Written by Greg Ellifritz Concealed Nation has a regular feature on its website called #DIGTHERIG. It consists of reader submitted photos about their individual chosen concealed carry weapon and holster choices. A huge variety of guns and holsters are featured. Real people carry each of these gun and holster combinations. Unfortunately, some of […]
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Don’t Dig the Rig #18

Written by Greg Ellifritz Concealed Nation has a regular feature on its website called #DIGTHERIG. It consists of reader submitted photos about their individual chosen concealed carry weapon and holster choices. A huge variety of guns and holsters are featured. Real people carry each of these gun and holster combinations. Unfortunately, some of […]
Don’t Dig the Rig #17

Written by Greg Ellifritz Concealed Nation has a regular feature on its website called #DIGTHERIG. It consists of reader submitted photos about their individual chosen concealed carry weapon and holster choices. A huge variety of guns and holsters are featured. Real people carry each of these gun and holster combinations. Unfortunately, some of […]
Choosing and Equipping Your First AR-15 Rifle

Written by: Greg Ellifritz It’s been a week since election day. I’m glad you survived. In the last couple decades the gun industry has experienced periods of time when they couldn’t make enough weapons to keep up with customer demands. A lot of really smart folks think that a change in the balance of […]
A New Gun Belt

Written by Greg Ellifritz If you’ve spent any real time carrying a concealed handgun, you will understand the importance of mating your holster with a high quality belt made to carry a gun. In general, the double thickness leather gun belts or the ultra-stiff nylon belts make it both easier and more comfortable to […]
Deep Concealment Options for the “Non-Permissive Environment”

*I’m re-posting this article after the horrific concert shooting last night in Las Vegas. When I first posted this article, I took a lot of heat. A lot of folks called me “paranoid” and couldn’t imagine why I might want to smuggle a weapon into a concert venue. I hope a lot of those […]
#DontDigTheRig- Part 9

Written by Greg Ellifritz Concealed Nation has a regular feature on its website called #DIGTHERIG. It consists of reader submitted photos about their individual chosen concealed carry weapon and holster choices. A huge variety of guns and holsters are featured. All are carried by someone. Unfortunately, some of the choices are less than […]
#Don’tDigTheRig- Part 8

Written by Greg Ellifritz Concealed Nation has a regular feature on its website called #DIGTHERIG. It consists of reader submitted photos about their individual chosen concealed carry weapon and holster choices. A huge variety of guns and holsters are featured. All are carried by someone. Unfortunately, some of the choices are less than […]
#Don’tDigTheRig- Part 7

Written by Greg Ellifritz Concealed Nation has a regular feature on its website called #DIGTHERIG. It consists of reader submitted photos about their individual chosen concealed carry weapon and holster choices. A huge variety of guns and holsters are featured. All are carried by someone. Unfortunately, some of the choices are less than […]
Playing with some new Magazine Carriers…

Written by: Greg Ellifritz I’ve carried a plain Jane CompTac single mag carrier for more than 10 years. The mag pouch is comfortable, cheap, and durable. It sticks out a little from the body, but my loose shirts usually conceal it pretty well. I hadn’t had any reason to find a new mag carrier. […]
#Don’tDigTheRig- Part 6

Written by Greg Ellifritz Concealed Nation has a regular feature on its website called #DIGTHERIG. It consists of reader submitted photos about their individual chosen concealed carry weapon and holster choices. A huge variety of guns and holsters are featured. All are carried by someone. Unfortunately, some of the choices are less than […]
The Magazine Floorplate/Glass Breaker

Written by Greg Ellifritz Have you seen the new aftermarket Glock magazine baseplates that double as glass breakers? If not, this article will show you what I’m talking about. A reader recently asked my opinion on their utility. There is absolutely no way I would put one of these baseplates on any of […]
#Don’tDigTheRig- Part 5

Written by Greg Ellifritz Concealed Nation has a regular feature on its website called #DIGTHERIG. It consists of reader submitted photos about their individual chosen concealed carry weapon and holster choices. A huge variety of guns and holsters are featured. All are carried by someone. Unfortunately, some of the choices are less than optimal. […]
#Don’tDigTheRig- Part 4

Written by Greg Ellifritz Concealed Nation has a regular feature on its website called #DIGTHERIG. It consists of reader submitted photos about their individual chosen concealed carry weapon and holster choices. A huge variety of guns and holsters are featured. All are carried by someone. Unfortunately, some of the choices are less than […]
The “Plan B”

Written by: Greg Ellifritz Do you own a Smith and Wesson M&P Shield? I do and I really like the gun. It’s been my go-to pistol whenever I’ve wanted to carry something a little smaller and lighter than my Glock 19. I have no complaints about the pistol. The only thing I don’t […]
#Don’tDigTheRig- Part 3

Written by: Greg Ellifritz Concealed Nation has a regular feature on its website called #DIGTHERIG. It consists of reader submitted photos about their individual chosen concealed carry weapon and holster choices. A huge variety of guns and holsters are featured. All are carried by someone. Unfortunately, some of the choices are less than […]
New PHLster Fightworthy Sheath for TDI Knife

Written by: Greg Ellifritz Jon Hauptman from PHLster sent me one of his newly designed “Fightworthy” sheaths for the Ka-Bar TDI knife. The TDI is a very popular little fixed blade centerline carry knife designed by my friend John Benner at Tactical Defense Institute. The TDI is great for its intended use, the […]
Gun and Gear Issues in Last Weekend’s Class

Written by: Greg Ellifritz I require the completion of at least one day of advanced firearms training (over and above a CCW class) from a known shooting school or traveling instructor as a prerequisite to take my close range handgun class. I find that after completing some advanced training, students generally have a basic […]
Everyday Carry of Trauma Medical Gear

Written by: Greg Ellifritz One of the most common questions my students ask during my tactical medicine class is “How can I carry essential trauma medical supplies when I wear normal clothes.” It’s a good question. Most of us won’t wander around everyday public life with a large backpack filled with trauma supplies hanging […]
Carrying and Using the LDK Knife

Written by: Greg Ellifritz Many of you are aware that I designed the Ka-Bar TDI Last Ditch Knife. I recently received a question from a reader about some design features: “Greg: I noticed you mentioned you designed the Last Ditch blade for Kabar. I would be interested in an article about the design and […]