Folks, I apologize for taking so long to post these, but I’ve either been incredibly busy or sick since SHOT Show.  Still, I figure better late than never

I wrote an earlier post about the fun we had on 17 January, but I have more pics now thanks to Oleg Volk   Oleg was kind enough to allow me to post these for my remembrance and your enjoyment.  He took the pictures and I did the editing   Here’s hoping you like ‘em

Dan Coonan of Coonan Firearms joined Oleg Volk, Glenn Bellamy, our friend Mike, and yours truly out in the desert for some fun and photography.  Oleg had the new Kel-Tec Shotgun (KSG) on loan from the good folks at Kel-Tec and we got to play with it.  I think it’s safe to say that we all liked it

Oleg took quite a few photos of the Coonan 357 Magnum Automatic and I can see why!  This pistol is based on the 1911 platform, but fires either standard .357 magnum or .38 special rounds.  All that’s needed to switch between calibers is a different recoil spring   The 357 Magnum Automatic isn’t an inexpensive gun, but you surely get what you pay for

The model for the day’s photo shoot was Glenn Bellamy who’s an intellectual property attorney and a truly nice guy   I had a great time getting to know him out there.

We brought out an assortment of firearms aside from the KSG and the 357 Magnum Automatic.  I brought all four of my pistols and a few rifles.  We had a darn good time all around with everything

Is it just me, or does Glenn look like a natural with the KSG and vice versa?

Dan Coonan and his 357 Magnum Automatic – Quite a pair of American classics

Oleg was also kind enough to take a couple of pictures of me and I think they’re some of the best I have from any recent outing

Oleg had always wanted the chance to fire a PPSh-41 and Infinite Arms made that a reality   Of course, he couldn’t run the camera and the gun at the same time.  I was honored to take over camera duties and get these pictures for him   Oleg told me these are my images and I have the rights since I took them and I told him he’s welcome to use any of my pictures at any time for any reason.  I’m thankful to have had the opportunity and I look forward to helping Oleg out again in the future

Infinite Arms showed up later in the evening and brought a few fun items for us to enjoy as well   Here we have some great shots of a Glock 17 producing a fountain of spent shell casings at a rate of somewhere around 1,200 per minute

Improvised flash bang anyone?  Yep, that’s what it looks like when you fire a Coonan 357 Magnum Automatic in the dark

Another rather enjoyable item brought to us by Infinite Arms was the wonderful M92 Krinkov   If it looks like a really short AK-47, that’s because that’s what it really is.  Oh yeah, this one’s full-auto too

Someone else asked me how we managed to attach a flame thrower to the gun and I had to explain what they’re seeing here.  That fire is the remainder of the burning gunpowder and the hot gases from the round that was just fired.  It’s so much more pronounced with a short barrel because there’s not enough room for it to really expand and burn before the bullet exits the muzzle.  You don’t really see it much in daylight, but as you can see it is rather pronounced at night

And yes, this really is how some of us go to dinner – armed with an openly carried handgun   The Glock with the auto-sear was just along for the ride and was unloaded.  It was thought best not to leave it in the car

Dean’s Place was the restaurant we chose for a great Italian meal after a long day in the desert.  The food’s great as is the service and it served as a perfect end to the day

That’s it for tonight.  I’m still sick and I need some rest before work tomorrow.  Have a great day everyone

Links to people and businesses in this post:

Oleg Volk – www.olegvolk.net

Infinite Arms – www.infinitearms.com

Coonan Inc. – www.coonaninc.com

Kel-Tec – www.keltecweapons.com