Category Archives: pistol

Santa’s little helper says

Posted on December 2, 2014 by Oleg Volk
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Threaded Glock factory barrels for sale (posting for a friend)

Posted on December 1, 2014 by Oleg Volk

I like silenced pistols. Since Glock doesn’t sell threaded barrels anymore, I had to find another source of sufficient quality for mounting suppressors on Glock 17. A friend started eleven with 5-inch G34 barrels and threaded them 1/2×28, standard for … Continue reading →

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Like training wheels for pistols

Posted on November 30, 2014 by Oleg Volk

Handguns designed to powerful AND lightweight tend to be less fun to shoot. At the same time, they are generally compact enough for teaching kids and other new shooters. So combining lightweight frames like Keltec PF9 or Ruger LC9 or … Continue reading →

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Keltec production numbers

Posted on November 30, 2014 by Oleg Volk

Looking at the ATF documents for 2013, I see Keltec production totaling 81,714 handguns. 22,875 of them were either PLR22 or PMR30 (more common). They also made 17,103 rifles of various models and 19,045 KSG shotguns. Not a huge number … Continue reading →

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Have you shared your knowledge lately?

Posted on November 27, 2014 by Oleg Volk

Modern armies have 30 or so support staff for every fighter at the tip of the spear. The ratio of support to active fighters in the war to secure individual liberty is even more skewed. For every Alan Gura, thousands … Continue reading →

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More than the sum of its parts

Posted on November 19, 2014 by Oleg Volk

Take one Sideguard holster for a .32 S&W J frame revolver. Add a cute girl. Pure ecstasy?  

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Poor, defenseless wimmens huddling together for security…

Posted on November 18, 2014 by Oleg Volk

…stuck with century-old protective equipment. I wonder if feinsteins and other low-lives of the worlds would be comfortable with weapons that old in common use.

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“Peaceful” should not mean “defenseless”

Posted on November 15, 2014 by Oleg Volk
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Reluctant use of force

Posted on November 15, 2014 by Oleg Volk

Nobody wants to get into a gun fight, even if victory is assured. De-escalation of conflict is taught and practiced almost religiously. The number of homicides outside of drug-related gang warfare is essentially statistical noise besides the massive number of … Continue reading →

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An excellent new web-connected gun store

Posted on November 2, 2014 by Oleg Volk

My friend Dennis Badurina, of Dragon Leatherworks fame, has just updated his store to make on-line sales. The site updates itself every 15 minutes, and is as close to live-time as they can get in inventory levels and availability. They also have an … Continue reading →

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Tropical uniform

Posted on October 22, 2014 by Oleg Volk

Boberg XR45-S, a small, accurate, softly recoiling bullpup .45 pistol.

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Coonan .357 Compact

Posted on October 21, 2014 by Oleg Volk

Regular 5″ Coonan autopistol may be concussive and flashy, but it’s a bit large for a small-framed person to wear daily. This compact 4″ version is even louder, brighter in the muzzle flash — and delivers a nice .357Mag punch.

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Short and long range Israeli martial arts

Posted on September 25, 2014 by Oleg Volk

Tavor for the long range. Krav Maga for the short. I suppose the Glock would be for the medium, or when long guns would be inexpedient in confined spaces. Neat Kydex by Raven Concealment.

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This could have been a submachine gun or at least a short carbine…

Posted on September 9, 2014 by Oleg Volk

…but it’s only a PPS43, in the crippled “pistol” form mandated by NFA1934 regulations.  

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Low-recoil 45ACP compact

Posted on September 7, 2014 by Oleg Volk

The extra 1.5″ of barrel length and +1 round of capacity relative to other compact 45s are nice, but it’s the very low felt recoil that I like best about Boberg XR45-S. Plus, it is accurate and works with a wide … Continue reading →

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Putting pistol caliber wars into perspective.

Posted on September 5, 2014 by Oleg Volk

Today, more people take photos with cell phone cameras than with any other kind. Convenience, ubiquity and the ability to post results at once all combine to make the tiny cameras with miniscule sensors more popular than all other types … Continue reading →

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Aim well. Placement counts.

Posted on September 3, 2014 by Oleg Volk

Pietta 1858 target revolver imported by Traditions Firearms. If I am going to shoot a slow-loading weapon, I might as well hit my targets!

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Somebody’s time is running out…

Posted on August 10, 2014 by Oleg Volk

1858 Army, target version. This is my first foray into black powder, so I tried to pick something with practical value.

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Fashionable pistolera

Posted on August 10, 2014 by Oleg Volk

Kahr P9 with upcoming Viridian R5 laser. Keltec PF9

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Making lemons

Posted on August 9, 2014 by Oleg Volk

Volkswagen made a very popular ad about a lemon vehicle. Every so often, I also produce lemons. Here’s one: I didn’t notice that during the shoot. This is why I try to use trained models who can keep track of … Continue reading →

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