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Gear Reviews

The Serpa Compendium

Written by: Greg Ellifritz I listened to an excellent podcast yesterday.  The episode was from Civilian Carry Radio, discussing an incident where a heroic female security guard stopped an active killer outside of a dance club. The security guard was an Army veteran and had some military firearms training.  She also passed her state armed […]

Posted on March 13, 2019 by Greg Ellifritz in Gear Reviews
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Don’t Dig the Rig #20

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 […]

Posted on February 27, 2019 by Greg Ellifritz in Firearm Reviews, Gear Reviews
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Don’t Dig the Rig- #19

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 […]

Posted on January 8, 2019 by Greg Ellifritz in Gear Reviews
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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 […]

Posted on December 20, 2018 by Greg Ellifritz in Gear Reviews
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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 […]

Posted on November 29, 2018 by Greg Ellifritz in Gear Reviews
ccw, flashlights, holsters, Kel-Tec View Post

Deep Concealment Options for the “Non-Permissive Environment”

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   Last weekend I enjoyed the days off from my police and teaching jobs by going to a couple of concerts.  I really enjoy seeing live music, but I don’t enjoy the “security” ordeals at most live music venues.  One of the venues I attended did patdown searches.  The other used […]

Posted on October 2, 2017 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles, Gear Reviews
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#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 […]

Posted on June 14, 2017 by Greg Ellifritz in Gear Reviews
1911, ccw, Concealed Nation, holsters View Post

#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 […]

Posted on February 21, 2017 by Greg Ellifritz in Gear Reviews
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#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 […]

Posted on January 18, 2017 by Greg Ellifritz in Gear Reviews
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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.  […]

Posted on January 11, 2017 by Greg Ellifritz in Gear Reviews
Andrew Bawidamann, concealed carry, magazines, Raven Concealment View Post

#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 […]

Posted on January 3, 2017 by Greg Ellifritz in Gear Reviews
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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 […]

Posted on December 13, 2016 by Greg Ellifritz in Gear Reviews
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#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.  […]

Posted on December 6, 2016 by Greg Ellifritz in Gear Reviews
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#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 […]

Posted on November 15, 2016 by Greg Ellifritz in Firearm Reviews, Gear Reviews, News and Tactical Advice
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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 […]

Posted on October 25, 2016 by Greg Ellifritz in Gear Reviews
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#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 […]

Posted on October 24, 2016 by Greg Ellifritz in Gear Reviews
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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 […]

Posted on October 11, 2016 by Greg Ellifritz in Gear Reviews
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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 […]

Posted on May 19, 2016 by Greg Ellifritz in Firearm Reviews, Gear Reviews, News and Tactical Advice
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SHOT Show 2016 Roundup

Written by: Greg Ellifritz If you have been vacationing off the planet, you may not realize that the world’s largest trade show for shooting enthusiasts was held in Las Vegas last week.  The Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trades (SHOT) show is the second largest trade show in Las Vegas every year.  70,000+ shooting industry professionals […]

Posted on January 25, 2016 by Greg Ellifritz in Gear Reviews
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Three Great Products from Raven Concealment

Written by: Greg Ellifritz     I don’t write a lot of product reviews for this site, preferring to focus on the “software” side of things instead of the “hardware” stuff.  With that said, I still appreciate quality gear.  When I encounter truly outstanding pieces of kit, I like to share them with my readers. […]

Posted on August 11, 2015 by Greg Ellifritz in Gear Reviews
appendix carry, Chris Fry, concealed carry, holsters, MDTS, medical, Raven Concealment, Spencer Keepers View Post
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