Category Archives: weapon

Bringing the Point of Balance Back: new on AllOutdoor

Posted on June 23, 2015 by Oleg Volk

Competition Rifles: Bringing the Point of Balance Back

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Nighthawk Custom T4: new on AllOutdoor

Posted on June 15, 2015 by Oleg Volk

A particularly refined compact 9mm 1911

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Using Optics for Training New Shooters: new on AllOutdoor

Posted on June 10, 2015 by Oleg Volk

Going counter to conventional wisdom.

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Forbidden fruit and other visual musings

Posted on June 10, 2015 by Oleg Volk
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Bad nightmares about good things

Posted on June 10, 2015 by Oleg Volk

Last night’s dream was amusing enough, in retrospect, to be written up. I was going through an airport with my parents and a couple of friends who visited from Germany. My parents went ahead, I hanged back with the tourists. … Continue reading →

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A smart guy did the math

Posted on June 5, 2015 by Oleg Volk

Weeks after I asked the ballistic math questions, I got this email: Was intrigued by your trig problem. Herewith my answers: 1) take distance and bearings at regular intervals, say 20 seconds apart.  (take bearing and ten seconds later take … Continue reading →

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Girl with a scar

Posted on June 4, 2015 by Oleg Volk

SCAR16S with 4x ACOG 

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Credit where it’s due

Posted on June 3, 2015 by Oleg Volk

Minnesota’s recent legalization of sound suppressors is mainly GOCRA‘s achievement. Please support them.  

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Waiting shotgunner

Posted on June 3, 2015 by Oleg Volk
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Use cover

Posted on June 1, 2015 by Oleg Volk

While not ideal cover, the vault door is a pretty good start on not getting shot. The actual position is the balance between having a wide field of view, pushing the muzzle out to avoid trapping the muzzle blast next to the … Continue reading →

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Best cure is prevention, but…

Posted on June 1, 2015 by Oleg Volk

  …if avoiding psychos doesn’t work, then shooting them would have to do. Statistically, women are at greatest personal risk of murder or aggravated battery when they leave abusive relationships. So don’t compound bad judgment in picking mates by choosing … Continue reading →

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Hunter

Posted on June 1, 2015 by Oleg Volk

While doing photos for Michelle DiCianni’s Gun Digest article about Rock Island 45ACP pistol, we spooked an adult doe right by my house. While the doe lumbered away slowly, the model tracked her with her index finger and said: “I … Continue reading →

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Modern and historic

Posted on May 31, 2015 by Oleg Volk

Keltec CMR30 with Primary Arms 4x prismatic scope. Springfield 1903 rinfire trainer.

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Friends in arms

Posted on May 31, 2015 by Oleg Volk

Modern Classic.

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One advantage of working with competent models

Posted on May 31, 2015 by Oleg Volk

I don’t own any XD or XDM pistols. This model brought her own pistol to the photo shoot, which gave me an opportunity to include it as a prop. It’s also helpful that I don’t have to pay attention to … Continue reading →

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The smallest and the largest caliber of the line-up

Posted on May 8, 2015 by Oleg Volk

The largest caliber North American Arms offers: 380ACP. The smallest: 22 Short.

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Shhh, don’t wake the baby!

Posted on May 3, 2015 by Oleg Volk

I mentioned the .22 Uzi carbine a couple of years ago. This more recent photo is alluding to the early 1970s photo of a West Bank settler.

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Cute and competent

Posted on May 2, 2015 by Oleg Volk

  Airsoft PLR16 with a stock (effectively SU16D) by Socom Gear. Since Airsoft isn’t restrivted by 1934 NFA regulations, we can try short barreled rifles for handiness and appreciate their useful qualities. Even the adult stock of the 22WMR Crickett … Continue reading →

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Snake skin holster

Posted on May 2, 2015 by Oleg Volk

Dennis at Dragon Leatherworks makes awesome holsters. This one is made of snake skin.

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Riot control legalities.

Posted on April 28, 2015 by Oleg Volk

Assume a legally reasonable US state and an on-going violent riot… Defender faces a crowd of several hundred advancing on a residential property above a storefront. Crowd already demonstrated violent behavior, has visible melee weapons and incendiaries but no visible … Continue reading →

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