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Weekend Knowledge Dump- December 6, 2024

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   EVERYDAY RIGS – Gunsite’s Professionals Talk About Their Carry Holsters and Guns I teach at the Pat Rogers Memorial Revolver Roundup at Gunsite each year.  I am always impressed with the Gunsite experience and […]

Posted on December 6, 2024 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
ACLDN, Active Self Protection, American Cop, American Handgunner, API Prodigy, ccw, Claude Werner, Clint Smith, close quarters shooting, firearms training, Freddie Blish, gun digest, Guns America, Gunsite, Integrated Skills Group, Jeff Gonzales, John Farnam, Larry Mudgett, low light shooting, Massad Ayoob, pepper spray, psychology, Rangemaster, Recoil Offgrid, Rich Nance, Richard Mann, robbery, shotguns, statistics, terrorism, The Armory Life, The Firearms Blog, Tom Givens View Post

Free Books- Part 309

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 December 5, 2024 by Greg Ellifritz in Uncategorized
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Questioning the Effectiveness of the .380 Auto Cartridge

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   You folks really like your .380 semi-automatic pistols.  Two of the top 10 most read articles on my site are about the .380.  Every post I’ve written about this caliber has been consumed voraciously.  Lots of the email questions I get from readers concern the .380 as well.     […]

Posted on December 3, 2024 by Greg Ellifritz in Reader Questions
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- November 29, 2024

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Mounting the Pistol-Mounted Optic Most of the pistol-mounted optic failures I see in class are due to poor mounting practices.  In this article, Erick teaches you how to mount your optic correctly.     […]

Posted on November 29, 2024 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
.380 acp, Active Self Protection, Alex Ooley, American Handgunner, AR-15, ccw, concealed carry magazine, Concealed Nation, Erick Gelhaus, firearms training, gelatin testing, gun digest, Guns America, Gunsite, Ken Hackathorn, Legal, Massad Ayoob, medical skills, Paul Markel, Personal Defense World, Primary and Secondary, Recoil Offgrid, red dot optics, revolvers, situational awareness, Swift Silent Deadly, The Shooting Wire, The Truth About Guns, Tiger McKee, vehicle attacks, women's self defense View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- November 22, 2024

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   State of Play: Political and Legal Trends to Watch “To start off, I reiterate that this is not a political post. I’m not going to discuss the reasonings for who won and lost the […]

Posted on November 22, 2024 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Active Self Protection, Adam Winch, American Cop, AR-15, Beretta, Calibre Press, Defenders USA, Erick Gelhous, Firearms News, GAT Daily, Hock Hochheim, Kevin Creighton, Massad Ayoob, medical skills, Modern Survival, pistoltraining.com, revolvers, school violence, shooting drills, shotguns, The Firearms Blog, The Organic Prepper, The Revolver Guy, Tin Can Bandit View Post

Should You Change Your Defensive Ammunition During Colder Weather?

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   I occasionally get questions from readers about changing their defensive ammo to better defeat heavier winter clothing in the colder months.   People who consider an ammo change generally do it for one of two possible reasons.   The most common is that the person misunderstands wound ballistics.  He wants […]

Posted on November 21, 2024 by Greg Ellifritz in News and Tactical Advice
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20 Rules for Travel Survival

      This is a guest post from Dr. John Giduck.  John is a well known author and trainer who specializes in writing about international symphonic mass terrorist attacks.  John originally prepared this article for a lecture on international travel safety.  I thought it was so good, I asked him to allow me to […]

Posted on November 20, 2024 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- November 15, 2024

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   With the upcoming presidential inauguration, the current worldwide military conflicts, and the extensive damage done by recent storms, the USA is in a very turbulent place right now.  Until things calm down, I’m going […]

Posted on November 15, 2024 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
A Girl and a Gun, ACLDN, API Prodigy, Claude Werner, crime statistics, Doug Casey, Ed Calderon, Erick Gelhaus, firearms training, Handwaving Freakoutery, Hock Hochheim, Legal, Marty Hayes, Massad Ayoob, Paul Martin, police training, Primer Peak, shooting drills, Swift Silent Deadly, terrorism, The Organic Prepper, The Truth About Guns, travel, USCCA, Zero Hedge View Post

Free Books- Part 308

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 November 14, 2024 by Greg Ellifritz in Uncategorized
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- November 8, 2024

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   With the upcoming presidential inauguration, the current worldwide military conflicts, and the extensive damage done by recent storms, the USA is in a very turbulent place right now.  Until things calm down, I’m going […]

Posted on November 8, 2024 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
.22, Charles Askins, Clint Smith, crime statistics, Daniel Coyle, Dave Spaulding, Doom and Bloom, firearms training, Force Science Institute, Gabe White, Jelly Bryce, Larry Vickers, medical skills, Pat McNamara, Paul Martin, point shooting, Primer Peak, Recoil Offgrid, Richard Mann, Second Stoic, shooting drills, survival, Swift Silent Deadly, Target Barn, The Organic Prepper, The Tactical Wire, Tom Givens, travel View Post

