…nature’s danger warning, slightly subdued in this instance. The rifle is an update of the Doublestar “teen gun” with Strike Industries forend for Mlock capability. Good ventilation and heat shields are pretty helpful to the gun with a pencil thin … Continue reading →

Posted in rifle, weapon | Tagged 223, AR15, optics, red dot | 4 Comments

Superhuman senses.

Posted on September 11, 2015 by Oleg Volk

She can hear better and tell bearing of the sound source more precisely with the amplified hearing protection. She can see in the dark with the thermal scope. And she’s definitely compensating with the Tavor for her inability to well-aimed … Continue reading →

Posted in interesting people, rifle, self-defense, training, weapon | Tagged 223, bullpup, optics, thermal | 7 Comments

Volquartsen solution for the left-handed.

Posted on August 26, 2015 by Oleg Volk

Volquartsen Ultra Lite .22 is an awesome rifle, but the thumbhole stock is fairly long and designed purely for right-handed users. Fortunately, one minute with a screwdriver puts on an even lighter Hogue stock which is shorter and ambidextrous. Add … Continue reading →

Posted in rifle, sound suppressor, weapon | Tagged 22LR, Aimpoint, Hogue, optics, semi-auto, Volquartsen | 2 Comments

Savage Rascal, scoped

Posted on August 25, 2015 by Oleg Volk

I’ve written about Savage Rascal before. It’s one of my favorite little rifles, tiny enough for kids but built well enough for adults to use as well. I use mine with the default peep sight and that’s good enough for … Continue reading →

Posted in ammunition, rifle, training, weapon | Tagged 22LR, bolt action, optics, scope | 4 Comments

Brenneke slugs work well

Posted on August 18, 2015 by Oleg Volk

Origin 12 shotgun with Trijicon RX30 sight (unmagnified 6.5MOA dot reticle), Brenneke full power magnum slugs. Five shots at 25 yards, with the shotgun rested on a porch railing. The sight wasn’t fully adjusted at that point, we fixed it … Continue reading →

Posted in ammunition, shotgun, weapon | Tagged 12ga, optics | 2 Comments

Fun guns and the girls who shoot them

Posted on August 11, 2015 by Oleg Volk

ATI STG44-22 is one of my favorite plinkers. Scoped, it’s impressively accurate.

Posted in humor, interesting people, rifle, shotgun, weapon | Tagged 12ga, 22LR, optics, pump action | 6 Comments

Sometimes shorter IS better: a very handy CQB package

Posted on July 23, 2015 by Oleg Volk

This is a Spike’s Tactical 300 Blackout pistol with 8.5″ barrel. It delivers fairly impressive external ballistics, but it’s still an AR pistol and requires specific training for effective use. When a friend came by with a registered short barrel lower (also Spike’s … Continue reading →

Posted in rifle, training, weapon | Tagged 300Blackout, AR15, optics, scope, Vortex | 5 Comments

LAR47 carbine review: new on AllOutdoor

Posted on July 13, 2015 by Oleg Volk

7.62×39 in AR15 form — an unexpectedly useful combination.

Posted in rifle, weapon | Tagged 7.62x39, AllOutdoor, AR15, optics | 3 Comments

Two de-facto standards in competition rimfire shooting

Posted on June 18, 2015 by Oleg Volk

Volquartsen pistols and rifles and C-More sights. Competently handled by Cheyenne Dalton.

Posted in pistol, rifle, training | Tagged 22LR, competition, optics, red dot | 6 Comments

Just Looking

Posted on June 11, 2015 by Oleg Volk

A Lucky Gunner employee practicing sitting position in the best traditions of Appleseed.

Posted in rifle, sound suppressor, training | Tagged 22LR, AR15, optics | 1 Comment

Using Optics for Training New Shooters: new on AllOutdoor

Posted on June 10, 2015 by Oleg Volk

Going counter to conventional wisdom.

Posted in rifle, sound suppressor, training, weapon | Tagged 22LR, 7.62x39, AllOutdoor, optics | 2 Comments

Girl with a scar

Posted on June 4, 2015 by Oleg Volk

SCAR16S with 4x ACOG

Posted in rifle, weapon | Tagged 223, dress, optics, scope, semi-automatic, white | 3 Comments

When “Too Much Scope” Isn’t Too Much: new on AllOutdoor

Posted on May 18, 2015 by Oleg Volk

Lucid 6-24x and other high-magnification scopes for varminting

Posted in hunting, rifle | Tagged 17WSM, AllOutdoor, bolt action, Lucid, optics, Savage | 1 Comment

TacCom .22 Carbon Fiber AR Upper: new on AllOutdoor

Posted on April 7, 2015 by Oleg Volk

A Featherweight Over-Achiever.

Posted in ammunition, rifle, sound suppressor | Tagged 22LR, AAC, AllOutdoor, AR15, optics, upper | 2 Comments

A coming 4x BDC scope

Posted on March 31, 2015 by Oleg Volk

PWS piston rifle with the prototype Lucid 4x prismatic scope.

Posted in rifle, weapon | Tagged 223, AR15, optics, piston, scope | 4 Comments

Small features that matter

Posted on March 28, 2015 by Oleg Volk

AAC MPW 300BLK rifle with 2.5-10x Vortex scope. The shooter is one of OATH Ammunition employees. Ammunition: OATH subsonic 300BLK in aluminum case, supersonic in brass case. Projectiles in both are precision-machined copper. I’ve been playing a lot with machined bullets … Continue reading →

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Keltec KSG in fun mode

Posted on January 7, 2015 by Oleg Volk

More information about KSG.

Posted in shotgun, weapon | Tagged 12ga, bullpup, keltec, optics, pump action, red dot, Vortex | 3 Comments

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The night is young, but we have enough NVG batteries

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