Another visit with Oleg.
- xl_target
- Old Timer
- Posts: 3488
- Joined: Wed Jul 29, 2009 7:47 am
- Location: USA
Another visit with Oleg.
My daughter and I recently returned home after a visit with Oleg in Tennessee. He was kind enough to let us shoot some of his extensive collection of guns. He took us out to a friend's farm and we were able to try out a wide array of handgun, shotguns and rifles.
Here are some of them:
Keltec SU22 with suppressor
Remington 870 with a Knoxx stock
S&W in .44 Special
1911 type in .45ACP
1911 again
H&K P7 (squeeze cocker)
A Smith in .44 Magnum
The Coonan .357 Magnum auto pistol
An AR type in .45 ACP
A keltec P3AT in .380 ACP
A Glock 19 with suppressor
Photo by Oleg; The rifle version of the PMR30 (.22 Magnum)
Photo by Oleg: A Remington 1100 semi in 20 Ga.
Photo by Oleg: A Remington 870 setup for home defense. Extended mag tube, laser and flashlight.
Photo by Oleg: An M1Garand (note cartridge and en-bloc clip being ejected)
Here are some of them:
Keltec SU22 with suppressor
Remington 870 with a Knoxx stock
S&W in .44 Special
1911 type in .45ACP
1911 again
H&K P7 (squeeze cocker)
A Smith in .44 Magnum
The Coonan .357 Magnum auto pistol
An AR type in .45 ACP
A keltec P3AT in .380 ACP
A Glock 19 with suppressor
Photo by Oleg; The rifle version of the PMR30 (.22 Magnum)
Photo by Oleg: A Remington 1100 semi in 20 Ga.
Photo by Oleg: A Remington 870 setup for home defense. Extended mag tube, laser and flashlight.
Photo by Oleg: An M1Garand (note cartridge and en-bloc clip being ejected)
“Never give in, never give in, never; never; never; never – in nothing, great or small, large or petty – never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense” — Winston Churchill, Oct 29, 1941
-
- Shooting true
- Posts: 728
- Joined: Fri Aug 07, 2009 12:36 am
- Location: Dehradun, Delhi ,Gurgaon
- Contact:
Re: Another visit with Oleg.
Nice pics XL and great collection of guns as well. You guys in the US are so blessed when it comes to guns. I have fond memories of ranges and gun collections of my friends of the 5 yrs i spent in florida as a student. The craziest was a .50 cal and shooting through manhole covers. My buddy used to bet it could shoot through an engine block. Though i have my doubts and we never did try that but indeed the gun packed some scary punch. We would like to see the targets and ur groups as well..Cheers ..
I dont dial 911... I dial .357
-
- Veteran
- Posts: 1906
- Joined: Tue Apr 06, 2010 9:55 am
- Location: tamilnadu,india
Re: Another visit with Oleg.
Oleg,
you can really make us envy you,every time you post some thing.so may guns!
you can really make us envy you,every time you post some thing.so may guns!
- Vikram
- We post a lot
- Posts: 5105
- Joined: Fri Jun 02, 2006 6:14 am
- Location: Tbilisi,Georgia
Re: Another visit with Oleg.
Lovely pics. And your daughter shooting the nasty beasties (the .44 and .357 magnums) smashes a few stereotypes and myths.Good on you.Glad to see you having so much fun.
Best-
Vikram
Best-
Vikram
It ain’t over ’til it’s over! "Rocky,Rocky,Rocky....."
- Baljit
- Shooting true
- Posts: 882
- Joined: Tue Jun 23, 2009 8:27 am
- Location: Kelowna , BC . Canada
Re: Another visit with Oleg.
Very nice picture xl looklike you guy's have lot's fun , keep it up
Baljit
Baljit
-
- Eminent IFG'an
- Posts: 1369
- Joined: Thu Sep 10, 2009 10:05 am
- Location: Satara
Re: Another visit with Oleg.
Hi XL
Very Nice Pics, the Young Lady shoots with aplomb!
Regards
Very Nice Pics, the Young Lady shoots with aplomb!
Regards
- Safarigent
- Shooting true
- Posts: 991
- Joined: Thu Feb 17, 2011 2:52 pm
- Location: Delhi
Re: Another visit with Oleg.
i love the second last photo.
the look on the gentlemans face is sheer boyish ecstacy!!!
the look on the gentlemans face is sheer boyish ecstacy!!!
To Excellence through Diligence.
- xl_target
- Old Timer
- Posts: 3488
- Joined: Wed Jul 29, 2009 7:47 am
- Location: USA
Re: Another visit with Oleg.
That would be meSafarigent wrote:i love the second last photo.
the look on the gentlemans face is sheer boyish ecstacy!!!
captrakshitsharma,
We weren't shooting for groups we were just blasting clay pigeons placed on the berm. We did use paper to register and zero some of the firearms that had optical sights recently placed on them but that's it.
Never shot a .50 though I do have some linked .50 ammo at home.
photo by Oleg: Here is one of the new Ruger LC9's. Surprisingly low recoil for a such a small gun.
6+1 in the chamber. The mag said 7 but we could not get 7 in the mag even with an Uplula.
Thanks all. I hope you enjoyed the photos.
“Never give in, never give in, never; never; never; never – in nothing, great or small, large or petty – never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense” — Winston Churchill, Oct 29, 1941
-
- On the way to nirvana
- Posts: 51
- Joined: Thu Mar 12, 2009 12:32 pm
Re: Another visit with Oleg.
