Written by: Greg Ellifritz I was at the range shooting yesterday and I realized I was using two really useful products to improve my practice sessions. I thought you all might benefit from knowing about them. I’ve written before about the books I use to create the best handgun practice routine. I use […]
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- December 2, 2022
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Concealing for Two Tatiana Whitlock explores the issue of concealing a handgun when pregnant. You’ll also want to read The Second Trimester as well. Using DCC Clips on the PHLster Enigma Attaching […]
Weekend Knowledge Dump- November 25, 2022
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. What To Look For In A Good Knife Steve Tarani’s thoughts on good knives. What is Really Demoralizing Your Police Officers Eve is telling the truth. In 25 years as a police […]
Revolver Reliability- Part 2
This is a guest post from my friend Darryl Bolke. It is a followup to the Thoughts on Revolver Reliability post he contributed last week. The original is published on Darryl’s Facebook page DB’s Shooting Adventures. Darryl is the co-owner of Hardwired Tactical and a very well-established firearms instructor. All of you revolver […]
Weekend Knowledge Dump- November 18, 2022
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. ‘Aggressive drills’ in response to US school shootings can harm students, expert says Stupidly conducted active killer drills can harm student welfare. But not having such drills gets lots more kids killed in the […]
Weekend Knowledge Dump- November 11, 2022
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. AN AMERICAN CLASSIC My 2.5″ Model 19 is my favorite revolver. If I could only have one pistol for the rest of my life, I wouldn’t feel undergunned with this one. Safely […]
Why Carry a .22?
I recently posted an article discussing the fact that I occasionally carry a Ruger LCP .22 pistol as a defensive carry gun. I got this email from a long time reader: Greg I know you did a few articles on the Ruger 22 lr in the past. Last I remember you were having trouble finding […]
Weekend Knowledge Dump- November 4, 2022
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Covert Rifle Carry While I don’t think that carrying a folding stocked rifle in a backpack everywhere you go is a great plan, I must admit that it may be useful in certain situations. […]
Street Encounter Skills and Tactics
Last month, John Murphy of FPF Training invited me to Dallas to take his ‘Street Encounters Skills and Tactics” course. I’ve been friends with John for a long while and he has been hosting me at his Virginia facility for about seven years. I have taken several of his classes at conferences like Rangemaster Tac […]
Weekend Knowledge Dump- October 28, 2022
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Five Reasons You Should Carry A Fixed Blade: Are Folders Really Cooler? Proponents of using the knife for self defense will tell you that fixed blade knives are demonstrably better for the task than […]
Baseline Assessment Drill +P
I got this drill from the October 2022 Rangemaster newsletter compiled by Tom Givens. The drill was developed by Tom and requires a free printed target from Lee’s Weems’ website (opens to PDF.) The directions are as follows: The circle at the top is 5.5” in diameter, the same as the “black” of […]
Active Killer Response Options for Armed Citizens
Written by: Greg Ellifritz I’ve been thinking a lot lately about active killer events. I’m convinced that it is getting incrementally more and more dangerous to intervene in such an attack. A study came out last week stating that 8% of Americans have a CCW permit/license. Unlicensed carry is also completely legal in 24 states. […]
Weekend Knowledge Dump- October 7, 2022
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. So You’ve Decided to Purchase Self Defense Liability Protection I regularly get questions about self defense “insurance” or liability protection programs. I’m not an expert in this arena. Read Paul’s working paper on the […]
Trainers You Should Know- Citizens Safety Academy
There are more competent firearms instructors teaching quality classes than ever before in human history. None of us has a corner on the market. Just like I’ve trained with dozens of top instructors over the years, my students will also train with other teachers. That’s a good thing. In my view, steering […]
Developing World Problems in the USA
I was once on a snorkeling excursion in Aruba. On the boat, I heard an older couple speaking Spanish with a very distinctive Argentine accent. They were the only Spanish speakers on the boat and seemed a bit confused with the captain’s English snorkeling instructions. I introduced myself in Spanish and translated the captain’s […]
Friends Don’t Let Friends Open Carry
Written by Greg Ellifritz It’s no secret that I’m not a fan of open carry (carrying an unconcealed handgun or long gun in public). Except in a hunting context or in very rural areas where one is unlikely to encounter another human, I generally think it’s a poor decision to carry openly. Too […]
Weekend Knowledge Dump- September 23, 2022
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Surviving the Aftermath of a Shooting Good advice for both my armed citizen and law enforcement officer readers. Email Update Issues I’ve been getting a few emails a day about […]
Backup Guns vs Hideout Guns
Written by: Greg Ellifritz I’ve seen some recent articles on the internet talking about citizens with CCW permits carrying more than one gun in public. While I carry two pistols in uniform every day, I rarely carry a second pistol when I am off duty and on my own time. I have nothing against […]
Confronting the Mobile Killer
*After the recent Canada active stabbers and the shooter in Memphis yesterday, I think I need to re-post this one. -Greg Anyone researching the tactics of active killers is quickly confronted with the fact that killers study police response tactics. Being informed by their research, the killers adapt their own tactics in order to […]
Concealed Carry Manual
My friend Jeff Gonzales published a book titled Concealed Carry Manual. I think that it is the best gun-related book I’ve read in 2022. I was honored when Jeff asked me to “blurb” the book. This is what I wrote: “I first trained with Jeff more than a decade ago and have followed […]