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Free Books- Part 251

Amazon has a tremendous number of FREE ebooks on their website.  You can find thousands of free kindle books on Amazon’s site every day.  These books can be downloaded to a Kindle reader or a free App on your phone or personal computer.  Even if you don’t have a Kindle, you can download a free […]

Posted on May 19, 2022 by Greg Ellifritz in Uncategorized
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The Definitive Guide To Flying With Guns

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   I travel quite a bit.  Most of my adventures take place in third world countries where I can’t carry my gun.  But whenever I travel anywhere in the United States, I bring a couple pistols, even when traveling by air.    As I was going through the airline firearms check […]

Posted on May 18, 2022 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
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*This is guest article from Steve Tarani and The Gun Mag Warehouse.  The second knife fighting course I ever took as a student was taught by Steve more than 20 years ago.  He is a tremendously gifted instructor with a unique perspective.  I think you will enjoy the piece below. – Greg   In the […]

Posted on May 17, 2022 by Greg Ellifritz in News and Tactical Advice
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Weapon Malfunctions in an Active Shooter Event

Written by Greg Ellifritz   I was recently doing some research on historic active shooter incidents and found these articles about an election night shooting in Canada.  This shooting didn’t get much media traction in the USA, but it was an interesting case.  Read more about it at the link below:   Gun jams on […]

Posted on May 16, 2022 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- May 13, 2022

Knowledge to make your life better.  If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   How to Find The Best Concealed Carry Holster Excellent tips for choosing and carrying a CCW holster.     U.S. police trainers with far-right ties are teaching hundreds of cops My police instructor friends […]

Posted on May 13, 2022 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
.22, Active Self Protection, AK-47, Annette Evans, ballistics, ccw, Combat Sports Law, disarms, Doom and Bloom, drugs, gelatin tests, holsters, John Lott, Kevin Creighton, Massad Ayoob, medical skills, medicinal plants, Michael Janich, On Her Own, Pew Pew Tactical, police, police training, Prepared Gun Owner, revolvers, saps, shooting drills, shotguns, squib loads, Tamara Keel, The Revolver Guy, travel, weapons retention View Post

Blue Porch Lights

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   Yesterday was the beginning of police memorial week.  It’s a week designated to honor currently serving and deceased police officers.  Residents in many communities are choosing to celebrate police week by replacing their external light bulbs with bulbs that are blue colored instead.  In my former state, the effort is […]

Posted on May 12, 2022 by Greg Ellifritz in News and Tactical Advice
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Snubnose Revolver Ballistic Gelatin Tests

When I was a kid back in the early 1980s, my parents had some rural land where we spent weekends hiking, hunting, and shooting guns.  A man up the road from my parents’ place was a well known “gun guy.”  He shot constantly and often offered to let young Greg shoot all his cool guns.  […]

Posted on May 11, 2022 by Greg Ellifritz in Gear Reviews
ballistics, Chuck Haggard, gelatin testing, Gunsite, Mark Fricke, revolvers, snubnose View Post

Your Tactical Training Scenario- Dealing with Molotov Cocktails and Fire Bombs

  Ever since the police protests and riots began in the United States a few years ago, cops and innocent citizens have been required to deal with criminal attackers throwing Molotov cocktails and other forms of fire bombs.   The most recent attack happened last Saturday in North Carolina.  Read about it below.   Man […]

Posted on May 10, 2022 by Greg Ellifritz in Tactical Training Scenarios
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My Thoughts on the Ruger LCP .22 Pistol

I purchased the new Ruger LCP II “Lite Rack” .22 handgun about nine months ago.  I’ve finally got enough rounds through it to trust it for defensive carry.     I’ll be honest.  When I first got the pistol, it didn’t function well at all.  It really didn’t matter what ammo I fired through it.  […]

Posted on May 9, 2022 by Greg Ellifritz in Firearm Reviews
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- May 6, 2022

Knowledge to make your life better.  If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Stop Blinding Yourself Excellent advice for low light structure clearing.     Gunfighter Pistol: The Fitz Special Part 1 This is an amazingly informative article series about the Fitz Special guns.  Make sure you […]

Posted on May 6, 2022 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Active Self Protection, Andrew Branca, Annette Evans, AR-15, ballistics, Calibre Press, ccw, Chris Hernandez, firearms training, flashlights, impact weapons, Kelly McCann, Lee Weems, Legal, low light, Lucky Gunner, Mark Manson, On Her Own, Pew Pew Tactical, police, Primary and Secondary, psychology, Recoil Magazine, saps, shooting drills, Surefire, Tasers View Post

