Category Archives: rifle

Foxy Red, or why Soviet rifles use orange magazines.

Posted on April 22, 2025 by Oleg Volk

It’s for the redheads!

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Cosplay with atmospheric effects.

Posted on April 22, 2025 by Oleg Volk
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Mauser rimfire guns

Posted on April 21, 2025 by Oleg Volk

Named after Mauser HSc, this .22 pistol is more like a Sig 230 in terms of manual of arms and form. M15 looks a bit like FN SCAR. Internally, it’s a standard blowback .22 that’s quite a bit of fun … Continue reading →

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Stribog 45ACP carbine

Posted on April 21, 2025 by Oleg Volk

An excellent CQB tool.

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Teruhiko Yano, prominent American photographer

Posted on April 21, 2025 by Oleg Volk

Seen here with a Ruger American 5.56 bolt action and a PSA Jackal.

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Texas friends on a Tennessee snow day

Posted on February 7, 2025 by Oleg Volk
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I am ramping up video production.

Posted on February 6, 2025 by Oleg Volk

Above video is about DP28 light machine gun.

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45-caliber classics

Posted on December 20, 2024 by Oleg Volk
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Learning from history.

Posted on November 13, 2024 by Oleg Volk
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Red and green, almost Christmas colors

Posted on November 12, 2024 by Oleg Volk

What Would Stoner Do carbine from KE Arms.

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A very lightweight KP15 WWSD

Posted on October 31, 2024 by Oleg Volk

WWSD: What Would (Eugene) Stoner Do?

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Hamilton 27 rifle

Posted on October 31, 2024 by Oleg Volk

A kids’ single-shot .22LR rifle of original design.

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Walking tall.

Posted on October 31, 2024 by Oleg Volk

11 year old boy with a rifle of 150 year old design.

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Jay Grazio

Posted on October 31, 2024 by Oleg Volk

We have been friends, sometimes colleagues, for a very long time.

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Videographer Darya.

Posted on October 31, 2024 by Oleg Volk

I will be doing more work with her, and she’s probably going to take over most video editing for me. She’s pretty competent with small arms. She also kicks ass with melee weapons.

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Various range snapshots.

Posted on October 31, 2024 by Oleg Volk

Shooting can be a lot of fun!

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Various Henry guns

Posted on October 31, 2024 by Oleg Volk
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If a knight was like a tank…

Posted on August 28, 2024 by Oleg Volk

…a heavy musket was like an RPG. It didn’t give a guarantee of a win, but required armor to get so heavy as to be physically nonviable and prohibitively expensive. A real musketeer would have had a sword or a … Continue reading →

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Hearing protection for musical kids.

Posted on August 14, 2024 by Oleg Volk

First time on the range, both did amazingly well out to 50 yards. Their mother, during her first range time, did even better — out to 100 yards with a .22 rimfire!

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M+M 10x Plus, modern 7.62×39

Posted on August 14, 2024 by Oleg Volk
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