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Articles posted by Greg Ellifritz

Weekend Knowledge Dump- March 28, 2020

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Dirty Cans Tips for cleaning all your different suppressors.     How Do I Use a Handheld Flashlight and Handgun at The Same Time? The author of this article demonstrates some common flashlight shooting […]

Posted on March 27, 2020 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
.32, 3rd world travel, Active Self Protection, Caleb Giddings, Claude Werner, Clint Smith, drug cartels, dryfire, extreme close range, firearms training, flashlight tactics, home invasion, impact weapons, ITS Tactical, Karl Rehn, low light shooting, Massad Ayoob, Mexico, Michael Janich, optics, Pew Pew Tactical, Recoil Magazine, revolvers, shooting drills, situational awareness, Steve Fisher, suppressors, survival, Swift Silent Deadly, The Revolver Guy, travel View Post

The 10,000 Kettlebell Swing Workout

Written by: Greg Ellifritz * Realizing that most of you reading this have lost access to commercial gyms due to the viral pandemic, I decided to reprint this article about my favorite home workout.  I’ve been working out at my police gym, but there is talk of that closing as well.  When it does, I […]

Posted on March 24, 2020 by Greg Ellifritz in What's New
Dan John, fitness, kettlebells, workouts View Post

Unique Perspectives on COVID-19- Part Three

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   Since I don’t have TV in my house, I spend a lot more time reading than the average American.  I have more than 400 websites programmed into my RSS reader. On the average day I scan about 1200 articles in my feed.  I deeply read more than 100. You can […]

Posted on March 23, 2020 by Greg Ellifritz in News and Tactical Advice
Legal, Massad Ayoob, No One Coming, psychology, Recoil Offgrid, survival blog, Tim Ferriss, travel View Post

Book Review- Survival Mom by Lisa Bedford

Lots of folks are asking me questions about the best way to hunker down and survive the pandemic lock down.  There are lots of survival books on the market, but most of them focus on “bug out” scenarios and surviving in the wilderness with nothing but a knife and some paracord.   That isn’t the […]

Posted on March 21, 2020 by Greg Ellifritz in Book Reviews
book reviews, survival View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- March 20, 2020

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Stuff You Should Know About Buckshot [Part 1] Shotguns have been on the “back burner” as compared with AR-15s in the last 15 years.  When the federal “assault rifle” ban was not renewed in […]

Posted on March 20, 2020 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
active killer, Active Self Protection, active shooter, Caleb Giddings, crime statistics, David Yamane, de-escalation, driving, edible plants, escape, exercise, Force Science Institute, holsters, Integrated Skills Group, ITS Tactical, Jeff Gonzales, Jerking the Trigger, Lucky Gunner, Paul Howe, pepper spray, Pew Pew Tactical, physical fitness, police, police training, psychology, Recoil Magazine, robbery, shotguns, Skeeter Skelton, Spotter Up, spyderco, Survival Mom, Swift Silent Deadly, Tinker Talks Guns View Post

Unique Perspectives on COVID-19- Part 2

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   Since I don’t have TV in my house, I spend a lot more time reading than the average American.  I have more than 400 websites programmed into my RSS reader. On the average day I scan about 1200 articles in my feed.  I deeply read more than 100. You can […]

Posted on March 18, 2020 by Greg Ellifritz in News and Tactical Advice
David Yamane, exercise, fitness, health, James Howard Kunstler, medical, medical skills, Seth Godin, statistics, survival, Tim Ferriss View Post

The Perils of Open Carry

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   As of today, every state in the USA has some type of provision to allow citizens obtain a permit to carry a concealed handgun while engaged in lawful activity.  In some states, that permit is easy to get.  In others (like California or Hawaii) it is almost impossible unless you […]

Posted on March 16, 2020 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles, News and Tactical Advice
ccw, holsters, open carry, robbery, weapon retention View Post

Unique Perspectives on COVID-19

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   Since I don’t have TV in my house, I spend a lot more time reading than the average American.  I have more than 400 websites programmed into my RSS reader. On the average day I scan about 1200 articles in my feed.  I deeply read more than 100. You can […]

Posted on March 14, 2020 by Greg Ellifritz in News and Tactical Advice
Jordan Peterson, Mark Manson, medical, medical skills, Mountain Guerilla, Organic Prepper View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- March 13, 2020

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.     It’s NOT your Trigger Control Any of you who teach shooting classes or coach shooters casually should really pay attention to what Mike Seeklander is discussing in this article.  I use this trick […]

Posted on March 13, 2020 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Active Self Protection, Animal Attacks, ccw, Close quarter shooting, Dave Spaulding, drug cartels, dryfire, exercise, extreme close range, firearms training, forgotten weapons, holsters, home defense, Jerking the Trigger, knife fighting, lock picking, Lucky Gunner, Massad Ayoob, medicine, Mike Seeklander, police, psychology, reloads, revolvers, school safety, Selco, shooting drills, snubnose, survival blog, Swift Silent Deadly, weapon retention View Post

Your Tactical Training Scenario-Look Out for Lookouts

Written by Greg Ellifritz   You are standing in line at the grocery store one night when you realize that two men are robbing one of the clerks at gunpoint.  Before you can even begin to think through your response options, the robbers have grabbed the money and are running out the door.   What […]

Posted on March 10, 2020 by Greg Ellifritz in Tactical Training Scenarios
multiple attackers, resistance strategies, robbery View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- March 6, 2020

