoint sight, and Magpul stock, sling and magazine loop. I will be taking range photos with her in November.

 

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Rifle manual of arms in a shotgun

Posted on September 16, 2014 by Oleg Volk

Firebird Precision TAC12 (differs from the current TAC12A1 only in the take-down method) with 10-round magazines and EOTech sight.

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Where in the US could I find this kind of forest?

Posted on September 16, 2014 by Oleg Volk

I am looking for coniferous trees, moss, mushrooms, wild berries, something like this photo set.

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HK MP7 sound-suppressed with B&T silencer

Posted on September 14, 2014 by Oleg Volk

4.6x30mm round fires bullets in the 26-42 grain range at 2000-2400fps. Designed to penetrate soft body armor, it produces minimal felt recoil, especially when sound-suppressed. It’s quite easy to keep a 3-6 round burst on a silhouette at 100 meters. Unfortunately, short-barreled weapons with stocks are restricted and taxed, while automatic arms made after 1986 are unavailable to non-government users entirely…almost as if they consider us dangerous savages who cannot be trusted with self-defense arms. That was the policy of the British empire towards its Indian colonial subjects, and it is the preferred policy of certain American politicians to the rest of the country’s population.

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Short-notice casting call in Austin, TX

Posted on September 12, 2014 by Oleg Volk

I need a male actor for a short video, someone who would look authoritative and confident speaking about rifles and accessories. The person who was going to work for us is suddenly unavailable.

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Battlepack

Posted on September 9, 2014 by Oleg Volk

I haven’t seen sealed battlepacks since the South African 300-rounders. Now PPU is bringing them to the US. They look pretty useful for long-term storage.

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This could have been a submachine gun or at least a short carbine…

Posted on September 9, 2014 by Oleg Volk

…but it’s only a PPS43, in the crippled “pistol” form mandated by NFA1934 regulations.

 

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