Tag Archives: 9×19

Better than milspec

Posted on July 8, 2013 by Oleg Volk

The common complaint with Army issue guns is that they are made by the lowest bidder. South Korean K5 (P51 in the commercial dress) is no exception. Back when Korean Daewoo P51 pistols became available in the US, I didn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in light/laser, pistol, weapon | Tagged , | 13 Comments

Guns aren’t the solution…except when they are.

Posted on July 6, 2013 by Oleg Volk

Opponents of firearms for effective self-defense tell others to run away from danger, to learn martial arts, or to “give the bad guy what he wants”. Not everyone can follow that advice…in fact, almost no one can. Least of all, … Continue reading →

Posted in ammunition, interesting people, pistol, rifle, rkba, self-defense, training, weapon | Tagged , , , , , , | 38 Comments

Compact yet effective

Posted on June 23, 2013 by Oleg Volk

Springfield XDS with Viridian C5L light/laser

Posted in light/laser, pistol, weapon | Tagged | 1 Comment

Chris Cheng talks about MP5 submachine gun

Posted on June 5, 2013 by Oleg Volk
Posted in weapon | Tagged , | 1 Comment

Because they are fun!

Posted on June 5, 2013 by Oleg Volk

Submachine guns have many practical uses. They are also plain fun. This man picked one up for the first time in his long life. Like driving a car or riding a bicycle, the pleasure comes from being in control of … Continue reading →

Posted in rkba, training, Uncategorized, weapon | Tagged , | 2 Comments

Personal Defense Weapon

Posted on June 1, 2013 by Oleg Volk

BT9 is basically a 9mm pistol with a shoulder stock to aid in accurate shooting. In semi-auto form, it works well to 200m, especially with an optic like the Trijicon Reflex 2 shown. Nearly no felt recoil. A great defensive … Continue reading →

Posted in rifle, rkba, self-defense, weapon | Tagged , | 12 Comments

Recent fun and games.

Posted on May 25, 2013 by Oleg Volk

Both days featured sunshine, rain, snow and hail mixed up randomly. Alain Baeriswyl is an exceptionally good coach. Both the shooting course and the Minuteman training were informative, challenging, fun and lend themselves to further practice of the skills taught. … Continue reading →

Posted in author, pistol, rifle, rkba, self-defense, training | Tagged , , , | 7 Comments

О женщинах

Posted on April 27, 2013 by Oleg Volk

Есть женщины в русской пехотеИх снайперами зовутВрага в перекрестье загонятИ за пол-версты попадутИной их не сразу заметит,Когда в камуфляже ониИ с пулей в башке он закончитСвои беспокойные дни А если их словом обидеть, невежливостью оскорбитьТо лучше бы некультурному на свете … Continue reading →

Posted in pistol, rifle, weapon | Tagged , , , , , | 8 Comments

SSG69 PIV, police variant

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Oleg Volk

This illustrates the utility of short, handy PIV variant. With the scope set at 3.5x, off-hand snapshots are possible. That would be rather harder with the longer bull barrels typical of longer military sniper rifles. At typical police sniper ranges under … Continue reading →

Posted in holster, rifle, training, weapon | Tagged , , , , | 3 Comments

Back from my travels.

Posted on April 2, 2013 by Oleg Volk

Lots of photos to edit, new reviews and photos to post. For now, a little pink as part of the fan service. FMK 9mm

Posted in pink, pistol | Tagged | 7 Comments

Pretty is as pretty does

Posted on March 27, 2013 by Oleg Volk

When I first saw this holster, I wondered why anyone would make a pretty holster for a completely utilitarian Glock.Then I got to shoot a new Gen.4 G19 at the range and the accuracy was enough to remind me. Reliable, … Continue reading →

Posted in holster | Tagged , , | 7 Comments

Getting a handle on the situation

Posted on February 26, 2013 by Oleg Volk

Erin Palette’s tricked out Sub2000 as of November 2012. It had everything that a 9mm carbine needs to be useful except one thing. It lacked an extended charging handle. Sub2000 has a fairly stiff recoil spring. It’s location and the … Continue reading →

Posted in rifle | Tagged , , | 3 Comments

Ava and Flashbang

Posted on February 24, 2013 by Oleg Volk

Kathy “Cornered Cat” Jackson introduced me to Looper holsters at SHOT show and I got several of them in the mail recently. In use photos will follow soon. Unisex Ava with Glock 23 Feminine bra-mounted Flashbang with Keltec PF9.

Posted in holster, pistol | Tagged , , , | 2 Comments

Multi-caliber

Posted on February 22, 2013 by Oleg Volk

For the upcoming article in Concealed Carry magazine about .22 adapters and rimfire clones of centerfire guns. This Iver Johnson set has .22 for practice, 9mm for competitions and 45ACP for carry.

Posted in ammunition, pistol | Tagged , , , | 11 Comments

Effective range of a 9×19 carbine.

Posted on February 7, 2013 by Oleg Volk

This is Sarah. She is 15 and left-handed, so a light 9mm carbine with left-hand ejection is a reasonable long gun for her. The carbine is topped with a 3x scope zeroed at 50 yards. With this being the reticle, … Continue reading →

Posted in interesting people, rifle | Tagged , , , , , | 4 Comments

Banning safety features

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Oleg Volk

The scary-looking carbine above is a semi-auto 9mm, one of the weakest centerfire rounds ever used in a long gun. But the “shoulder thingy that goes up” makes it scary. The ignorant Carolyn McCarthy wants it banned. Feinstein’s new gun … Continue reading →

Posted in civil rights, rifle, rkba, self-defense, weapon | Tagged , , , , , | 11 Comments

XD9 Micro

Posted on January 2, 2013 by Oleg Volk

A slightly smaller pistol than the compact previously shown, and with an updated C5L light/laser. This pistol is one of the most common, no-frills defensive weapons out there, a Honda Civic of pistols.

Posted in light/laser, pistol, weapon | Tagged , | 3 Comments

A longer Boberg

Posted on December 31, 2012 by Oleg Volk

Boberg XR9-L is now shipping. The barrel is 0.9″ longer than the S variant. Not a huge difference, but it gives the barrel full length of 4.2″ (halfway between Glock 17 and Glock 19), a Picatinny rail sufficient for a … Continue reading →

Posted in pistol | Tagged , , | 6 Comments

Drill types

Posted on December 28, 2012 by Oleg Volk
Posted in humor, pistol, sound suppressor, weapon | Tagged , , , , | 3 Comments

Self-defense is a Human Right, in Polish

Posted on November 22, 2012 by Oleg Volk
Posted in pistol, rkba, self-defense | Tagged , , | 6 Comments