“Shotguns” Without Stocks

I got a question from a reader about short barrelled, stockless “shotguns” that are technically classified as “firearms” allowing them to have shorter barrels than weapons classified as “shotguns.”   They are very popular weapons and have been made in mass quantities by both Mossberg and Remington.     “What are your thoughts on a ‘hipfire’ […]

Posted on May 4, 2022 by Greg Ellifritz in Reader Questions
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- April 29, 2022

Knowledge to make your life better.  If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Blast from the Past: Popular Police Speedloaders of the 1970s School is in session if you want to learn about the historical evolution of revolver speedloaders.  For the latest evolution of the concept, check […]

Posted on April 29, 2022 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Active Self Protection, Caleb Giddings, Craig Douglas, crime statistics, lever action rifles, Massad Ayoob, pepper spray, Pew Pew Tactical, police, revolvers, shotguns, speedloaders, survival, Survival Mom, Tamara Keel, That Shotgun Blog, The Revolver Guy View Post

Free Books- Part 250

Amazon has a tremendous number of FREE ebooks on their website.  You can find thousands of free kindle books on Amazon’s site every day.  These books can be downloaded to a Kindle reader or a free App on your phone or personal computer.  Even if you don’t have a Kindle, you can download a free […]

Posted on April 28, 2022 by Greg Ellifritz in What's New
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Maybe You Should Reconsider Your Active Killer Response Strategy

Just a short post today to share a few of my most recent thoughts on how best to respond if you are caught up in an active killer attack.   The  Washington DC  sniper attack last week got me thinking quite a bit about things.  If you haven’t seen news about the attack, read the […]

Posted on April 25, 2022 by Greg Ellifritz in News and Tactical Advice
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- April 22, 2022

Knowledge to make your life better.  If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Making the J-Frame .38 Snub Work Some exceptionally solid snubby advice. “Clint Smith is reputed to have said something to the effect, “Handguns are meant to be comforting, not comfortable”. I tend to agree […]

Posted on April 22, 2022 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Active Self Protection, Annette Evans, Backdoor Survival, Bearing Arms, Clint Smith, Commander Zero, firearms training, holsters, impact weapon, Karl Rehn, knives, Lucky Gunner, Massad Ayoob, Pew Pew Tactical, Recoil Magazine, saps, shotguns, snubnose, spyderco, Steve Tarani, TDI, The Martialist, vehicle tactics View Post

“Survivalist Lite”- Survival Book Recommendations for Reluctant Spouses and Families

Written by Greg Ellifritz   My obsession started early.  As a teenager in the 1980’s I would annoy my school teachers by using class time to catch up on my fictional reading.  The late Jerry Ahern’s “Survivalist” series was always a favorite.  Ahern wrote entertaining stories about living in the USA  following a nuclear bombing […]

Posted on April 20, 2022 by Greg Ellifritz in Book Reviews
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Modifying the Rangemaster 6/5/4 Drill

I haven’t given you any new shooting drills for awhile, so I thought I’d write up one that I shot last week.   I got the drill from Tom Givens’ most recent Rangemaster monthly news letter (opens to PDF).       It’s called the 6/5/4 Drill.  Tom’s drill instructions follow:   “You will need […]

Posted on April 18, 2022 by Greg Ellifritz in Shooting Drills
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- April 15, 2022

Knowledge to make your life better.  If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   ANOTHER ROUND OF LOW LIGHT CONSIDERATIONS Things you should know about “tactical” flashlights.  You should also read CAN ANY ONE FLASHLIGHT TECHNIQUE LOWER YOUR CHANCES OF GETTING SHOT?     Jon Hauptman Talks PHLster […]

Posted on April 15, 2022 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
active killer, Active Self Protection, active shooter, American Cop, Brian Hill\, Caleb Giddings, ccw, civilian gunfighter, Erick Gelhaus, firearms training, flashlights, force on force training, Karl Rehn, Legal, Marcus Wynne, Massad Ayoob, Michael Bane, open carry, Paul Martin, PHLster, Rangemaster, Recoil Magazine, Ruger, senior self defense, shooting drills, survival, The Tactical Wire, Warren Wilson View Post

Free Books- Part 249

Amazon has a tremendous number of FREE ebooks on their website.  You can find thousands of free kindle books on Amazon’s site every day.  These books can be downloaded to a Kindle reader or a free App on your phone or personal computer.  Even if you don’t have a Kindle, you can download a free […]

Posted on April 14, 2022 by Greg Ellifritz in Uncategorized
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The NYC Subway Active Shooter Attack

I’ve written about the phenomenon of active killer attacks for more than two decades.  One of the most important themes I’ve identified is the fact that active killers want a large body count and are willing to constantly alter or change their tactics in order to achieve that goal.   Yesterday’s mass shooting on a […]

Posted on April 13, 2022 by Greg Ellifritz in News and Tactical Advice
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