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Bad self-defense advice: Idiocy or Malice?

Posted on March 20, 2013 by Oleg Volk

Recently, we have been treated to spectacularly stupid advice on self-defense by the vice president of the US. Doing what he advised would endanger the defender, the defender’s neighbors AND put him in legal trouble. That has been discussed in … Continue reading →

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For Sale: Trijicon Tripower (contact info corrected)

Posted on March 17, 2013 by Oleg Volk

Also posted for a friend, Trijicon Tripower: http://www.trijicon.com/na_en/products/product2.php?id=TriPower&mid=TriPower MSRP – $796.00 http://www.bravocompanyusa.com/LaRue-Tactical-CompM-Standard-Mount-QD-LT150-p/larue%20lt%20150.htm MSRP – $150.00 The TriPower has a couple small cosmetic scratches from being mounted and unmounted from different weapons, other than that its never been used while shooting.  … Continue reading →

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For Sale: EOTech 551 (contact info corrected)

Posted on March 17, 2013 by Oleg Volk

I am posting several items for a friend. First, EOTech 551: Law Enforcement and Military Night Vision compattable Holographic Red Dot Sight 65 MOA Circle with 1 MOA Dot Reticle Matte Finnish, (MSRP – $469.00) N Battery comes with a … Continue reading →

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Obsolescent calibers

Posted on March 12, 2013 by Oleg Volk

One approach to the current ammo shortage is to preserve the current calibers and use up less useful ammunition in practice. In my case, that means 7.62x54R gets used up in Mosins which are hardly useful for social purposes. The … Continue reading →

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Somebody doesn’t like my posters.

Posted on February 21, 2013 by Oleg Volk

Fast-forward this video to about 10:50 mark to hear an anti complain about this image of Lori. They aren’t fond of Chelsie, either. The young woman in the photo was 16 at the time.

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Serbu 50BMG rifle

Posted on February 19, 2013 by Oleg Volk

For an upcoming magazine article.

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Great leaders with guns.

Posted on February 3, 2013 by Oleg Volk

Soviet leader Brezhnev. When guns are restricted, they become status symbols and the rulers pose with them. That doesn’t mean they support gun ownership for the “proles”. The first gun control on record, the 1518 prohibition on wheel locks, was … Continue reading →

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A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is still putting on its shoes.

Posted on January 10, 2013 by Oleg Volk

Mark Twain was right. The current gun control push is fueled by conducting a false flag operation (which Fast and Furious was and the school shootings may be), then quickly making many false claims about guns, medical privacy, freedom of … Continue reading →

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The presumption of linguistic ignorance

Posted on January 1, 2013 by Oleg Volk

If I watch a French or a Czech film, it usually has subtitles for whatever languages are spoke on screen. If a character speaks German or Spanish, the words are subtitled. Most American movies just put a caption [speaks German] … Continue reading →

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New Year Wishes.

Posted on December 31, 2012 by Oleg Volk

To the readers of this blog, I wish a new year filled with old friends and new joys. And I hope that 2013 would be an uneventful year, unmentioned in the history books.

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The economics of gun control.

Posted on December 30, 2012 by Oleg Volk

We talk often about the technical aspects of gun control. Arbitrary specifications, capricious enforcement, massive mis-allocation of resouces… What are the financial effects of gun control as proposed by Feinstein and others of her kind? The most immediate effect is … Continue reading →

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This is my killing curse. There are many like it, but this one is mine.

Posted on December 4, 2012 by Oleg Volk

“Fantasy abandoned by reason produces impossible monsters: united with her, she is the mother of the arts and the origin of their marvels” This visual offense against good design actually shoots fairly well and the safety improves considerably on the … Continue reading →

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Selective Outrage?

Posted on December 4, 2012 by Oleg Volk

The bombardment of Guernica in 1937 is in every history book. The more destructive and murderous bombardment of Copenhagen isn’t. Likewise, the current efforts to raise taxes are condemned but 1950s administrations got a free pass on the 90%+ top … Continue reading →

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Hanging Professor

Posted on December 2, 2012 by Oleg Volk

A humorous sculpture in Prague. Many other photos of the same.

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Inflation Estimate

Posted on November 28, 2012 by Oleg Volk

My best estimate for inflation on my own consumer goods basket this year is 21% rather than the official 3%. Product and service quality have dropped noticeably to maintain a price point. Personal incomes have dropped largely because government spending … Continue reading →

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Fun with social statistics

Posted on October 25, 2012 by Oleg Volk

Let’s postulate a society with several identifiable ethnic groups. All other things being equal, the group with highest birth rates would be considered the poorest simply because their members would be overwhelmingly young. A 20 year old typically earns less … Continue reading →

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Dragon Day

Posted on October 1, 2012 by Oleg Volk

After the newest Red Dawn ended up even less plausible than the original, independent Dragon Day is in production. Looks like a better concept and likely better executed. While the foreign invasion may be far-fetched at this point, many of … Continue reading →

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New Lucid optics

Posted on September 28, 2012 by Oleg Volk

I use their red dot sight on a 458SOCOM AR. Recommended them to a colleague, then decided to see what’s new on the Lucid site. The red dot has been joined by a variable 2-5x magnifier for red dots and … Continue reading →

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Language as a weapon.

Posted on August 27, 2012 by Oleg Volk

Looking at the current conflicts, it seems that counties with common languages enjoy a major PR advantage in wartime. Countries like Albania and Georgia have to resort to other languages (English and Russian, respectively) to get their version of the … Continue reading →

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Not coming to Dragoncon this year.

Posted on August 16, 2012 by Oleg Volk

Too much work to do at home. I will be canceling hotel reservations unless somebody wants it transferred to them instead ($180/night rate at Sheraton). I think that’s lower than their current rates.

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