Category Archives: rifle

Left-hand AR15

Posted on February 7, 2013 by Oleg Volk

Just because 9mm carbines are girly, doesn’t mean that smaller bores should be neglected. Sarah gets long with the RRA .223 for southpaws just fine. Range report in a few. Other trivia: you can see a Sykes-Fairburn dagger and clips … Continue reading →

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Effective range of a 9×19 carbine.

Posted on February 7, 2013 by Oleg Volk

This is Sarah. She is 15 and left-handed, so a light 9mm carbine with left-hand ejection is a reasonable long gun for her. The carbine is topped with a 3x scope zeroed at 50 yards. With this being the reticle, … Continue reading →

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Banning safety features

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Oleg Volk

The scary-looking carbine above is a semi-auto 9mm, one of the weakest centerfire rounds ever used in a long gun. But the “shoulder thingy that goes up” makes it scary. The ignorant Carolyn McCarthy wants it banned. Feinstein’s new gun … Continue reading →

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Movie Shenandoah

Posted on February 3, 2013 by Oleg Volk

Watching that film, I noticed that the protagonist family were all armed better than either the Federal or the Confederate armies, most having repeating cartridge carbines. The days of the regular Americans being able to match government firepower are sadly … Continue reading →

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Firearm or weapon?

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Oleg Volk

NRA materials use the term firearm. That’s the correct term in the context of safety and marksmanship training. In the context of gun control, the correct term is weapon. Gun control is all about items usable as weapons. If it … Continue reading →

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Photos of Tavor in Israeli use

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Oleg Volk

I am looking for documentary photos showing Tavor rifles in actual use. These have to be publishable as elements of an illustration — either in the public domain or with known, reachable authors. High resolution — 2000px and up highly … Continue reading →

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After a string of fire.

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Oleg Volk

Suppressed SU22 is light enough and quiet enough for a comfortable social outing in the woods of Tennessee. Everyone shot suppressed that day, so the ear plugs aren’t in evidence.

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AR15 parts for sale.

Posted on January 27, 2013 by Oleg Volk

Posting these for a friend: Custom Lewis Machine & Tool (LMT) 10.5″ Upper receiver with: LMT 10.5″ chrome lined 1:7 twist 5.56 Heavy Barrel LMT Complete Semi Auto Bolt Carrier Group Tactical Latch for Charging Handle Phantom Flash Hider LaRue … Continue reading →

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A strangely charismatic little rifle.

Posted on January 27, 2013 by Oleg Volk

Little Badger in the hands of self-defense trainer Kathy Jackson. Little Badger looks like an illicit love child between an AR15 and a Mk3 Sten. It’s all black metal and Picatinny rails, with a ladder sight of M2 carbine and … Continue reading →

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Speaking of Henry lever actions

Posted on January 25, 2013 by Oleg Volk

I need to get the 44Mag out to the range and figure out the drop past 100 yards. 240gr bullet has muzzle velocity of 1745fps. At this time, the Big Boy is zeroed for 50 yards. If zeroed for 100, … Continue reading →

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Comblock guns

Posted on January 25, 2013 by Oleg Volk

Back in the 1980s and 90s, comblock guns referred to weapons produced in the Warsaw Pact countries and China. Given the changes in our world since, we may soon be able to apply that term to Armalite rifles produced in … Continue reading →

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M1A Scout in a Rogue bullpup stock

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Oleg Volk

18″ Springfield Scout Squad rifle in a Rogue bullpup stock. In the two views, you can see the “belt and suspenders and then some” approach to sighting — 4-16x scope and red dot (both Vortex) plus offset Dueck iron sights, … Continue reading →

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My hunting rifle and Katyn forest.

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Oleg Volk

I own many rifles, but I only hunt with one of them. Feinstein’s latest effort to disarm Americans would ban it. It would ban that entire shape of rifle (bullpup) as well as that entire category (semi-auto with a box … Continue reading →

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If you like folding stocks on AR15s, here’s another upper option

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Oleg Volk

Since their web site is still in development, I’ll post the two sides of their SHOT show handout. These should start shipping by Spring. You can see their Facebook page for now.

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Match accuracy in a plastic rifle?

Posted on January 22, 2013 by Oleg Volk

Last year, I shot a Chiappa 15-22 at an indoor range with a 1-4x scope. At 25 yards, the bullets consistently clover-leafed. I absolutely did not expect that result from a lightweight upper on a plastic lower, especially since I … Continue reading →

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Are presidents the new royalty?

Posted on January 11, 2013 by Oleg Volk

This Secret Service White House guard with P90 submachine gun protects Obama and his family. His fully automatic weapon uses 50 round magazines. When it comes to protection of your family, Obama objects to semi-automatic weapons and 11-round magazines. Not … Continue reading →

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Matching flash hiders to barrel twist rate

Posted on January 8, 2013 by Oleg Volk

Micro Defense designs for .223 (top) and .308 (bottom).

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Steel cased/jacketed ammo vs. brass-cased/copper-jacketed

Posted on January 8, 2013 by Oleg Volk

Lucky Gunner just posted an extremely informative study. I have been very impressed with one of the brands they used, American Eagle (the target above was fired at 50 yards from a 20″ AR).

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The “nobody needs” fallacy

Posted on January 6, 2013 by Oleg Volk

Does anyone really need old family snapshots? Pictures of your child as a baby, or of your grandparents on their honeymoon have no monetary worth and nearly no practical value. What can you do with them, besides looking every few … Continue reading →

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Which Constitutional right would you like to lose next?

Posted on January 4, 2013 by Oleg Volk

PS: The shirt is real.

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