Category Archives: ammunition

Czechpoint 22WMR revolver

Posted on March 19, 2013 by Oleg Volk

You might recall the photo I posted last year of a 6″ Czechpoint revolver in 22Magnum. This year, I finally got around to firing it. At the birthday party, we had clays set up from about 25 yards out to … Continue reading →

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Very nice jewelry

Posted on March 17, 2013 by Oleg Volk

Mike Williamson just turned me onto jewelry by Jeni Benos. Gorgeous work — and the artist herself is a work of art too.

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Turning 18.

Posted on March 17, 2013 by Oleg Volk

Three years ago, I took this photo of 15 year old Rachel. She had fun with the bolt action but had to shoot it from a support due to the stock length and considerable overall heft. Yesterday, I took photos … Continue reading →

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Minimizing snubbie recoil.

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Oleg Volk

This revolver came in for the upcoming Concealed Carry magazine article about the Rhino revolver family. It’s an interesting weapon that showed significantly better accuracy than expected of snubbies and rather mild felt recoil even with .357 ammunition. Being double … Continue reading →

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AGP magazines for Saiga 12

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Oleg Volk

These magazines were acquired last year for the Kushnapup project. Since my Kushnapup stock went towards a friend’s build (which I’d like to photograph eventually), I had these magazines and no gun for them. So I put them to some … Continue reading →

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Obsolescent calibers

Posted on March 12, 2013 by Oleg Volk

One approach to the current ammo shortage is to preserve the current calibers and use up less useful ammunition in practice. In my case, that means 7.62x54R gets used up in Mosins which are hardly useful for social purposes. The … Continue reading →

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Multi-caliber

Posted on February 22, 2013 by Oleg Volk

For the upcoming article in Concealed Carry magazine about .22 adapters and rimfire clones of centerfire guns. This Iver Johnson set has .22 for practice, 9mm for competitions and 45ACP for carry.

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Getting around .223 shortages.

Posted on February 19, 2013 by Oleg Volk

So our foes succeeded in making rifle ammunition too rare to use for recreational shooting. Most people are now shooting only to zero their new guns, to function test and to get familiar with the manual of arms. The rest … Continue reading →

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Towards more efficient revolver ammunition

Posted on February 19, 2013 by Oleg Volk

.38 Special and .357 Magnum revolvers are very versatile but they have one annoying down side in the short-barreled guise: a considerable muzzle flash. That’s not surprising, considering that the same cartridge may end up in a 2″ subcompact wheelgun … Continue reading →

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Inflation and luxuries.

Posted on February 16, 2013 by Oleg Volk

“Budget the luxuries first” (R.A. Heinlein) Fifteen years ago, I remember spending $50 on a nice romantic dinner at a high-end restaurant and thinking: “That’s a lot of money, but the food was great and the girlfriend got good wine … Continue reading →

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Speaking of Henry lever actions

Posted on January 25, 2013 by Oleg Volk

I need to get the 44Mag out to the range and figure out the drop past 100 yards. 240gr bullet has muzzle velocity of 1745fps. At this time, the Big Boy is zeroed for 50 yards. If zeroed for 100, … Continue reading →

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Steel cased/jacketed ammo vs. brass-cased/copper-jacketed

Posted on January 8, 2013 by Oleg Volk

Lucky Gunner just posted an extremely informative study. I have been very impressed with one of the brands they used, American Eagle (the target above was fired at 50 yards from a 20″ AR).

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What if my 30rd magazine is really a 10-rounder?

Posted on January 4, 2013 by Oleg Volk

458SOCOM rifles use the standard .223 magazines which hold 10 rounds of the larger ammunition. Does this mean that 10-round .458 magazines would become very popular should the proposed ban go into effect? Their ability to hold 30 .223Rem cartridges … Continue reading →

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Colt Commander

Posted on December 27, 2012 by Oleg Volk
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How Rifle Ammunition is Made.

Posted on December 1, 2012 by Oleg Volk

This video (made by Buddy Singleton) shows the 223 production line at SBR.

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Zombies, Werewolves, Vampires and More Common Threats, Too

Posted on November 28, 2012 by Oleg Volk

Just in time for the holiday shopping season: the Triple Threat Kit. Stakes for vampires, silver-plated bullets for werewolves…which also work on zombies the old-fashioned ballistic way. Ammunition is loaded pretty hot and works best in Coonan pistols and strong … Continue reading →

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One Possible Solution to .223 Ammunition Shortage.

Posted on November 27, 2012 by Oleg Volk

Every place I’ve checked is out of .223 ball ammunition. If you have a limited supply of your go-to ammo but still need regular practice, look into frangibles loaded by SBR. In my experience, they work well in AR15 and … Continue reading →

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Non-frangible 5.7×28 Ammunition

Posted on November 23, 2012 by Oleg Volk

Most 5.7×28 loads available in the US are loaded with varmint bullets designed for fragmentation. They work great on rabbit-sized rodents but lack penetration for defense against people. They can be effective under some circumstances, such as shooting fish in … Continue reading →

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Bringing Down the Bacon

Posted on November 19, 2012 by Oleg Volk

Buck, Dwayne and Weston (not pictured), along with their dogs arranged the meeting. They guide hunts in Florida and Tennessee and may be reached at 321-960-4287. I ended up running about 500 yards after the dogs to catch up with … Continue reading →

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Large Bore AR15

Posted on November 8, 2012 by Oleg Volk

Guns4Pennies.com is about to auction off this rifle. The point of interest is mainly the caliber, 458SOCOM. Several types from 70gr frangibles all the way up to 600gr subsonics are. SBR makes several loads, as does Load-X. 350gr ball load … Continue reading →

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