Assorted bullpups

Posted on October 22, 2014 by Oleg Volk

The main appeal of bullpups: balance! K&M17 in .308 (prototype).

IWI Tavor 5.56mm.

Keltec RFB .308 with AAC 762SDN-6 sound suppressor.

 

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Father-daughter, sniper-spotter.

Posted on October 21, 2014 by Oleg Volk

The optic is a 6-24x Lucid L5 mounted on a QD mount meant for an AR15. As a results, it sits too high but worked well enough for practicing field positions. The young lady is 15 and a three-gun competitor in training.

Or, in this case, the other way — the more experienced shooter spots for the novice.

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Coonan .357 Compact

Posted on October 21, 2014 by Oleg Volk

Regular 5″ Coonan autopistol may be concussive and flashy, but it’s a bit large for a small-framed person to wear daily. This compact 4″ version is even louder, brighter in the muzzle flash — and delivers a nice .357Mag punch.

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Two new articles on AllOutdoor

Posted on October 20, 2014 by Oleg Volk

Sure Strike Laser Training Ammo

Keltec CMR30 Carbine

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Henry Golden Boy

Posted on October 20, 2014 by Oleg Volk

Accurate and reliable, this rifle really grew on me…and the same thing happened to Sarah. she loves her little lever action.

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What I like about the upcoming Keltec RDB

Posted on October 20, 2014 by Oleg Volk

Bottom ejection is left and right hand compatible. Felt recoil is extremely low without a compensator — which makes me really wonder about the concussive muzzle brake installed on this demo gun. Great trigger, reversible charging handle, excellent accuracy. 1-6x scope is a good fit for the cartridge.

It’s a pre-production gun, so I am still waiting for minor refinements of the safety lever, magazine release and sling attachments. But it’s nice to see very functional test guns out at public events, in this case the Bullpup Conference at Rockcastle Shooting Center.

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Sentries

Posted on October 20, 2014 by Oleg Volk

SCAR-H with Gemtech muzzle blast mitigation shield, Aimpoint T1, Inforce light. Camo by Kryptek.

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Flashy ammo

Posted on October 20, 2014 by Oleg Volk

PMC rifle ammunition is pretty flashy to begin with. This picture shows shot three or four in a sequence of rapid fire. By then, the build-up of hot gas and unburned powder particles caused a brighter muzzle flame than before.

The rifle is PWS Mk.2 piston .308 with a Gemtech suppressor. The shooter is Yih-Chau Cheng, Oakland Gun Rights Examiner.

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A hypothetical situation for pro-life people

Posted on October 19, 2014 by Oleg Volk

If you were under attack by a pregnant woman and had to choose between dying or using deadly force in self-defense, which would you choose? If you would choose self-defense, how do you reconcile harming the fetus to save your life with putting the fetus first when the life of the mother is on the line for medical or other reasons?

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Varminting in Idaho

Posted on October 19, 2014 by Oleg Volk

PWS Mk.1 in 300Blackout, with Gemtech can and Aimpoint T1 microdot. Good on coyotes out to about 300m.

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Inland M1 carbines back in production.

Posted on October 19, 2014 by Oleg Volk

Inland Manufacturing is once again making M1 carbines done right: ladder sights with proper detents, round bolts, good reliability and accuracy. Had a fun shoot with them. They even fed Hornady red tip defense ammo which my own carbine won’t feed. Inland is also making M1911A1 pistols. I got to plink with one at a 1/2 size steel silhouette and 100% hits at 35 yards were pretty easy.

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Unwinding between bouts of work

Posted on October 19, 2014 by Oleg Volk

My tech support is in town.

Ingram 45ACp submachine gun with a home-made (properly tax stamped) Scionics-type silencer. No usable sights (needs a red dot) but can be point shot fairly well out to 35-40 yards.

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I really like vz58 in .223

Posted on October 16, 2014 by Oleg Volk

While 7.62×39 version is cute, tiny and pretty punchy, the .223 is more of an all-around fighting rifle. Using the same barrel blank as the 7.62, the 5.56mm version is more accurate, heats up slower and has less recoil. In fact, with the loud but effective muzzle brake, recoil is closer to a semi-auto 22wmr than to other centerfire rifles. I haven’t scopes this one yet (that would require a stock with a riser), but even irons provide less than 3MOA vs. 5MOA of the 7.62 variant (again, with iron sights). In the near future, I will have to compare the efficiency of the AR15 magazines vs. using the original rock and lock mags without the adapter.

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Rapid fire

Posted on October 16, 2014 by Oleg Volk

Steve from Shootsteel.com is running his AR. PWS FSC muzzle brake is loud but effective. The scope is Weaver 1.5-6x. I shot this rifle today as well, it worked as well off-hand as supported.

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Paging Wilhelm Tell!

Posted on October 15, 2014 by Oleg Volk

I had a great time at the range today with several friends. More photos after I get my new computer installed on Saturday.

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Where to get a power adapter from Swedish to American outlet?

Posted on October 13, 2014 by Oleg Volk

I have a Swedish visitor here and she needs to plug in her laptop. All my web searches turn out the reverse (US–>Sweden) of what I need. Suggestions, please?

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Boise get-together, Saturday 11th

Posted on October 9, 2014 by Oleg Volk

Meet old friends and make new acquaintances this Saturday at Rembrandt’s coffee house in Eagle, ID. The get-together begins at 10am and will likely go until 1pm or so.

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Crosman MAR177 upper for AR-15: new on AllOutdoor

Posted on October 6, 2014 by Oleg Volk


Training for accuracy with a .177 pre-charged air gun.

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Need help with coordinating a project in Boise, ID

Posted on October 3, 2014 by Oleg Volk

The location at which I was set to do photos, video and some live fire just became unavailable. Neither of my two local coordinators have been reachable in several days, so I need to come up with plan B by Tuesday October 6. Anyone able to assist?

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Roll call: Boise, Idaho

Posted on October 3, 2014 by Oleg Volk

I will be there next week for a photo shoot with Gemtech, PWS, Lucid, Keltec and other companies. A couple of my models are coming in from California and Minnesota. I’d like to know who is in the area — perhaps we would be able to connect.

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