Links to some of the best information on the web. If you have some free time, check them out this weekend. Making Thermite…And It Is Perfectly Legal A tutorial about making thermite, an incendiary compound that will burn through metal. Why would you need something like this? Many tactical manuals (like this one) advocate […]
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Back from the Caribbean!
Written by: Greg Ellifritz If you all noticed some repeat articles in the last couple weeks, it’s because I’ve been traveling out of the country. I spent the last week in the Caribbean, visiting French Sint Martin, Dutch St. Maarten, and the Island of Saba. Saba was the place I was most excited about…primarily […]
Everyday Carry Survival Kit
I spend a lot of time traveling to dangerous third world countries. Most of the places I go are actually fairly safe overall, but there are always dangers when you travel overseas. I worry a little more about being stranded in the wilderness…either the jungles I’m hiking through or the concrete jungles of the cities […]
Weekend Knowledge Dump- November 7, 2014
Links to some of the best reading on the web. If you have some free time, check them out this weekend. Shooting Technique: One Handed Shooting, Canted or Vertical? Mark talks about the advantages and disadvantages of canted one-hand shooting. I urge my students to try both methods and determine which one they like best. […]
Weekend Knowledge Dump- October 31. 2014
Links to some of the best reading on the web. If you have some free time, check them out this weekend. 61 Travel Tips to Make You the World’s Savviest Traveler Some superb travel information here. If you like the content of the article, check out the author’s book How to Travel the World […]
Weekend Knowledge Dump- October 24, 2014
Links to some of the best reading on the web. If you have some free time, check them out this weekend. Competition, Practice, Training, and Testing The Tactical Professor’s thoughts on competition shooting: “One of the most ridiculous statements I have ever heard is “I never saw a timer in a gunfight.” It was […]
Weekend Knowledge Dump- September 26, 2014
Here are a few links to articles and videos I found interesting this week. Some are intellectual. Some are informative. Some are just fun. If you have some free time, check them out this weekend. The Babysitter Home Invader Plan! If you have young children, does your babysitter have a plan for countering a home […]
Weekend Knowledge Dump- September 19, 2014
Here are a few links to articles and videos I found interesting this week. Some are intellectual. Some are informative. Some are just fun. If you have some free time, check them out this weekend. State Variation in Hospital Use and Cost of Firearm Assault Injury, 2010 It’s relatively rare to find decent academic […]
Weekend Knowledge Dump- September 12, 2014
Here are a few links to articles and videos I found interesting this week. Some are intellectual. Some are informative. Some are just fun. If you have some free time, check them out this weekend. Throwback Thursday: Point Shooting An amusing point shooting article written by Charles Askins back in 1955. Askins was a […]
Weekend Knowledge Dump- September 5, 2014
Here are a few links to articles and videos I found interesting this week. Some are intellectual. Some are informative. Some are just fun. If you have some free time, check them out this weekend. 50 Top Personal Defense Blogs I found this article on the Practical Eschatology site. It’s a listing of 50 […]
Weekend Knowledge Dump- August 22, 2014
Here are a few links to articles and videos I found interesting this week. Some are intellectual. Some are informative. Some are just fun. If you have some free time, check them out this weekend. Flying With Guns The Beretta Blog gives some good guidelines for traveling with your guns. When Citizens […]
Back from Australia (and Hawaii)
Written by: Greg Ellifritz You are astute if you’ve noticed that posting has been a little sparse over the last couple weeks. I just got back from spending two weeks in Australia with a couple days on either end of the trip in Honolulu to reduce the jet lag. 22 hour flights just plain […]
Weekend Knowledge Dump- July 18, 2014
Here are a few links to articles and videos I found interesting this week. Some are intellectual. Some are informative. Some are just fun. If you have some free time, check them out this weekend. Why Kids Shoot Up High Schools, Why They Only Do So Outside of Big Cities, and How to Stop Them […]
Weekend Knowledge Dump- June 27, 2014
Here are a few links to articles and videos I found interesting this week. Some are intellectual. Some are informative. Some are just fun. If you have some free time, check them out this weekend. Staying safe while traveling Grant’s advice about travel safety is spot on. I carry a rubber door stop […]
Weekend Knowledge Dump- June 20, 2014
Here are a few links to articles and videos I found interesting this week. Some are intellectual. Some are informative. Some are just fun. If you have some free time, check them out this weekend. Street Ready .22 Rimfires “The .22 LR isn’t the best choice out there, but for some people it’s the […]
Weekend Knowledge Dump- June 6, 2014
Here are a few links to articles and videos I found interesting this week. Some are intellectual. Some are informative. Some are just fun. If you have some free time, check them out this weekend. Running With the Carbine Kyle Defoor covers some simple techniques for carrying your rifle while running. Most […]
Back From Nicaragua!
Written by: Greg Ellifritz I just got back yesterday from a week-long trip to Nicaragua. Nicaragua isn’t on most folks’ travel lists, but it ended up being absolutely beautiful. I had a short amount of time off work, so the girlfriend and I wanted a deserted beach where we could completely relax for the few […]
Weekend Knowledge Dump- May 23, 2014
Here are a few links to articles and videos I found interesting this week. Some are intellectual. Some are informative. Some are just fun. If you have some free time, check them out this weekend. If a nuclear bomb exploded in downtown Washington, what should you do? Very useful information about surviving a […]
Weekend Knowledge Dump- May 2, 2014
Here are a few links to articles and videos I found interesting this week. Some are intellectual. Some are informative. Some are just fun. If you have some free time, check them out this weekend. Sig Sauer Elite Performance Ammo Review I’m not completely thrilled about the 9mm load tested, but the new […]
7 Lessons Learned From the Second Ft. Hood Shooting
Written by: Greg Ellifritz While the investigation is still ongoing and the military has effectively placed a gag order on the personnel involved, some details are being released about the April 2 shooting. A soldier (who will not be named in this article) killed three people and wounded 16 at his workplace at Ft. […]