AK boltface tshirt

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Oleg Volk

Like the original AR15 boltface pictogram, this one is an in-joke for those in the know. I guess it’s the firearm equivalent of a masonic lodge pin.

1791 Apparel | Vepr Hunter 308

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Gremlin’s new girlfriend

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Oleg Volk

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Two mounting options for AK types

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Oleg Volk

Forward rail, in this case from SGM Tactical. Works well for red dot sights.

Side clamp-on mount with Picatinny rail on top. Better for scopes.

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The best thing about taking new shooters to the range

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Oleg Volk

Carbine shown is a Keltec SU22 carbine with AAC Prodigy suppressor and Primary Arms red dot.

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More photo retouching help wanted

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Oleg Volk

Work: outlining and spotting tabletop product photos. Turnaround time varies, usually a couple of days. Pay is $3-5/per image, depending on the complexity and the urgency. Please contact me if interested.

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Giovanna

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Oleg Volk

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New on CTD blog: How to introduce new shooters, efficiently.

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Oleg Volk

New article on CTD blog about providing a good first range experience for new shooters.

The holster purse above is from Gun Tote’n Mamas.

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An honorable obligation

Posted on March 4, 2012 by Oleg Volk

Wedding vows are heavy on promises. Implied in them is the intent to keep the spouse safe. It’s not the promise to “protect by calling strangers to our aid” but to “cherish and protect”. The obligation is gender-neutral. A single person may choose, however foolishly, to be defenseless and unprepared. For a family member to be willfully incapable of dealing with emergencies — medical, criminal or others — is inexcusable.

It’s a little strange to me that some people would marry and then either not bother with acquiring competency or actively view the interests of violent criminals or dangerous animals (or any other potential threats) as equal or superior to the interests of the spouse. My friends usually take this obligation seriously. Witness Kit and John right after their wedding.

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Dennis

Posted on March 4, 2012 by Oleg Volk

Got to see Mr. Dragon Leather on my last visit to Knoxville. Picked up a new pocket holster for PF9 with .22 conversion kit and Laserlyte laser (photos soon) — it’s so beautifully made, I wonder how I would be able to stand concealing it…

308 main gun (Vepr, again) and 45ACP backup seem like a pretty reasonable combo. Photo taken at Wolf Arms.

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Vepr Hunter .308

Posted on March 3, 2012 by Oleg Volk

This rifle is positioned to compete with rifles like Remington 750 Woodmaster. The price, the weight and the other features are fairly similar. Vepr seems like a more robust design overall.

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Another photographer at work

Posted on March 3, 2012 by Oleg Volk

Last weekend, another photographer and I worked with the same model. While they were busy, I took snapshots of the shutterbug at work.

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How my models learn to shoot

Posted on March 3, 2012 by Oleg Volk

Some of the people I photograph are not familiar with firearms. I try to remedy that, both to have more versatile models and for their benefit as well. I taught the basics to two last weekend, both times using suppressed P22 and SU22. Both girls are left eye dominant but right handed, so the red dot on the SU proved very helpful. Variable length stock and very light weight of the carbine also helped. Hearing protection was used because we shot supersonic ammunition from a blowback gun, and because the sound of bullets impacting on tin cans at 15 to 25 yards can be quite loud. Standing, sitting, squatting, kneeling positions were covered.

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What a grimace!

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Oleg Volk

Photographer Chryseis Dawn

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What to get for someone who has everything?

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Oleg Volk

Buying presents for many of my friends is hard. They can afford anything I can get them, and their kids are usually well taken care of as well. But I find that truly custom gifts — photographs, knives, other works of art — work very well. This was made by my friend Nikolay for another friend’s seven year old daughter.

She will have plenty of use for it — whittling wood, opening plastic packages, cleaning fruit, hopefully not self-defense — and it will last her a lifetime. The steel came from a railway car coil spring.

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Afraid of gun accidents? Train your kids!

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Oleg Volk

Project Appleseed | Say Uncle (his daughter in the poster) | Henry Mini Bolt

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New Facebook “Like” button

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Oleg Volk

Cute shirt from Endo Apparel. Hat tip to Sayuncle.

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Various Vepr rifles

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Oleg Volk

Above, Robinson 5.45×39 conversion. All examples below are current Wolf Arms imports.

.308 Vepr Hunter with an EOTech. The shooter above is 14 and handles it easily. I think this is my favorite variant, as I prefer crossbolt safety to the traditional AK lever.

In 7.62x54R, with Cobra red dot.

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Gemtech Halo

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Oleg Volk

There’s something to a suppressor that fits on any A2 flash hider.

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What short sight radius!?

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Oleg Volk

AK rifles are generally faulted for short sight radius. With Tech Sights, that’s no longer true. Their solution is a rock-solid rear aperture attached to the receiver, not to the dust cover. Dis-assembly is by removing a cross-pin. I first encountered Tech Sights sights on 10-22 rifles at Appleseed training events. They are the standard sight upgrade there.

I think it’s a worthwhile upgrade. They make two versions, one with a single aperture and another with a two-aperture flipper.

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The nicest wood I’ve ever seen on an RPK derivative

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Oleg Volk

One of the rifles I tried out last weekend at WPA in Knoxville. Ten-shot .308 with mild recoil. Optics or Picatinny rails mount on a left-side rail with return to zero.

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