While I recommend that everyone should take a basic first aid and CPR class, that standard Red Cross class won’t be enough when it comes to mass casualties, bomb injuries, and gunshot wounds. With ever increasing rates of active killer events and terrorist attacks, the average citizen needs to start thinking more about battlefield […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Hierarchy of Combative Firearms Training My friend Dave Spaulding dropping some firearms training knowledge bombs. “Over time, I’ve come to look at firearms training as a three-tiered pyramid I call the Hierarchy of Combative […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Knowledge bombs from “Training At The Speed Of Life” Instructor Training With Ken Murray I took the training class Mike references here almost 20 years ago. It’s life altering if you teach force on […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Gunfight On Fremont Street: O.K. Corral Part 1 Last weekend when I was teaching in Dayton, I had dinner with my friend Dave Spaulding. We talked about his return to magazine writing and this […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. LEARNING FROM TRAGEDY Solid advice from Massad Ayoob. You might also like Mas’ take on backup guns. Why the LCR .22 LR? More information about why someone might choose to carry a .22 […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. 12 Gauge #4 Buckshot to the FACE! My friend (the real) Dr. House writes up a case of a patient being shot in the face twice with number four buckshot at a range less […]
Two weeks ago, I spent three days teaching at the Rangemaster Tactical Training Conference in Dallas. I’ve now taught at the last ten Tactical conferences and my TacCon blocks are regularly the most fun classes I teach every year. The conference consists of three days of material taught by 40 different world-class […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Training Red Flags: What to Look Out for When Choosing Instructors Fewer than 1% of gun owners seek professional training beyond a CCW class. My readers might be the exception. Keep an eye out […]
Last month I drove to the amazing Royal Range in Nashville to take Rangemaster’s Defensive Shotgun Instructor class. I had previously taken all three levels of the Rangemaster handgun instructor classes and the one-day shotgun user class. It was time to get the shotgun instructor cert. I was a little worried. The class […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Mass Attacks in Public Spaces: 2016-2020 A new Secret Service study analyzing 173 public mass attacks. It’s free and contains valuable information. Download it. Snubbies-The Four Formats Massad Ayoob provides a lot […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. How to Survive a Carjacking Mike Boyle’s thoughts on carjacking. Going Deeper Into the Gray Zone A road map for leadership development. WHEN SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE SAID Hey! I […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. P&S Ballistics Gel Test 2: 38, 357, 9mm Everyone does gel testing with common defensive loads. Here are some testing with some unconventional rounds. This one shows penetration of heavy Buffalo Bore .38/.357 revolver […]
Written by: Greg Ellifritz Last week, I posted an article linking to my most popular posts in 2022 In that article, I discussed how my “most popular” articles were not the same as my “best” articles. I liked many of the most popular articles (ranked by page view), but I think other […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Ayoob Files: Furtive Movement: The Richard Palmer Case “The rule is, “You don’t have to be right, but you do have to be reasonable.” You can be cleared four times over in a shooting […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. How to Choose a Good IWB Holster Part 2 | Secure and Fast Part two of the IWB holster selection article I posted last week. While we are looking at “Part Two” articles, […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. AAR- Pat Rogers Memorial Revolver Roundup 2022 An incredibly detailed AAR of the Pat Rogers Memorial Gunsite Revolver Roundup that I helped teach last month. If you like wheelguns, this is the training class to […]
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 […]
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 […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. “Massive Errors” By FBI Undercounted Number Of Armed Citizens Thwarting Active Shootings “Data released by the nonprofit shows that 34.4% of active shootings were thwarted by armed citizens between 2014 and 2021. However, FBI […]
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 […]
