Tag Archives: girl

And speaking of rooftops…

Posted on July 29, 2012 by Oleg Volk

For sight radius, length matters. Such a long barrel also gives maximum bullet velocity and least muzzle blast. The added weight is surprisingly little thanks to the relatively short forend. Both front and rear sights are adjustable for windage and … Continue reading →

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More fun than practical.

Posted on July 26, 2012 by Oleg Volk

That’s about high heels. The carbine itself is fairly practical, especially with a red dot installed. Fire can be commenced once eye and ear protection are added.

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Actress Morrigan Sanders

Posted on July 23, 2012 by Oleg Volk

Actress Morrigan Sanders is 14. She’s holding a Model 1916 S&W, British Contract in .455 Webley, Enfield arsenal marked, converted to .45 Long Colt after the War, refinished and with Pachmayr grips. To quote her father: “Morrigan tears out the … Continue reading →

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Had she starred in “Home Alone”…

Posted on July 23, 2012 by Oleg Volk

…that film would have ended much sooner. We are used to viewing teenagers as vulnerable, but that’s in large part because adults have forbidden them defensive tools and bad laws designed to infantilize mature and immature teens are far more … Continue reading →

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Pensive

Posted on July 19, 2012 by Oleg Volk
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Not just for small bore shooters anymore!

Posted on July 17, 2012 by Oleg Volk

The AR sight picture tshirt isn’t just for riflemen anymore. MKA1919 has the same sight picture and so fits the canon.

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Same rifle, bigger caliber

Posted on July 17, 2012 by Oleg Volk

The logic of 300BLK is simple: twice the weight of metal at the cost of slightly less flat trajectory. At 100 yards, the difference in drop is only 2″, at 200 it grows to 8″. Still within point blank for … Continue reading →

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The heffalumps are in trouble…

Posted on June 25, 2012 by Oleg Volk

And speaking of A.A.Milne — does anyone know why all the texts of “Winnie the Pooh” are gone from the Internet all of a sudden?

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A sterling example of today’s youth

Posted on June 20, 2012 by Oleg Volk
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Fathers Day range trip

Posted on June 17, 2012 by Oleg Volk
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Little girl’s first day at the range

Posted on May 21, 2012 by Oleg Volk

This girl and her mother were both afraid of guns. Her mother went just to learn how to unload them…ended up getting a taste for shooting, while her daughter turned into a full-bore gun nut at age eight. She started … Continue reading →

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Rimfire fun

Posted on May 12, 2012 by Oleg Volk

Keri tries out a GSG522.

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Another impressive kid.

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Oleg Volk

My friends excel at raising smart, personable children.

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A young lady becomes a rifleman

Posted on May 6, 2012 by Oleg Volk

Combine a child-sized bolt action rifle, a box of low-power quiet .22 ammunition, eye and ear protection, high-visibility targets, three patient instructors and a precocious girl aged four and a half. She drilled with her mother earlier in the week … Continue reading →

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Heard from a father of a 7-month old girl…

Posted on May 5, 2012 by Oleg Volk

“I am buying parts for a pink AR for her now, but I don’t think she’s ready to learn how to shoot until she’s twelve…(pause)……months. In reality, the poor kid would have to wait until the age of five or … Continue reading →

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A wisp of a girl…with a 12 gauge shotgun

Posted on May 5, 2012 by Oleg Volk

This girl and her sister are left-handed. Her parents and brother are right-handed. Bottom ejection (as with Browning BPS, Ithaca 37 and Keltec KSG) gets around this difference.

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Anti-gun ranges aren’t much fun.

Posted on May 3, 2012 by Oleg Volk

Tamara and Sayuncle has long noted that being a gunnie is much more fun than being an anti-gunnie. JRC 9mm can be configured for left-hand ejection but that requires partial disassembly and we didn’t have the time. Next range trip … Continue reading →

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A forward-leaning observer

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Oleg Volk

Hailey on Horseback at Horse Quarters.

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Matthew 25:36 (nsfw)

Posted on April 8, 2012 by Oleg Volk

The Bible urges us to clothe the naked, so I offered the fence climber my neck tie. Not being a corporate creature anymore, I don’t wear it anyway. It fit her well, being precisely the right length to ensure a … Continue reading →

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Caryatid (nsfw)

Posted on April 6, 2012 by Oleg Volk

A decorative element seen on a friend’s house.

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