Monthly Archives: February 2011

Swiss defeat gun control in a referendum.

Posted on February 13, 2011 by Oleg Volk

Though I am no fan of universal conscription, at least the Swiss show mutual trust by letting the population at large hold on to the military arms and to keep private weapons also.

Posted in civil rights, rkba | 4 Comments

Making the post section wider in WordPress

Posted on February 13, 2011 by Oleg Volk

Could somebody point me to a tutorial on modifying the default theme in WordPress “twenty ten” style? I’d like to make the text area wider but haven’t found where to change that yet.

Posted in wordpress | 9 Comments

An interesting viewpoint

Posted on February 13, 2011 by Oleg Volk

Moral Communism

Posted in civil rights | 5 Comments

Нет большей любви, чем положить душу за други своя. И нет большего доверия…

Posted on February 13, 2011 by Oleg Volk

Дар оружия и обучение его использования подтверждает веру дарящего в благонадёжность и вменяемость получателя. Это один из самых серьёзных из возможных комплиментов.

Posted in civil rights, rkba, weapon | 5 Comments

No greater trust

Posted on February 13, 2011 by Oleg Volk

The giving of arms and the instruction in their use affirms two sentiments: the trust in the good intentions of the recipient and the trust in the mental and emotional competency of the same. As such, the giving of arms … Continue reading →

Posted in civil rights, rkba, weapon | 4 Comments

Good employee relations

Posted on February 12, 2011 by Oleg Volk

“Under capitalism, one man oppresses another. Under socialism, it’s the other way around.” My experience with labor relations in the US have been quite positive. My employers generally treated me well and I am friendly to people who help on … Continue reading →

Posted in rkba, weapon | 3 Comments

More Double Star rifles

Posted on February 12, 2011 by Oleg Volk

What I like about DS is their enthusiasm for building unusual rifles on customer request. I have one on the way that’s optimized for use by a teenager or a short woman — a capable fighting rifle sized and configured … Continue reading →

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Gun control, the tool of sadists and bullies.

Posted on February 12, 2011 by Oleg Volk

Some gun control pushers are too coy to admit that they simply want everyone disarmed and defenseless. They try to sound reasonable by going after technical features, nibbling away at functionality, affordability and accessibility of self-defense tools. They either don’t … Continue reading →

Posted in civil rights, rkba, weapon | 2 Comments

Keltec Sub2000 in .40S&W

Posted on February 12, 2011 by Oleg Volk

Until Glock comes out with a .40 carbine of their own, this is the only game in town for magazine-compatible long guns to go with G22/23. Tech info

Posted in weapon | 18 Comments

All-copper bullets for .44 Special

Posted on February 12, 2011 by Oleg Volk

Barnes | Charter

Posted in ammunition, weapon | 8 Comments

A new bill worth supporting for Tennessee

Posted on February 11, 2011 by Oleg Volk

Stacey Campfield introduced SB0051 to allow defensive carry for college employees. It’s a good start and should be supported. Urge your representative to vote for it. (Thanks to David Burnett for the heads-up)

Posted in civil rights, rkba | 1 Comment

Interesting photo site

Posted on February 11, 2011 by Oleg Volk

Norman Lerner

Posted in art | 7 Comments

Heller 2 case is now in progress

Posted on February 11, 2011 by Oleg Volk

What Heller 2 is about. More details on the case. Heller Foundation (the web site is being revamped right now by volunteers and should be much more user-friendly shortly). If you can afford to give a box of ammo’s worth, … Continue reading →

Posted in civil rights, rkba | 10 Comments

I like tan carbines

Posted on February 11, 2011 by Oleg Volk

Their furniture doesn’t heat up as much in the sun…and they blend in nicely with vegetation around here.

Posted in weapon | 6 Comments

Nifty front sight for AR15

Posted on February 11, 2011 by Oleg Volk

I really like this front sight and the matching rear sight. It feels more robust than most folding designs. DS

Posted in Uncategorized | 5 Comments

WordPress question

Posted on February 11, 2011 by Oleg Volk

I’d like to switch the frames around inline images from gray to white. How can that be done in WordPress?

Posted in Uncategorized | 4 Comments

Double Star .223 AR pistol

Posted on February 11, 2011 by Oleg Volk
Posted in weapon | 3 Comments

Casting a rough post

Posted on February 10, 2011 by Oleg Volk

This post is a test for learning WordPress. Soon, you will be able to read all my posts at https://blog.olegvolk.net instead of Livejournal. LJ would still mirror them, but my server doesn’t pop up ads.

Posted in weapon | 10 Comments