Category Archives: holster

New production ammo in 7.62×25: new on CTD blog

Posted on December 27, 2011 by Oleg Volk

Food for the Combloc surplus pistols.

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Honor Harrington’s predecessor?

Posted on December 25, 2011 by Oleg Volk

Nice feature of Dieselpunk is the abundance of goggles for eye protection when shooting. Holster by Dragoleather, pistol from Czechpoint.

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Another cool holster by Dennis

Posted on December 25, 2011 by Oleg Volk

From Dragon Leatherworks

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Teach your children.

Posted on December 16, 2011 by Oleg Volk
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New post on CTD blog: off-body carry

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Oleg Volk

Read more about it on CTD blog.

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Another 9mm option: Just Right Carbine

Posted on November 26, 2011 by Oleg Volk

JRC was ostensibly designed as a traines for AR15 users. The manual of arms is much too different for that, but it seems quite useable as low-recoil home defense guns and for those who like “cowboy logistics”, the commonality of … Continue reading →

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Promo for Boberg Arms

Posted on November 12, 2011 by Oleg Volk

Boberg Arms | Meco Holsters This pistol has a longer barrel than usual for the slide length. Roughbaugh R9 (2.9″) yields 885fps with this round, while XR9-S gets around 1030fps and does so with significantly lower recoil. Rotating breech does … Continue reading →

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Slightly more subtle leather

Posted on November 11, 2011 by Oleg Volk

Meco pocket holster and double tuckable magazine pouch for XR9S.

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An awesome pistol deserves a matching holster

Posted on November 11, 2011 by Oleg Volk

Meco holster for Boberg XR9S. The fit and finish on both are amazingly good.

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Dazzle camouflage in everyday life

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Oleg Volk

Dazzle camouflage was developed for warships during WW1. Recently, I found a purse that uses the same principle. Made by Gun Tote’n Mamas, it holds a small or medium pistol in an internal holster.

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Monsters under her bed…

Posted on October 26, 2011 by Oleg Volk

…are useful for illustrating the Castle Doctrine. We don’t have to take imaginary creatures seriously, but it helps to have a plan in case real fiends show up. GCode | Beretta

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Lasers, a new post on CTD blog

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Oleg Volk

Read Lasers in Combat on CTD blog.

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Another girly gun

Posted on October 8, 2011 by Oleg Volk

I guess I am just a fan of guns marketed towards women. This STI Elektra came with rather gaudy pink pearlite grips…which lasted until Kevin Manley of KD Holsters made thin, classy burlwood replacements. The rest of that pistol was … Continue reading →

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Gun Tote’n Mamas

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Oleg Volk

Gun Tote’n Mamas make holster purses. The advantage of off-body carry is the ability to conceal larger guns.

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XR9-S in use

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Oleg Volk

My colleague, make-up artist Tirzah, in combat trim. She can fight with pistol, knife or bare hands…but using a pistol is easier on the fingernails. The holster purse is from Gun Tote’n Mamas.

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Dennis from Dragon Leather was just here

Posted on September 11, 2011 by Oleg Volk

He showed me the prize holster for the current Wounded Warrior fundraiser. Dragon Leather, now in Tennessee.

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Left hand or right, Dennis makes them

Posted on August 25, 2011 by Oleg Volk

Dragonleather Works | Para Ordnance | STI | KD Holsters (grips on the STI) I am currently carrying a G23 in a Dragonleather belt slide. I used to carry a Kahr P9 when “feeling lazy”, but a combination of a … Continue reading →

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Small arms for right and left hands

Posted on August 20, 2011 by Oleg Volk

Right hand IWB (brown) and left hand tuckable (black) holsters made by Erik Srigley. Right hand (22wmr) and left hand (38spl) revolvers by Charter Arms. Copper rose sculpture by Galina Rubanovskaya, the lovely wife of the recently mentioned knife-maker Nikolay. … Continue reading →

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Public transportation, public security

Posted on August 1, 2011 by Oleg Volk

For some curious reason, our self-appointed social betters prefer collective solutions to the exclusion of private solutions. Public housing, public transportation, public protection in the form of police…invariably inefficient, insufficient and more expensive than private solutions. The expense is usually … Continue reading →

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Seen at Panera Bread today

Posted on July 30, 2011 by Oleg Volk

A friendly Nashville family. The pistols are usually concealed.

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