Oleg Volk

This is the way to learn! Out in nature, enjoying the warm New England Fall weather and shooting quietly with a .22 pistol. She was a very quick learner, too.

Like most of today's photos, these were taken with Panasonic LX3. I enjoy using it, it is relatively small and the short lens with macro capabilities is fun to use. However, the images aren't as detailed as with Canon 5D2. I am thinking idly of upgrading to GX1 with 20/1.7 and 45/2.8 macro or going the cheaper route and picking up a used 450D or similar body and carrying it with a 50 macro. However, that's a much bigger package and might get left behind when GX1 or the current LX3 wouldn't be.

Does anyone have experience with the differences between small DSLRs and mid-size compacts in terms of practical portability?

What types of drawing aids (such as the ratchet) are readily available for modern crossbows? Does anyone still make traditional armor-piercing bolts or only cutter hunting bolt heads?

What's the best way to get still or moving images from a video output cable that looks like this? I am not sure what format this is.

The ingredients

Good tea

Bishop Farm: beautiful area, nice people, comfortable cabins. Other people agree.

This image shows the problems with casting untrained models: it just doesn't look convincing to me.

Drum adapter. Now I know why bulk packs of .22 come in 550 round lots -- two loads for the American 180 drum!

This one is from my Utah friends George Hill (MadOgre) and Joseph Chetwood (aka Crusader Weaponry).

Not included but shown: Primary Arms M3 red dot, GRSC sling, Insight PEQ15, AAC flash hider (old model).

More from the same hike

Seen in a driveway near my home.

Crusader Weaponry Partisan 5.56mm carbine with Armatac 150rd drum.

Tactical Solutions .22 upper with A&D adapter for American 180 drum (275rds).

Kel-tec SU22 carbine with Black Dog Machine 50rd drum.

Optics: two Primary Arms micro red dots and 1-4x scope.
Suppressors: Advanced Armament Prodigy, (defunct) ETS Crusader.

10 or 20 rounds, with metal feed lips.

Project Appleseed

Tamed at last.

Learning the basics of pistol

Random visuals

Modern crossbows

Embracing in the wind

Less fancy, more meaningful

RCA/RS170 video outputs

Evening at a cafe

Breakfast at Bishop Farm B&B in New Hampshire

Just playing around

Folds

Load on Sunday, shoot all weekend.

Another new carbine

Snipers need human warmth, too.

Double venison

Ad for HPR Ammunition 380ACP line

Gremlin on the deck railing

Drum and pan magazines for rifles

Magazines for .22 conversion of HK G3/PTR91