Author Archives: Oleg Volk

Bond Bullpup aka XR9-S: new on Big 3 East

Posted on January 3, 2017 by Oleg Volk

A unique bullpup 9mm gets a new engineering home.

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How wet sound suppressors work: new on AllOutdoor

Posted on January 2, 2017 by Oleg Volk

AWC Abraxas 9mm compact muffler

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Top grade firearm training in Nashville, February 2017

Posted on January 1, 2017 by Oleg Volk

The awesome Tatiana Whitlock will be in Nashville February 18-19 to offer two courses. I recommend her coaching very highly — she’s an amazing shooter and no less amazing teacher, able to work with new learners or to improve already … Continue reading →

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Longslide .45

Posted on December 31, 2016 by Oleg Volk

A review of this Eagle XL is coming soon. In the meantime, does anyone know where I can get aftermarket sights to fit Iver Johnson brand 1911?

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After swearing-in ceremony

Posted on December 31, 2016 by Oleg Volk
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Tasty sleeve

Posted on December 31, 2016 by Oleg Volk
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The long and the short of ATI SX2 12ga shotgun: new on AllOutdoor

Posted on December 29, 2016 by Oleg Volk

Performance notes on a two-barrel set

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WW2 Uhertl scope, others like it

Posted on December 29, 2016 by Oleg Volk

Does anyone in or near Nasvhille have such an item that I could photograph? I could use images of any optics older than about 1970.

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The utility of armor

Posted on December 29, 2016 by Oleg Volk

Getting hit isn’t fun even with hard armor on, but trauma pads spread the impact widely enough to avoid most injury.  Definitely beats being able to see daylight through your own torso.

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“A strong oath…”

Posted on December 29, 2016 by Oleg Volk

Corroborating my results, GY6 video shows the squib and destabilization problems quite vividly in slow motion.

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A Tennessee native in his natural environment

Posted on December 28, 2016 by Oleg Volk

22plinkster

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Hello, darkness

Posted on December 28, 2016 by Oleg Volk
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Flapper girl

Posted on December 28, 2016 by Oleg Volk
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Fighting doesn’t guarantee either victory or survival.

Posted on December 28, 2016 by Oleg Volk

But inability to fight pretty much guarantees extinction or subjugation. “The Last Jew in Vinnytsia” history. A typical American Jew is a little harder to victimize: The same applies to other ethnic, religious, and behavioural minorities.  

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Dangerously bad ammunition (now with updated video)

Posted on December 25, 2016 by Oleg Volk

I posted this video when it became clear that the problems with OATH ammunition are the result of a systematic disregard for quality control. After the first batch of 12ga squibs, they assured me it was limited to one batch … Continue reading →

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RDB carbine in action

Posted on December 25, 2016 by Oleg Volk

In slow motion, the lack of muzzle rise on recoil is very obvious. More RDB info.

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Importing video from LG G5 to Premier

Posted on December 23, 2016 by Oleg Volk

Does anyone know what setting I should use for editing G5 video in Premier CS5? I tried 1920×1080 29.97 frame rate, 48kHz audio, but playback looks distorted. Almost as if the encoding fails on any scenes with motion.

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Kel-Tec SU22: new on AllOutdoor

Posted on December 23, 2016 by Oleg Volk

A forgotten gem.

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Playing T-rex

Posted on December 21, 2016 by Oleg Volk
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A tangled mess

Posted on December 21, 2016 by Oleg Volk
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