Author Archives: Oleg Volk

A pair of CZs for competition

Posted on November 19, 2017 by Oleg Volk
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Black umbrella

Posted on November 19, 2017 by Oleg Volk
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Henry Long Ranger

Posted on November 17, 2017 by Oleg Volk

Lever action in .243Win (also .223 and .308). Feeds from 4-round box magazines. I saw no point in duplicating numerous .223s I already have, and .243 kicks a lot less than the other option.

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Keystone 722 Youth

Posted on November 17, 2017 by Oleg Volk

Since so many of my friends and models are petite, I have a special fondness for youth guns. And having them on hand, I have an excuse to shoot them myself. This model 722 rimfire carbine is one of my … Continue reading →

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Film Review: Rebellion

Posted on November 17, 2017 by Oleg Volk

Five-part mini-series about the Easter Uprising of 1916 in Ireland. I looked it up because the director just completed The Unknown Soldier about the 1944 Continuation War. Rebellion suggests that the movie will be worth watching. Plot 5/5 Visuals 4/5 … Continue reading →

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A stable position for firing Henry AR7

Posted on November 16, 2017 by Oleg Volk

One of several ways to stabilize this rifle.

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Musings on Irish independence

Posted on November 16, 2017 by Oleg Volk

Ireland lost 49,000 dead in WW1. Compared to that, combined revolution and civil war casualties in the 4-6 thousand range seem like a small price to pay for staying out of WW2 on either side. While Ireland seems no better … Continue reading →

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Updating a suppressed .22 rifle.

Posted on November 15, 2017 by Oleg Volk

My AAC Cloak with 4x Leupold received functional and cosmetic upgrades. Boyd’s At-One stock and matching Cerakote by Fighting Sheepdog.

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Quiet contemplation

Posted on November 15, 2017 by Oleg Volk

vz58 Classic, the newer version with 16″ threaded Lothar Walther barrel.

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Flapper with a Remington #6 rolling block rifle

Posted on November 15, 2017 by Oleg Volk
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Short fuse.

Posted on November 15, 2017 by Oleg Volk
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Reluctance

Posted on November 15, 2017 by Oleg Volk
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My favorite photo of Michael Meador

Posted on November 14, 2017 by Oleg Volk

And this renews my inquiry: why don’t professional DSLR cameras have fully articulated LCD viewfinders like entry level camera?

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Just people passing by

Posted on November 14, 2017 by Oleg Volk

Seen while walking around Downtown Nashville.

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A classic Russian-made camera support

Posted on November 14, 2017 by Oleg Volk

RPD seems so worthless as a light machine gun due to heavy recoil, it might actually be more useful as an improvised camera support. How the guy who designed lightly recoiling DP27 in 7.62x54R managed to make a 7.62×39 weapon … Continue reading →

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Hero Pioneers, as real as Rambo?

Posted on November 13, 2017 by Oleg Volk

Growing up in the USSR, I was raised on the conventional WW2 propaganda which included lots of “hero pioneers” as example. Soviet pioneers were an organization loosely based on Boy Scouts but more analogous to Hitlerjugend in its ultimate form. … Continue reading →

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SAR9

Posted on November 8, 2017 by Oleg Volk

I have not had a chance to shoot it yet, but other people have.

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A Magazine That’s a Clip, Too: new on AllOutdoor

Posted on November 8, 2017 by Oleg Volk

HC3R clip-loaded magazine for 10-22.

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Jard J68: new in Dillon Blue Press

Posted on November 7, 2017 by Oleg Volk

J68 on page 36 of the PDF.

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SIG Spartan’s Little Brother: new on AllOutdoor

Posted on November 6, 2017 by Oleg Volk

.177 caliber trainer for the .45

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