Here are a few links to articles and videos I found interesting this week. Some are intellectual. Some are informative. Some are just fun. If you have some free time, check them out this weekend. Aimpoint® Zeroing Target If you have any variety of Aimpoint optic, you can download custom targets from […]
Written by: Greg Ellifritz On Monday morning, a 12-year old seventh grader in Sparks, Nevada shot and killed one teacher and wounded two other students on the school playground before classes began. The shooter then killed himself with the same gun. If you are unfamiliar with the event check out this article from CNN. […]
Written by: Greg Ellifritz I’ve had an exceptionally busy teaching month already and still have one more class scheduled. Fortunately, several of my recent students have posted online After Action Reviews (AARs) of a couple classes. If you are curious about my content. course structure and curriculum, check out the links below: The […]
Written by Greg Ellifritz CNN has gathered CCTV surveillance video showing the tactics used by the terrorists in the recent Westgate Mall attack in Nairobi, Kenya. The video is short and very instructive. Watch it below… I’ve discussed several of the lessons learned from the attack HERE. This video brings up several […]
Here are a few links to articles and videos I found interesting this week. Some are intellectual. Some are informative. Some are just fun. If you have some free time, check them out this weekend. MIL/LEO/FF or Anyone Else Short on Time: 3 Fast Workouts to Switch It Up Three fast workouts designed for […]
Former Navy Seal Matt Bracken has released his book Enemies Foreign and Domestic as a FREE kindle ebook for the next few days. Make sure you grab it while you can. From the description…. BULLETS RAIN DOWN UPON A PACKED FOOTBALL STADIUM, killing dozens, and triggering a panic stampede which leads […]
Here are a few links to articles and videos I found interesting this week. Some are intellectual. Some are informative. Some are just fun. If you have some free time, check them out this weekend. Killing for their Country: A New Look at “Killology” Many of you are fans of Col. Grossman’s […]
Written by: Greg Ellifritz THIS ARTICLE offers the best reporting of the Nairobi terrorist attack to date. It’s long, but its worth your time. Some interesting things have come out… Police arrived but refused to make entry for several hours. Two uniformed police officers presumably ignored orders to stay outside […]
Written by Greg Ellifritz Several readers and students wrote to me last week to ask my opinion of the biker gang attack that occurred in New York City. If you missed the news story, here is a summary. In brief, a man and his family were driving on a highway when they were surrounded […]
Here are a few links to articles and videos I found interesting this week. Some are intellectual. Some are informative. Some are just fun. If you have some free time, check them out this weekend. How to serve a warrant: 1972 versus today Things have changed quite a bit in the last […]
Two quick items of note…. The radio show I did with John Johnston of Ballistic Radio is available for download HERE. We talked for an hour about active killer response for the CCW permit holder. I think you will find the information valuable. One of the callers on […]
Today we have another guest contribution from Henry “the Old Man from Tennessee.” He shares his wisdom about the issue of situational awareness. Enjoy…. Many years ago. USMC Recruit Depot, Parris Island, South Carolina. Seventeen years old, with excellent hearing and eyesight. First formation. A crusty red-faced lifer Sergeant of Marines gives us a […]
Here are a few links to articles and videos I found interesting this week. Some are intellectual. Some are informative. Some are just fun. If you have some free time, check them out this weekend. Hornady Critical Duty 45 Auto +P Four Shot Test with “Bone” – See more at: http://mousegunaddict.blogspot.com/2013/08/hornady-critical-duty-45-auto-p-four.html#sthash.pvNdQaDM.dpuf Hornady […]
Written by Greg Ellifritz As I write this, Kenyan officials just declared the terrorist hostage siege in a Nairobi shopping mall to be over. A current count of fatalities is at 75, with nearly 200 more reported injured in the three day event. For those of you who haven’t heard about this terrorist attack, here […]
This is the third contribution from my esteemed guest blogger Henry “The Old Man from Tennessee”. Henry is 88 years old and lives up on a mountain in rural Tennessee. He has been shooting all his life and I truly enjoy his contributions…. The Old Man’s Gun- Ruger LCR Messing around with the […]
Written by: Greg Ellifritz Officials are remaining tight lipped about the Washington Navy Yard active killer incident that occurred a week ago. Not much information about the attack is being released. Most sources have determined that the killer gained access to the facility where he worked by using his own pass card. He carried […]
Here are a few links to articles and videos I found interesting this week. Some are intellectual. Some are informative. Some are just fun. If you have some free time, check them out this weekend. Fit Enough to Fight A good fitness program for you combat athletes… What’s Wrong With This […]
Written by: Greg Ellifritz I got this drill from Karl Rehn at KRTraining.com. It is designed to replicate the conditions of the “average” gunfight being at a distance of three yards, firing three rounds, over the course of three seconds. The drill is 20 rounds and uses the same three second par time for […]
Here are a few links to articles and videos I found interesting this week. Some are intellectual. Some are informative. Some are just fun. If you have some free time, check them out this weekend. Fight Like A Girl And Other Lessons From A Stabbing A great article that discusses […]
“Women are as precisely capable as men at causing injury; when a thumb goes into an eye socket, the universe doesn’t stop everything and check if the cells in the thumb have XY or XX chromosomes before deciding if the forces exerted are enough to destroy the eyeball. Either the forces exceed the elasticity […]
