Category Archives: self-defense

New articles up on AllOutdoor

Posted on February 24, 2015 by Oleg Volk

Push Knives Comparative Performance of Three Rifle-Caliber Pistols: Part 1: Kel-Tec PLR16 Part 2: Spike’s Tactical ST15-LE Part 3: Century Arms M92

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A mix of classic and new

Posted on February 14, 2015 by Oleg Volk

Last year, I was curious what happened to KD Holsters and discovered that the brand was no longer. But some of their designs live on through Nelson Holsters. James Ervin Nelson took the most popular designs from several old brands, … Continue reading →

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Vintage “Terrorist Alert” posters

Posted on February 11, 2015 by Oleg Volk

A friend is selling off a small number of vintage posters that he designed during the 1980s. These posters are inexpensive (three for $13 shipped!) and their message is pretty sensible. Take a look.

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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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Can we compromise with anti-gun activists?

Posted on February 5, 2015 by Oleg Volk

Let’s look at one of the simplest, least powerful guns on the market, a Crickett Hunter. Manually cocked bolt action design dates back to 1820s, nearly two hundred years ago. Rimfire ammunition is uses postdates the action by only twenty … Continue reading →

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What’s more scary?

Posted on February 1, 2015 by Oleg Volk

A smiling redhead? Or the clip-fed 9mm revolver, the favorite fodder of pulp novel writers of the 1970s, in her hand? Photo for Kangaroo Carry.  

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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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A good choice for full power .357Mag

Posted on January 28, 2015 by Oleg Volk

People recommend training as you would fight, yet many train with 38Spl and carry with 357Mag. That’s because full-power 357 ammo hurts to shoot in all but the largest revolvers. Coonan automatic weighs the same as a 45ACP 1911 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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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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A reasonable response to Islamic terrorism

Posted on January 7, 2015 by Oleg Volk

Going after coreligionists of the offenders would make no more sense than bombing the Vatican in response to an IRA attack. The actual culprits of the Paris attack could have been shot dead in the act with minimal difficulty, except … Continue reading →

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Cell phone videos of attacks in progress (with corrected link)

Posted on January 7, 2015 by Oleg Volk

(The chair is for concealment and steadier aim. It’s not bullet proof cover, no matter what movies show.) An increasing number of massacres of unarmed civilians are now recorded. Most people who are able to hold a cell phone steadily … Continue reading →

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“Gun” control is people control.

Posted on January 7, 2015 by Oleg Volk

In the past, the gun control strategy relied on prior licensing requirements (gradually struck down) and technical restrictions (also gradually abandoned as pointless). Their current strategy is far more insidious: removal of access for new shooters (I-594) and lifetime prohibition … Continue reading →

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Teaching is more efficient than fighting

Posted on January 6, 2015 by Oleg Volk

If we ever have to take on the prohibitionists in combat, reducing their strength by two would require inflicting two casualties. Or, if the foes in question are support personnel, two civilian casualties. That’s not something our side would do … Continue reading →

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Equality of responsibility

Posted on January 5, 2015 by Oleg Volk

Cornered Cat Also The Unavoidable Truth About Terrorism.

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The short and the long of riot response.

Posted on January 4, 2015 by Oleg Volk

(click on the photo for 1920px wallpaper) A carbine with a 16″ barrel, 37mm launcher for smoke or (more useful) CS gas. While the cement abutment and steel utility pole are not the ideal cover, they are likely to stop … Continue reading →

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A serious young man.

Posted on January 4, 2015 by Oleg Volk

Nighthawk Custom shotgun, Federal Trueball slugs.

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A more purposeful shotgun user

Posted on January 3, 2015 by Oleg Volk
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Casting call: Apopka, Florida, Monday Dec.8

Posted on December 7, 2014 by Oleg Volk

I just had a last moment request for 3-4 article photos for a magazine. The topic is defense against home invasion. If you are available tomorrow evening, please drop me a line with a link to your profile or an … Continue reading →

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Washington State descends into legal savagery

Posted on December 2, 2014 by Oleg Volk

The foes of individual liberty have finally figured out that restrictions on adults are hard to implements, so they try to go after kids or those new to the shooting sports. The obstacles in the path of teaching gun safety … Continue reading →

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