This is a guest post from my friend Darryl Bolke. Darryl is currently writing a book about the history of formal firearms training throughout the 20th century. I’m very excited to read his book when he gets it on the market. Until then, follow Darryl’s writing at DB’s Shooting Adventures on Facebook. -Greg […]
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Why I Don’t Carry an Expandable Baton
Written by: Greg Ellifritz With all the violent protests going on, people are interested in supplementing the firearms they carry on a daily basis with some less lethal alternative weapons. I’ve been getting lots of questions about impact weapons recently. Here is one such question from a friend and long-time reader. “How do […]
2020 Open Classes
It seems that people are itching to train again after the Covid-19 layoff. All but two of my remaining classes in 2020 are completely sold out. The two that are still open don’t have many open seats and are likely to sell out as well. If you still want to train with me this year, […]
Civilian Carry Radio Appearance
Last night I joined Chuck Haggard, Wayne Dobbs, and Darryl Bolke for a roundtable discussion of police training issues on Civilian Carry Radio. I haven’t done a podcast or radio interview for a few years. I honestly don’t enjoy them all that much and have been turning down any podcast requests. I promised CCR […]
Appendix Carry…Thousands of Thugs Can’t be Wrong!
“95% of criminals carry their guns on their strong side, mostly stuck in the front of their bodies, inside the waistband without a holster.” – From a US Secret Service Seminar on detecting concealed weapons Why are all the thugs carrying pistols in their waistbands in front of the hip? And why do most […]
Best 9mm Carry Ammo
Written by: Greg Ellifritz I got a question from a friend and student last week. I think the answer will help all my readers better understand terminal ballistics and choose an optimal bullet for self protection. Here’s the question: “Quick question: What’s your suggestion for 9mm carry ammo? I’m about to replace my near […]
The .380 for Police Backup and Off Duty Carry
Written by: Greg Ellifritz I received this question (edited for brevity) from a police firearms instructor last week: “A lot of my guys on the department are going with .380 pocket guns for off duty carry instead of carrying their issued Glock 26 9mm pistols. Our policy will not allow officers […]
Seat Belts and Appendix Carry
Written by Greg Ellifritz Last week, I got the following question from a friend on my Facebook page. He inquired: “I carry appendix IWB, but usually remove it while driving because I’ve always been afraid of the personal damage the seat belt would do going across my gun. I figure I’m more likely to […]
Drawing Attention Away From Your Concealed Carry Gun
Written by: Greg Ellifritz There are a lot of folks who say that deep concealment of your carry pistol isn’t necessary. Those folks will tell you that people aren’t very observant and that most of the humans you encounter as you go about your daily life wouldn’t notice if you were open carrying a […]
Should Cops Carry Guns Off-Duty While Drinking Alcohol?
Written by: Greg Ellifritz I posted on Facebook the fact that during last week’s horrific Borderland Bar shooting in California there were at least six unarmed off duty police officers in the crowd. Presumably, had those officers been carrying their weapons, the tragedy would have resulted in a much smaller number of victims. That […]
October 2018 Open Enrollment Classes
Written by: Greg Ellifritz Next month, I’m teaching two classes in Culpeper, Virginia and a knife class locally at Blackwing Shooting Center in Delaware, OH. I wanted to let you all know about them in time to register. For all of you training junkies wanting to take these classes, please don’t wait until the […]
Purse Carry, CCW, and Police Interactions
Written by: Greg Ellifritz I’ve heard some true horror stories about traffic stop interactions between cops and people with concealed carry handgun licenses. To be honest, while I occasionally hear about CCW carriers doing stupid things from my cop friends, I hear far more stories from my gun students about police officers acting paranoid […]
Do You Carry a Backup Gun?
Written by Greg Ellifritz I’ve had a busier than normal month in my cop job resulting in numerous trips to take prisoners to the county jail. If you don’t know, not even cops can carry their guns inside a secure holding facility. It is the ultimate “gun free zone.” Since cops are outnumbered by […]
“The Keeper” Appendix Carry Holster
Written by Greg Ellifritz – Editor’s note. I’ve received a whole bunch of questions from students and readers wanting to learn about about appendix carry recently. Everyone wants to know what rig I use to carry my CCW pistol. I wrote this article a couple years ago and am re-printing it today to answer […]
Experience with LEOSA Carrying in NYC
This is a guest post from my friend Ed Monk. Ed retired after a full military career and now works as a police officer. He owns Last Resort Firearm Training. In this article he shares his experience carrying weapons to a recent trip to New York City. Although the article is primarily geared towards […]
8 Quality Carry Guns for Under $400…Or Not
Written by Greg Ellifritz Guns and Ammo’s online magazine ran an article touting the 8 best “quality” handguns available for under $400. I like the premise of the article, but I can’t say that I agree with the author’s choices. Check out the article HERE. The author chooses the following guns as “affordable, reliable […]
Criminals and the Guns They Carry
Written by: Greg Ellifritz “If you know your enemies and know yourself, you can win a hundred battles without a single loss.” Chinese philosopher Sun Tzu said this over 2000 years ago in his book The Art of War. It’s hardly new advice. Yet it is just as useful now as it was […]
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 […]
“Secrets of the Concealed Carry Snub” AAR
Written by Greg Ellifritz Last week I was able to attend a private training class hosted at TDI. Michael de Bethencourt came in to teach us two days’ worth of snubnose revolver techniques. Michael de Bethencourt has been teaching an innovative revolver shooting class for more than 30 years. Most trainers in […]
New Article Published In Concealed Carry Magazine!
Written by Greg Ellifritz This month’s issue of Concealed Carry Magazine has an article I wrote about self defense tactics for bicyclists. It starts on page 60 at the link below: https://www.usconcealedcarry.com/wp-content/issues/2013/apr-2013.pdf Concealed Carry is one of the more reputable gun magazines available. Most of the writers are full time instructors with […]