Category Archives: interesting people

Forbidden fruit and other visual musings

Posted on June 10, 2015 by Oleg Volk
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Minnesota portraits

Posted on June 2, 2015 by Oleg Volk
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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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A friend wants to become a gunsmith.

Posted on May 26, 2015 by Oleg Volk

My friend Scott signed up for the Yavapai school of professional gunsmithing. The first challenge was the list of required materials for the first semester, which is beyond his current resources. Part of the list is the expected tools, the other is … Continue reading →

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Portraits of friends

Posted on May 16, 2015 by Oleg Volk
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Film reviews

Posted on May 4, 2015 by Oleg Volk

Our Mothers, Our Fathers (Generation War) — a German three-part movie about five friends living through 1939-1945. Acting – 9/10, including strong performances by secondary characters Visuals – 9/10, good sense of time and place Props and authenticity – 8/10, just … Continue reading →

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Out-takes from a photo shoot

Posted on May 4, 2015 by Oleg Volk

These were done around the main shoot for Cosplay Deviants.

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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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New edits of old photos (nsfw)

Posted on April 24, 2015 by Oleg Volk
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Rapid fire with shotgun

Posted on April 20, 2015 by Oleg Volk

Cheyenne Dalton is 14. How fast can she ran the updated Auto 5 shotgun and still hit clays? Pretty fast, I think. Good thing Crazy Quail launcher kept up… …and we brought plenty of ammunition.  

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Strength in diversity

Posted on April 15, 2015 by Oleg Volk

Wondering around the NRA show and socializing with my friends and colleagues reminded me again just how varied and friendly the American shooters are. A monoculture may have the perceived advantage of default cohesiveness, but conformity usually is enforced subtly … Continue reading →

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Help a friend: fundraiser for a getaway from an abusive spouse

Posted on April 5, 2015 by Oleg Volk

I’ve followed the development of this mess for a couple of years now. A former competitive air gun shooter,  Stacey modeled for several of my RKBA posters, and I got to hear a bit about her situation. My advice was … Continue reading →

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Process over results.

Posted on April 1, 2015 by Oleg Volk

Shooting film is a lot like shooting a flintlock: slow, inefficient and best left to those who enjoy the process more than they value the results. Even if used with modern film, these cameras provide no instant feedback and no … Continue reading →

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Enjoying Spring weather

Posted on March 31, 2015 by Oleg Volk
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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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Leopard got a monkey!

Posted on March 27, 2015 by Oleg Volk

   

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A rifle for grizzly?

Posted on March 18, 2015 by Oleg Volk

Since a single shot rifle with .22 Long cartridge was enough to drop a record-size grizzly, does this mean thirty rounds of  22WMR would suffice for a whole herd of dinosaurs?    

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A Long Time Until Now: book review

Posted on March 18, 2015 by Oleg Volk

I just finished reading Mike’s newest book, A Long Time Until now.  It’s a typical MZW in terms of pacing: a slow first chapter followed by rapidly accelerating pace of story-telling all the way up to the last sentence. It’s … Continue reading →

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While taking senior pictures for friends…

Posted on March 16, 2015 by Oleg Volk

…ran into this Western girl with a Henry rifle.

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A smiling Texan

Posted on March 15, 2015 by Oleg Volk

Our Renaissance man, Mike.  

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