Category Archives: rifle

Shooting, The Most Inclusive Sport: new on AllOutdoor

Posted on November 30, 2015 by Oleg Volk

What other physical sports can boast the inclusiveness of shooting matches?

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Are machine guns really that hard to control?

Posted on November 29, 2015 by Oleg Volk

So many on our side of the gun control fight have despaired of ever getting automatic weapons deregulated to pre-1934 state that they make excuses for the enemy. “Automatics are uncontrollable anyway”, they way. “A waste of ammunition”. It’s a … Continue reading →

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Who in or near Nashville has a Steyr AUG?

Posted on November 26, 2015 by Oleg Volk

I have some spare parts I’d like to give away. (Update: parts committed.)

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Competitive 10-22 shooter

Posted on November 26, 2015 by Oleg Volk

Halley, one of the Chamberlains — a family with both parents and all three kids competing in rimfire steel challenge. They all prefer open sights to optics. And the typical result of her efforts:

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Extended use report on Kel-Tec RDB: new on AllOutdoor

Posted on November 23, 2015 by Oleg Volk

The first eight months (including pre-production) with the new .223 bullpup

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Back from Florida

Posted on November 19, 2015 by Oleg Volk

New friends. Old friends. Warm weather, much work and even more fun. And I am glad to be home at last.

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7.7mm Arisaka in Nashville

Posted on November 18, 2015 by Oleg Volk

Does anyone have such a rifle available for me to borrow for photos?

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Compact and accurate

Posted on November 7, 2015 by Oleg Volk

K&M17 5.56mm with 4x Lucid scope: very compact, quite accurate. Style and poise by Yih Chau-Cheng.

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Extra points for style

Posted on November 6, 2015 by Oleg Volk

Volquartsen Ultralite in a Magpul stock, with an Aimpoint T1.

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Primary Arms 1-8x FFP scope: new on AllOutdoor

Posted on October 26, 2015 by Oleg Volk

A very impressive new optic.

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Which would be safer to kick?

Posted on October 15, 2015 by Oleg Volk

Sometimes, we read about psychopaths who abuse animals before turning to humans. Strangely, most of them go after bunnies, kittens, puppies and other helpless creatures. very few of them seek the challenge of trying to abuse bulls, full-grown large dog … Continue reading →

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Does headache medicine cause headaches?

Posted on October 15, 2015 by Oleg Volk

Let’s discuss semantics. Do we take headache medicine to cause headaches or to cure them? Are deer rifles used by deer or for hunting them? The English language doesn’t work quite the same way as German, which is why the … Continue reading →

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Long range on a budget: new on AllOutdoor

Posted on October 7, 2015 by Oleg Volk

NCStar 3-9x compact BDC scope — a review of something affordable, for a change. 

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Black, red and yellow…

Posted on October 3, 2015 by Oleg Volk

…nature’s danger warning, slightly subdued in this instance.     The rifle is an update of the Doublestar “teen gun” with Strike Industries forend for Mlock capability. Good ventilation and heat shields are pretty helpful to the gun with a pencil thin … Continue reading →

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Mossberg 144 magazines

Posted on October 1, 2015 by Oleg Volk

I have come to the conclusion that I need more magazines for that rifle. I have old 7 and 8 round magazines, and three newer 10-rounders…but all are starting to wear out. A good friend adjusted them for me, but … Continue reading →

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Remington ACR in 300BLK, suppressed

Posted on September 27, 2015 by Oleg Volk

A very handy little rifle, with minimal recoil and good accuracy. Does a number on bowling pins with 220gr subsonics at 50 yards, splitting them right in half. No blowback with suppressor. ACR | 762SD-N6  

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Zombie green rifle

Posted on September 14, 2015 by Oleg Volk

What is the temperature of a zombie? Above ambient, I would assume. Fighting Sheepdog rifle with IR Defense Hunter scope. I forget who made the can.

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Magnum Lite .22WMR: new on American Shooting Journal

Posted on September 12, 2015 by Oleg Volk

A brief review.

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.45 caliber rifles

Posted on September 11, 2015 by Oleg Volk

  45LC | 45-70Govt

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What’s the situation in Puerto Rico now?

Posted on September 11, 2015 by Oleg Volk

In June, Puerto Rico gun laws got struck down. What does it mean in practice for the island residents and visitors? (The rifle is Henry octagon pump in 22WMR. The beach is on Vieques Island.)

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