“They say…”

  It was a sunny autumn afternoon. A woman called police to report a “suspicious person” in a city park. Cops arrive and the woman points out this “suspicious” man. He was simply sitting on a park bench enjoying the sunny day. The woman told police that this conduct was suspicious because he was a […]

Posted on November 5, 2024 by Greg Ellifritz in News and Tactical Advice
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- November 1, 2024

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   With the upcoming presidential election, the current worldwide military conflicts, and the extensive damage done by recent storms, the USA is in a very turbulent place right now.  Until things calm down, I’m going […]

Posted on November 1, 2024 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
ACLDN, Active Self Protection, AK-47, American Cop, American Handgunner, ccw, Erick Gelhaus, firearms training, gun digest, Integrated Skills Group, Jeff Gonzales, John Hearne, Legal, Lucky Gunner, Massad Ayoob, Mike Boyle, open carry, Paul Martin, pistoltraining.com, police training, Practical Eschatology, Rangemaster, revolvers, Rich Grassi, Ryan Holiday, shooting drills, survival, targets, The Armory Life, The Human Behavior Podcast, The Revolver Guy, The Shooting Wire View Post

Free Books- Part 307

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 October 31, 2024 by Greg Ellifritz in Uncategorized
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Training Students with Physical Disabilities

  Back in 2019, I got this interesting question from a Facebook reader:   “Greg, have you found any good sources of alternative techniques when overcoming physical disabilities? I have reduced neck mobility and no left scapula control, from a radical neck dissection, Extending the left arm out or up is both difficult and unstable. […]

Posted on October 30, 2024 by Greg Ellifritz in Reader Questions
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- October 25, 2024

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   With the upcoming presidential election, the current worldwide military conflicts, and the extensive damage done by recent storms, the USA is in a very turbulent place right now.  Until things calm down, I’m going […]

Posted on October 25, 2024 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Action Target, American Cop, American Handgunner, Ammoland, Ammoman School of Guns, Bendigo Strange, body armor, ccw, Claude Werner, Clint Smith, Crisis Medicine, Ed Lovette, Erick Gelhaus, gas mask, Integrated Skills Group, Massad Ayoob, medical skills, Mountain Guerilla, open carry, Paul Markel, police, Recoil Offgrid, red dot optics, scams, shooting drills, snubnose, Swift Silent Deadly, tear gas, The Armory Life, The Firearms Blog, The Organic Prepper, The Suited Shootist, travel, vehicle tactics, Wim Demeere View Post

Institutional Memory

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   My friend and mentor Ed Lovette recently passed away.  Ed was a CIA paramilitary officer who worked undercover for many years in Africa and South America carrying nothing but a Smith and Wesson Model 10 snubnose revolver.  After his CIA career, he became a firearms trainer and famous gun writer.  […]

Posted on October 23, 2024 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- October 18, 2024

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   With the upcoming presidential election, the current worldwide military conflicts, and the extensive damage done by recent storms, the USA is in a very turbulent place right now.  Until things calm down, I’m going […]

Posted on October 18, 2024 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
active killer, Active Self Protection, active shooter, Brian Hill\, ccw, Charles Askins, Chris Cypert, Chuck Taylor, GAT Daily, Growing Up Guns, Ken Hackathorn, Kevin Creighton, Massad Ayoob, modern service weapons, optics, Paul Martin, police, red dot optics, shooting drills, statistics, Steve Tarani, The Firearms Blog, The Human Behavior Podcast, The Organic Prepper, The Suited Shootist, The Survival Mom, Vortex View Post

Free Books- Part 306

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 October 17, 2024 by Greg Ellifritz in Uncategorized
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- October 11, 2024

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   With the upcoming presidential election, the current worldwide military conflicts, and the extensive damage done by recent storms, the USA is in a very turbulent place right now.  Until things calm down, I’m going […]

Posted on October 11, 2024 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
American Cop, American Handgunner, Ammoland, ccw, Clint Smith, crowd violence, Dave Spaulding, Erick Gelhaus, firearms training, gangs, GAT Daily, Growing Up Guns, Guns Magazine, Gunsite, Hock Hochheim, Jeff Gonzales, Ken Campbell, Legal, Massad Ayoob, Mike Seeklander, Offgrid Survival, pistoltraining.com, Primer Peak, revolvers, Safariland, shooting drills, Steve Moses, Swift Silent Deadly, Tatiana Whitlock, Uncle Zo View Post

October Prime Day Deals

Amazon had such success with its Prime Days earlier this year that they decided to run some promotions again.  Here are some of the current best bargains I’ve found on items I think my audience will enjoy.     30% off Lexington IWB USA Made Holster w/Wedge & Wing – Fits Glock 17/19/19X/26/27/34/44 | Appendix […]

Posted on October 8, 2024 by Greg Ellifritz in What's New
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