Category Archives: rifle

Shorter Barrels for Defensive Rifles: new on AllOutdoor

Posted on March 29, 2015 by Oleg Volk

How relevant is the velocity loss to non-military use?

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M1867 Werndl-Holub rifle near Nashville

Posted on March 29, 2015 by Oleg Volk

Does anyone near my location have access to a shootable Werndl rifle? I’d like to do photos and a short article about it.

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Small features that matter

Posted on March 28, 2015 by Oleg Volk

AAC MPW 300BLK rifle with 2.5-10x Vortex scope. The shooter is one of OATH Ammunition employees. Ammunition: OATH subsonic 300BLK in aluminum case, supersonic in brass case. Projectiles in both are precision-machined copper. I’ve been playing a lot with machined bullets … Continue reading →

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A rifle for grizzly?

Posted on March 18, 2015 by Oleg Volk

Since a single shot rifle with .22 Long cartridge was enough to drop a record-size grizzly, does this mean thirty rounds of  22WMR would suffice for a whole herd of dinosaurs?    

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While taking senior pictures for friends…

Posted on March 16, 2015 by Oleg Volk

…ran into this Western girl with a Henry rifle.

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Henry “American Beauty” .22 lever action

Posted on March 14, 2015 by Oleg Volk

Functional jewelry.

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American Beauty

Posted on March 12, 2015 by Oleg Volk

…and the other one is an engraved Henry carbine.

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A gift of Pure Estrogen?

Posted on March 11, 2015 by Oleg Volk

I mentioned this carbine before. You don’t have to wait until the next Valentine’s Day, either.  

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Higher capacity magazines for M&P15-22: new on AllOutdoor

Posted on February 19, 2015 by Oleg Volk

Spend more of your range time shooting, less loading magazines.

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Unexpected terminal ballistics

Posted on February 16, 2015 by Oleg Volk

A year and a half ago, I reviewed Rossi revolving 45LC carbine (also capable of chambering 410 shotshells). I wan’t all that impressed with the accuracy, the handling or the terminal ballistics. Yesterday, one of my models brought her Circuit … Continue reading →

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A point worth re-visiting.

Posted on February 8, 2015 by Oleg Volk

The only question worth asking about any gun control push is: “What’s their end goal?” The answer is usually a subjugation of a disarmed people along with imprisonment or extermination of defenseless dissidents. Sometimes disarmament is pushed along ethnic, religious … Continue reading →

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Cool vz58 tshirts

Posted on February 7, 2015 by Oleg Volk

If you like vz58 rifles, this tshirt is for you: Get it from Czechpoint.  

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Ballistic questions about pistol caliber carbines

Posted on February 3, 2015 by Oleg Volk

Has anyone tried 60-95 grain bullets in 9mm Luger from carbines? What kind of accuracy, external and terminal ballistics should I expect? Has anyone shot 22TCM into gelatin from a rifle? Photos? I should have a chance to test these … Continue reading →

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A rifle for Valentine’s Day?

Posted on February 3, 2015 by Oleg Volk

Henry Firearms says: “Consider this American Beauty as a present for your lady.” A pretty good thought, in my opinion. Just make sure to include some ammunition with it. See Henry site for the close-up of the receiver engraving. And … Continue reading →

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Guns make a girl smile

Posted on January 29, 2015 by Oleg Volk

And a bonus redhead picture:

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Which gun for a lady?

Posted on January 28, 2015 by Oleg Volk

Both vz58 and “Pure Estrogen” AR15 are light, short and have good triggers. Neither has much kick. On the other hand, the last couple of women I encountered favored M1A, SKS and FS2000…so much for trying pick shoes, handbags and … Continue reading →

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People control

Posted on January 28, 2015 by Oleg Volk

As if there was any doubt that “gun control” is just a misnomer for people control, we have more evidence of the new direction on the part of the disarmers of lawful Americans. That direction is Soviet-style punitive psychiatry as … Continue reading →

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Brass Stacker Mosin Scout rifle: New on AllOutdoor

Posted on January 27, 2015 by Oleg Volk

Updating the military classic for practical field use I would also like to recommend an extensive video treatment of the same concept on the German side, a WW2 Mauser-based designated marksman rifle compared to the iron-sighted original.

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Usefulness of handheld automatic weapons.

Posted on January 25, 2015 by Oleg Volk

When I lived in the Soviet Union, I heard people say that they didn’t need or want capitalist excesses of choices or resources. The notion that being poor but proud conferred an intellectual superiority is held by a few in … Continue reading →

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The best thing about SHOT Show

Posted on January 25, 2015 by Oleg Volk

Terrific friendly, knowledgeable people — thousands of them from all over the world.

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