Category Archives: self-defense

Updated version of an old poster

Posted on May 9, 2011 by Oleg Volk
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Minnesota elected officials plans to screw over those who elected them

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Oleg Volk

Senate majority leader Amy Koch and the Public Safety Chair Limmer are trying to sink “stand your ground” bill. These pretend conservatives would prefer a legal requirement that lawful people confronted by criminals be second-guessed by police, required to run … Continue reading →

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Compensating for something?

Posted on April 29, 2011 by Oleg Volk

You betcha!

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Charter Arms .44Spl Bulldog with CCI “flying ashtrays”

Posted on April 26, 2011 by Oleg Volk

Brassfetcher gelatin test results from a 4″ barrel. Results from 2.5″ barrel are quite close. 44Special and 45ACP are almost ballistic twins. Wider hollow points possible in revolver rounds make up any difference. Bulldog | Blazer ballistic data

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Publishing names of carry permit holders

Posted on April 22, 2011 by Oleg Volk

Say Uncle reports that yet another newspaper publishes names of permit holders. While potentially harmful to people on the list, it’s more harmful to people not on the list. A stalker can now check on his victim’s probable lack of … Continue reading →

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Hungary is considering liberalizing self-defense regulations

Posted on April 21, 2011 by Oleg Volk
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Hungarian translations

Posted on April 21, 2011 by Oleg Volk
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Self-reliance promotes survival

Posted on April 19, 2011 by Oleg Volk
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Another purse from Pistol Tote’n Mamas

Posted on April 17, 2011 by Oleg Volk

GTM | Keltec | CTC

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A good article about self-defense

Posted on April 16, 2011 by Oleg Volk

Ten to one.

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Keeping powder dry

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Oleg Volk

As expected, firing flintlocks in a drizzle isn’t a very productive activity. Many misfires. Last year’s visit to Boston also reminded me that Massachusetts’ gun laws have become significantly more oppressive since 1775. The much-maligned British Crown cared less about … Continue reading →

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Drywall may be no match for cut stone…

Posted on March 26, 2011 by Oleg Volk

…but a trained and resolute defender with a firearm more than makes up for the difference.

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A very nice birthday gift

Posted on March 15, 2011 by Oleg Volk
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Qualification target

Posted on March 12, 2011 by Oleg Volk
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Threat management tools.

Posted on March 11, 2011 by Oleg Volk

Among people I know who’ve had to defend themselves, PTSD is a great deal less prevalent in those who were successful. A person who is injured in a self-defense situation would have nightmares about it, while a person who succeeded … Continue reading →

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A complete CQB solution

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Oleg Volk

Kel-tec | DDupleks | Yankee Hill Machine (sights)

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My new favorite slugs

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Oleg Volk

This caught my attention last Fall and I made a point of doing gelatin tests, then meeting DDupleks crew at SHOT show. 20ga slug is only 19.5g (2/3 oz) and its velocity is 450m/s (1475fps), so the recoil impulse is … Continue reading →

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Collective punishment

Posted on February 28, 2011 by Oleg Volk

Bolsheviks and Nazis alike practiced collective punishment. The Reds would take hostages against “good behavior” of residents of a town and shoot them if any resistance was offered. Nazis would sometimes kill everyone in a town near which one of … Continue reading →

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Я не Рэмбо. Просто отказываюсь быть беззащитной жертвой.

Posted on February 19, 2011 by Oleg Volk
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No such thing as a social contract with evil

Posted on February 19, 2011 by Oleg Volk

The tragedy of the Holocaust happened in large part because a whole people thought they had a social contract with their governments. Depending on the country, Jews expected their governments to mistreat them little or much but always within some … Continue reading →

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