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Test Fire Your New Guns!

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   Here’s a quick cautionary tale…   I recently purchased a Smith and Wesson 351C.  It’s a cool little titanium airlight .22 magnum 7 shot revolver.  I have a couple of other similar guns.  They shoot well and are great pocket “backup” guns.  I was excited to shoot my new purchase.  […]

Posted on June 15, 2015 by Greg Ellifritz in News and Tactical Advice
concealed carry, gunsmithing, revolver, Smith and Wesson View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- June 12, 2015

Links to some of the best tactical information on the web.  If you have some free time, check them out this weekend.     How Much Does Wind Reading Ability Matter? Quality information about reading wind for you precision rifle shooters.  You’ll also want to check out the series’ overall summary as well.     TacRack […]

Posted on June 12, 2015 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
active killer, AK-47, ballistics, Beretta, crowd control, edible plants, gelatin tests, Lucky Gunner, Mike Seeklander, mobs, optics, precision rifle, shotgun, sniper, survival, terrorism View Post

Shotgun Tips from TDI’s John Motil

  This is  a guest post written by TDI General Manager and Instructor John Motil.  John is at every shotgun class taught at TDI and put together a few notes based on past experience about what works and what doesn’t.  It’s good advice. -Greg   – Make sure your shotgun has a stock (either polymer […]

Posted on June 9, 2015 by Greg Ellifritz in News and Tactical Advice
guest author, John Motil, shotguns, TDI View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- June 5, 2015

Links to some of the best tactical information on the web.  If you have some free time, check them out this weekend.     Massad Ayoob’s Concealed Carry Tips and Techniques Mas Ayoob discusses how to effectively carry a pistol in appendix or crossdraw positions.     When Six Is Not Enough – Myths of […]

Posted on June 5, 2015 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
active killer, active shooter, AR-15, concealed carry, CrossFit, diet, exercise, gunsmithing, Hock Hockheim, Kathy Jackson, knife fighting, Limatunes, Lucky Gunner, Massad Ayoob, medical skills, medicine, police shootings, psychology, Recoil Magazine, revolvers View Post

The Firearms Manifesto Part Three- A Comparison of .380acp Pocket Pistols

Written by Greg Ellifritz   I wrote the article below in May of 2012, shortly after starting this blog.  It has been the single most-read article on my site and continues to get approximately 5000 pageviews a month years after I published it.  You folks like your .380s.  Technology has changed significantly in the last […]

Posted on June 3, 2015 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles, Firearm Reviews
.380, best .380 pistol, ccw, concealed carry, Diamondback, firearms manifesto, gun reviews, guns, Kahr, KelTec, Ruger, Smith and Wesson View Post

Review of a Recent Tactical First Aid and System Collapse Medicine Class

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   Dann from the God, Gals, Guns, and Grub blog hosted me two weeks ago for my Tactical First Aid and System Collapse Medicine class.  Dann has a great facility and he filled it up with 21 eager and insightful students.  I had a great time teaching all day.     […]

Posted on June 2, 2015 by Greg Ellifritz in What's New
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An Active Killer’s Diary

Written by: Greg Ellifritz As most of you know,  I take a special interest in researching active killers.  I’ve been closely watching the progress of the Aurora, Colorado “Batman” movie theater killer’s trial.  If you are unfamiliar with the incident, check out my article HERE.   Last week, the killer’s diary was released to jurors […]

Posted on June 1, 2015 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- May 29, 2015

Links to some of the best tactical information on the web.  If you have some free time, check them out this weekend.     Best Long-Range Scope: Buyers Guide & Features To Look For An excellent compilation of information to help you best choose a quality rifle scope.     This year’s scary new drug is […]

Posted on May 29, 2015 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
ballistics, burglary, crime prevention, drugs, handgun stopping power, ITS Tactical, medical skills, Paul Sharp, precision rifle, revolver, scopes, sights, tourniquet View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- May 22, 2015

Links to some of the best tactical information on the web.  If you have some free time, check them out this weekend.     11 Ways To Survive A Media Shitstorm If you are a police officer involved in a publicized controversial arrest or if you are an armed citizen who prevails over a criminal […]

Posted on May 22, 2015 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
AK-47, ammunition, ballistics, Claude Werner, Dave Spaulding, drugs, escape, gel testing, gelatin tests, gunsmithing, handgun stopping power, Hock Hockheim, home security, knives, Lucky Gunner, medical skills, pepper spray, psychology, restraints View Post

“The Reluctant Partisan- Volume Two: The Underground”

Written by: Greg Ellifritz I am hereby providing all appropriate “trigger warnings” for those of my readers who can’t handle a little coarse language.  The last time I reviewed one of John Mosby’s books, I was deluged with emails about the adult language present in some of the book’s passages.  Don’t send me that shit.  […]

