Daily Archives: June 26, 2011

Bullseye Brookie and her 6.8mm Mean Green

Posted on June 26, 2011 by Oleg Volk

6.8mm SPC (Hornady HP shown here) is a pretty effective round. The bullet weight is twice of .223 and muzzle velocity isn’t that much lower. 6.8mm “Mean Green” with 4×32 ACOG is a nicely built rifle. It is comfortable to … Continue reading →

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Small arms are fun at any age

Posted on June 26, 2011 by Oleg Volk

Scoped Crickett rifle. The scope actually has mildot reticle, so a young shooter can adjust for drop of CB caps or subsonic .22LR if parents pick those to reduce the report. And the stocks are available in many colors other … Continue reading →

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Morgan is waiting

Posted on June 26, 2011 by Oleg Volk
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Good learning tools

Posted on June 26, 2011 by Oleg Volk

Teaching people to shoot is so much easier with the right tools. Lasers help spot trigger control issues, sound suppressors remove muzzle flash and reduce noise to help combat flinching.

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More about teaching new shooters

Posted on June 26, 2011 by Oleg Volk

After the short-range introduction shoot, Alex got excellent coaching from Brian in the finest Appleseed tradition. One key to a good shoot seems to be good ammunition: I usually bring a mix of Eley and CCI and have yet to … Continue reading →

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