Tag Archives: revolver

Selecting a black powder revolver

Posted on February 17, 2015 by Oleg Volk

I got the black powder bug last year. Wanted top play around with cap and ball, but the loaners available to me were not quite what I wanted. For one, I didn’t want to ruin someone else’s gun by accident if … Continue reading →

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Unexpected terminal ballistics

Posted on February 16, 2015 by Oleg Volk

A year and a half ago, I reviewed Rossi revolving 45LC carbine (also capable of chambering 410 shotshells). I wan’t all that impressed with the accuracy, the handling or the terminal ballistics. Yesterday, one of my models brought her Circuit … Continue reading →

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A mix of classic and new

Posted on February 14, 2015 by Oleg Volk

Last year, I was curious what happened to KD Holsters and discovered that the brand was no longer. But some of their designs live on through Nelson Holsters. James Ervin Nelson took the most popular designs from several old brands, … Continue reading →

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What’s more scary?

Posted on February 1, 2015 by Oleg Volk

A smiling redhead? Or the clip-fed 9mm revolver, the favorite fodder of pulp novel writers of the 1970s, in her hand? Photo for Kangaroo Carry.  

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More than the sum of its parts

Posted on November 19, 2014 by Oleg Volk

Take one Sideguard holster for a .32 S&W J frame revolver. Add a cute girl. Pure ecstasy?  

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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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Aim well. Placement counts.

Posted on September 3, 2014 by Oleg Volk

Pietta 1858 target revolver imported by Traditions Firearms. If I am going to shoot a slow-loading weapon, I might as well hit my targets!

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Somebody’s time is running out…

Posted on August 10, 2014 by Oleg Volk

1858 Army, target version. This is my first foray into black powder, so I tried to pick something with practical value.

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Two new articles up on AllOutdoor

Posted on August 5, 2014 by Oleg Volk

Taurus Raging Bull 44 Magnum   Nagant Revolver in Serious Use

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No more redshirts!

Posted on August 4, 2014 by Oleg Volk

The term redshirt has had several meanings. The most current one comes courtesy of Star Trek and means a stock character in fiction who dies soon after being introduced. Redshirt deaths are often used to dramatize the potential peril that the main characters face. … Continue reading →

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Recoil is relative.

Posted on July 8, 2014 by Oleg Volk

Dan Coonan is very fond of saying that shooting his gun is an experience. It does have more muzzle flash and recoil and muzzle rise than a typical wonder-9. Actress Morrigan Sanders, age 16, doesn’t usually shoot Coonans. But not because … Continue reading →

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The very definition of “custom” holster

Posted on May 20, 2014 by Oleg Volk

“Custom” means made to customer’s specifications, with feature’s just as requested. This atypical Dragon Leatherworks holster shows why people choose individually designed products. The gun it contains, by the way, launches entirely serious .452″ projectiles.

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A very serious gentleman

Posted on May 20, 2014 by Oleg Volk

He’s happy to see you…and it is an M1917 revolver with a full clip of 45ACP in the cylinder. And yes, it comes with a loading/unloading tool.

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Recent presents

Posted on April 19, 2014 by Oleg Volk

S&W317 “kit gun” with a 3″ barrel has long been an object of desire for me, for all kinds of subjective reasons. I could never quite justify buying one for myself. A week ago, good friends gave me theirs as … Continue reading →

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Wood grips for Czechpoint/Alfa Proj revolvers

Posted on April 6, 2014 by Oleg Volk

Czechpoint revolvers come with functional but basic rubber grips. Some people prefer wood, and it turned out that they are available but not yet listed on the new version of Czechpoint USA web site. Here’s a preview of what you … Continue reading →

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Prvi Partizan

Posted on April 4, 2014 by Oleg Volk

  From one of my current projects.

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Where 22Magnum excels.

Posted on March 4, 2014 by Oleg Volk

22WMR is hardly an efficient pistol caliber, most of the time. The exception is when it’s used with CCI Gold Dots or other loads made just for short barrels. Then it becomes usable, if not ideal, for self-defense. The plus … Continue reading →

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Handicapped? Yes. Unarmed? Never.

Posted on February 10, 2014 by Oleg Volk

See www.romb.org.pl for more info in Polish.

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Nagant

Posted on January 31, 2014 by Oleg Volk
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More images previously published on paper

Posted on November 13, 2013 by Oleg Volk

1920x1050px wallpaper showing Magnum Research BFR in 500JRH. Dan Wesson Specialist, 45ACP.

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