Posted on May 19, 2015 by Greg Ellifritz in Book Reviews
book review, John Mosby, survival View Post

The ISIS Bus Attack

Written by: Greg Ellifritz Although it went virtually unmentioned in the US national media, ISIS perpetrated a vicious massacre against members of a different Islamic sect in Pakistan last week.  The terrorists targeted a bus full of Shiite Muslims on their way to a community center.  Six terrorists used motorcycles to ride along side the […]

Posted on May 18, 2015 by Greg Ellifritz in News and Tactical Advice
active killer, active shooter, ISIS, terrorism, third world travel View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- May 15, 2015

 Links to some of the best tactical information on the web.  If you have some free time, check them out this weekend.     Reaper Tips: 4 Precision Rifle Shooting Errors Are you making any of these precision rifle shooting errors?     The Problem With Remaining Silent Many gun gurus will advise you to […]

Posted on May 15, 2015 by Greg Ellifritz in Uncategorized, Weekend Knowledge Dump
AK-47, Claude Werner, concealed carry, Hock Hockheim, holsters, Legal, malfunctions, Massad Ayoob, medical skills, precision rifle, Reaper Tips, survival, travel View Post

Marcus Wynne’s 100 Round Neural Fluidity Practice Course

Written by: Greg Ellifritz     My friend Marcus Wynne sent me a practice shooting course a couple weeks ago.  He asked me to give it a try, noting that when he used it with some students he noticed some dramatic improvement in fluidity while changing hands with a pistol.  I shot the course and […]

Posted on May 12, 2015 by Greg Ellifritz in Shooting Drills
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Back from Mexico (and almost Cuba)

Written by Greg Ellifritz A quick little travel narrative for you today…   Lauren and I had a few days of vacation planned last week.  Our goal was to get to Cuba, but it’s difficult to arrange a flight.  There aren’t any direct flights out of America for tourists, so we would have to fly […]

Posted on May 11, 2015 by Greg Ellifritz in What's New
cartels, Mexico, third world travel, travel View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- May 8, 2015

Links to some of the best tactical information on the web.  If you have some free time, check them out this weekend.     Carrying a Handgun – Separate Facts From Fallacies Some words of wisdom from the legendary Pat Rogers.     The brutal consequences of a street fight Wim Demeere’s breakdown of a […]

Posted on May 8, 2015 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
ccw, drugs, fighting, Grant Cunningham, Limatunes, Massad Ayoob, medicine, Pat Rogers, precision rifle, psychology, shooting, sniper, terrorism, third world travel, travel View Post

Some Recent Class Reviews

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   A few weeks ago, I taught the “Unthinkable” class with Dr. William Aprill in Manasass, Virginia.  The class was a resounding success with 25 students who all had great things to say about the curriculum.  A couple of the students wrote reviews of the class on the internet.  If you […]

Posted on May 6, 2015 by Greg Ellifritz in What's New
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The North Thurston High School Shooting

Written by: Greg Ellifritz On Monday, April 28th, 2015, a sophomore student in Lacey, Washington walked into a commons room and fired two shots with a revolver.  One shot hit the ceiling and one shot hit the floor.  No one was injured in the shooting.  The shooter was stopped by an unarmed teacher who tackled […]

Posted on May 4, 2015 by Greg Ellifritz in News and Tactical Advice
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- May 1, 2015

Links to some of the best tactical information on the web.  If you have some free time, check them out this weekend.     Enroll in Ohio Firearm Training Events Buckeye Firearms Association is the premier gun rights advocacy group in Ohio.  They host me and several other instructors to teach classes as fund raisers […]

Posted on May 1, 2015 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Active Self Protection, AK-47, appendix carry, AR-15, exercise, fitness, Force Science Institute, gelatin tests, knife attack, Marcus Wynne, Massad Ayoob, optics, Paul Gomez, police training, psychology, Recoil Magazine, retention shooting, scams, third world travel View Post

Comments on TDI’s “Snubby Revolver” Class

  Even though you “tactical types” don’t like to admit it, there are a lot of folks who carry small-framed revolvers for self protection.  But since they are not “cool,” many sources don’t write about them on the internet or in gun magazines.  That leads people to carry revolvers with less than optimal sights, grips, […]

Posted on April 28, 2015 by Greg Ellifritz in Firearm Reviews, Gear Reviews
class reviews, guest author, revolvers, snubnose, TDI View Post

How the News Media Skews Reporting of Mass Murders

Written by: Greg Ellifritz “Research on the content of crime news has long shown that the news media misrepresent the social reality of crime.  Although news organizations are obligated to inform the public, they are also compelled to generate revenue, for they are businesses whose primary purpose is to create a profit….In an effort to […]

Posted on April 27, 2015 by Greg Ellifritz in Book Reviews
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