And I was considering my daughter in place of yours'...
Don't you think she is a bit young for that...?
May be, the weapons she is handling there, are far more dreadful than what we can imagine at her age...or than what any of us, dreadful owner issss!!!
Nice pics, anyway. I envy U people..
Ajay
Don't you think she is a bit young for that...?
May be, the weapons she is handling there, are far more dreadful than what we can imagine at her age...or than what any of us, dreadful owner issss!!!
Nice pics, anyway. I envy U people..
Ajay
- xl_target
- Old Timer
- Posts: 3488
- Joined: Wed Jul 29, 2009 7:47 am
- Location: USA
Re: Another visit with Oleg.
Well, she is 22 years old and within one semester of graduating from College with her Bachelors degree. I don't think that is too young to learn life's lessons.
She has lived away from home (even though it is not very far away) since she turned 18. She has had a drivers license and a job since she was 16 and she has had a license to carry a pistol since she turned 21.
She works and goes to school full time and is on the honor roll. She pays all her own bills, including her tuition at college, her grocery bills and her rent.
However, she is going to have to go out into the wider world soon and if she moves to another locality, I won't be able to go running to the rescue.
The weapons that she is handling are just tools, there is nothing terrible or dreadful about them as they are inanimate objects and are unable to do anything by themselves. Just as when I lay a hammer down on my workbench and I don't expect it to jump up by itself and start hammering nails, I don't expect a firearm to do much by itself. It is the human being holding it that decides what to do with it.
It is what certain people do with those tools that can be dreadful; be it a knife, an axe, an automobile or a firearm or political power.
It is my duty to see that she can handle those tools safely and with authority so she can protect herself and, someday, her own family. I would be terribly remiss as a parent if I let her go into a world where these tools are commonplace and not teach her to use them properly. Both my wife and I have tried to teach her to be open minded, self reliant, honest and hard working. Relying on the goodwill of others to protect her is nowhere in our plans.
ajayplahane, this is not specifically in response to your post. These are my feelings in general.
She has lived away from home (even though it is not very far away) since she turned 18. She has had a drivers license and a job since she was 16 and she has had a license to carry a pistol since she turned 21.
She works and goes to school full time and is on the honor roll. She pays all her own bills, including her tuition at college, her grocery bills and her rent.
However, she is going to have to go out into the wider world soon and if she moves to another locality, I won't be able to go running to the rescue.
The weapons that she is handling are just tools, there is nothing terrible or dreadful about them as they are inanimate objects and are unable to do anything by themselves. Just as when I lay a hammer down on my workbench and I don't expect it to jump up by itself and start hammering nails, I don't expect a firearm to do much by itself. It is the human being holding it that decides what to do with it.
It is what certain people do with those tools that can be dreadful; be it a knife, an axe, an automobile or a firearm or political power.
It is my duty to see that she can handle those tools safely and with authority so she can protect herself and, someday, her own family. I would be terribly remiss as a parent if I let her go into a world where these tools are commonplace and not teach her to use them properly. Both my wife and I have tried to teach her to be open minded, self reliant, honest and hard working. Relying on the goodwill of others to protect her is nowhere in our plans.
ajayplahane, this is not specifically in response to your post. These are my feelings in general.
“Never give in, never give in, never; never; never; never – in nothing, great or small, large or petty – never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense” — Winston Churchill, Oct 29, 1941
-
- Almost at nirvana
- Posts: 149
- Joined: Wed May 19, 2010 3:55 am
- Location: US
Re: Another visit with Oleg.
Nice pics, xl_target. I do agree with you. My daughter will turn 6 by end of this month and she is already handling her Ruger 10/22 really well. I am all for girl power.
Stress is the stimulant for Creativity
-
- Almost at nirvana
- Posts: 222
- Joined: Fri Nov 20, 2009 4:27 pm
- Location: coimbatore
Re: Another visit with Oleg.
Dear xl_target,
Wish I had taken your open offer to visit you last year, nice pics. Well I shall try and make a trip soon.
Regards,
drifter.
Wish I had taken your open offer to visit you last year, nice pics. Well I shall try and make a trip soon.
Regards,
drifter.
- xl_target
- Old Timer
- Posts: 3488
- Joined: Wed Jul 29, 2009 7:47 am
- Location: USA
Re: Another visit with Oleg.
Just let me know a few weeks in advance Drifter and I will try to make some arrangements so you can try out a variety of firearms.drifter wrote:Dear xl_target,
Wish I had taken your open offer to visit you last year, nice pics. Well I shall try and make a trip soon.
Regards,
drifter.
You might also consider only May through August as they are the warmer months.
“Never give in, never give in, never; never; never; never – in nothing, great or small, large or petty – never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense” — Winston Churchill, Oct 29, 1941
- Ganesh TT
- One of Us (Nirvana)
- Posts: 422
- Joined: Sat Nov 06, 2010 4:56 pm
- Location: Chennai
- ckkalyan
- Veteran
- Posts: 1484
- Joined: Sat May 29, 2010 10:37 pm
- Location: British Columbia, Canada
- Contact:
Re: Another visit with Oleg.
xl_target - simply outstanding!
and with your feelings - very sensible
and with your feelings - very sensible
When guns are outlawed, only outlaws will have guns!