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Odd But Good? Some historical firearms technology that you’ve likely never seen before.     FILLING THE GAP BETWEEN TOO LITTLE AND TOO MUCH FORCE Pepper spray is an incredibly valuable bit of gear […]

Posted on March 6, 2020 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Active Self Protection, AK-47, American Partisan, AR-15, Cecil Burch, edible plants, firearms training, gelatin tests, Glock, Grant Cunningham, hostage survival, knives, medical skills, Mike Seeklander, Organic Prepper, pepper spray, psychology, Rangemaster, Recoil Offgrid, statistics, Steve Moses, Tamara Keel, Terry Trahan, The Revolver Guy, The Suited Shootist, third world travel, Tom Givens, travel, vehicle tactics View Post

Active Shooter Incidents 2000-2018

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   The US Department of Justice recently released a useful new publication titled Active Shooter Incidents: Topical One-Pagers 2000-2018.  The publication is an 18-page summary of active shooter statistics for every attack that met the FBI definition between the years 2000 and 2018.  It is a valuable reference for anyone who […]

Posted on March 4, 2020 by Greg Ellifritz in News and Tactical Advice
active killer, active shooter, crime statistics View Post

Born to Intervene?

Written by Greg Ellifritz   Read the story and take a look at the video below.  A convenience store customer named CJ Stout was chatting with a store clerk when a robber entered the store.  The robber pointed a gun at both the clerk and Mr. Stout before demanding money from the cash register and […]

Posted on March 2, 2020 by Greg Ellifritz in News and Tactical Advice
ccw, psychology, robbery, William Aprill View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- February 28, 2020

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   On Accuracy “If a defensive handgun works — and will shoot within “one inch-of-felon at ten feet” — it will probably serve you just fine. And what would that mean? I suppose it’s whatever […]

Posted on February 28, 2020 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
active killer, Active Self Protection, body language, carjacking, Dan John, Force Science Institute, gelatin tests, Glock, Growing Up Guns, holsters, home security, Integrated Skills Group, Jordan Peterson, Kathy Jackson, Lucky Gunner, Marcus Wynne, Mark Manson, Massad Ayoob, Mike Seeklander, No One Coming, physical fitness, police, police training, psychology, Recoil Offgrid, situational awareness, Spotter Up, Steve Moses, Steve Tarani, The Revolver Guy, weapon retention, Zulu Bravo Kydex View Post

The “Date Night” Restaurant Robbery

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   Last week, some friends and I had a discussion on my Facebook page about a recent incident where two off-duty police officers (husband and wife) interrupted a robbery in progress at a local restaurant.  The incident was captured on surveillance video.   The two cops spread out, flanked the bad […]

Posted on February 25, 2020 by Greg Ellifritz in News and Tactical Advice
ccw, police, robbery View Post

Your Tactical Training Scenario- Violent Airline Passenger

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   It seems to happen on a weekly basis…a plane is diverted for emergency landing on the account of a violent passenger.  One of the more recent cases involved a man who attempted to open a door mid-flight, attacked a flight attendant, and placed a passenger in a choke hold.   […]

Posted on February 24, 2020 by Greg Ellifritz in Tactical Training Scenarios
travel, travel safety View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- February 21, 2020

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   What to Look for in Defensive Firearm Training “Failure hurts. This is why most people avoid it. But, because of the pain failure has the potential to teach. Those lessons are only available to […]

Posted on February 21, 2020 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
active killer, Active Self Protection, active shooter, AK-47, body language, ccw, escape, firearms training, flashlights, ITS Tactical, James Altucher, Kelly McCann, Kerry Davis, Massad Ayoob, Mike Seeklander, No One Coming, Paul Carlson, pepper spray, police, police training, psychology, school safety, school shootings, school violence, Swift Silent Deadly, terrorism, Tinker Talks Guns, weapon mounted lights View Post

Heads Up! Avoid MAWOL

*This is a guest post from my friend Ron Borsch.  Ron is a long serving police officer, trainer, and researcher.  I enjoy his perspective and I hope that you will as well. -Greg     HEADS-UP! AVOID MAWOL                                                                                                           Copyright 2019 Ron Borsch   Heads up! Is a common phrase meant to alert someone. To be […]

Posted on February 18, 2020 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
guest author, Ron Borsch, situational awareness View Post

Your Tactical Training Scenario- Three Difficult Disarms

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   Most of the gun classes I teach involve tactics at extremely close range.  When you are within arms’ reach of your assailant deflecting his muzzle or taking his gun away from him is often faster than drawing your own gun to shoot.   There are lots of systems ranging from […]

Posted on February 17, 2020 by Greg Ellifritz in Tactical Training Scenarios
ccw, extreme close range, gun disarms, robbery View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- February 14, 2020

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   6 Cheap Tips To Secure Your Home Right Now Home safety isn’t solely a function of being armed.  Lock your damn doors!     Magazine Springs and More You do occasionally clean your magazines, […]

Posted on February 14, 2020 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
active killer, Active Self Protection, active shooter, appendix carry, AR Build Junkie, AR-15, ccw, children, church security, Claude Werner, firearms training, flashlights, gelatin tests, holsters, John Boyd, Karl Rehn, Lucky Gunner, Max Velocity Tactical, medical skills, Michael Bane, Michael Janich, point shooting, Rangemaster, revolvers, situational awareness, Spencer Keepers, Steve Moses, The Art of Manliness, The Revolver Guy, Todd Green, women's self defense View Post
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