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Weekend Knowledge Dump- May 3, 2013

  Here are a few links to articles and videos I found interesting this week and want to share.  Some are intellectual.  Some are informative.  Some are just fun.  If you have some free time, check them out this weekend.   Ammo Tests     Some very nice ballistic gelatin tests of some common defensive […]

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
active shooter, ammunition, ballistics, fitness, police training, Todd Green, training View Post

“Secrets of the Concealed Carry Snub” AAR

  Written by Greg Ellifritz   Last week I was able to attend a private training class hosted at TDI.  Michael de Bethencourt came in to teach us two days’ worth of snubnose revolver techniques.   Michael de Bethencourt has been teaching an innovative revolver shooting class for more than 30 years.  Most trainers in […]

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
Michael deBethencourt, revolver, snubnose, TDI View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- April 26, 2013

  Here are a few links to articles and videos I found interesting this week and want to share.  Some are intellectual.  Some are informative.  Some are just fun.  If you have some free time, check them out this weekend.   How to Handle Any Stressful Travel Situation I’m outside the USA (generally in some […]

Posted on April 26, 2013 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
1911, defensive tactics, firearm maintenance, fitness, gunsmithing, police. medicine, Rory Miller, survival, travel View Post

Exploding Targets Considered Illegal Under Ohio Law

Written by Greg Ellifritz     I recently became aware of a published legal opinion from the Ohio State Fire Marshal’s Office.  I’ve copied the full opinion below, but the Cliff’s Notes version is that if you shoot a commercially purchased or homemade exploding target in Ohio, you could face felony charges.   I know […]

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Greg Ellifritz in News and Tactical Advice
Bombs, explosives, Legal View Post

Notes From TDI’s Level 1-3 Handgun Class

  This is part two of a series of articles describing students’ and instructors’ experiences in the classes we teach at TDI.   These articles are a collaboration between  Greg Ellifritz and John Motil with input from additional TDI instructors as well.   Level 1-3 Handgun is TDI’s entry level handgun course.  It is a […]

Posted on April 23, 2013 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
ammunition, gunsmithing, holsters, magazines, TDI, training View Post

New Article Published In Concealed Carry Magazine!

Written by Greg Ellifritz   This month’s issue of Concealed Carry Magazine has an article I wrote about self defense tactics for bicyclists.  It starts on page 60 at the link below:   https://www.usconcealedcarry.com/wp-content/issues/2013/apr-2013.pdf   Concealed Carry is one of the more reputable gun magazines available.  Most of the writers are full time instructors with […]

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
bicycle, concealed carry View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- April 19, 2013

  Here are a few links to articles and videos I found interesting this week and want to share.  Some are intellectual.  Some are informative.  Some are just fun.  If you have some free time, check them out this weekend.   12 Gauge birdshot damage A good reminder about firearms safety and some graphic photos […]

Posted on April 19, 2013 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
accidental discharge, ammunition, art of manliness, ballistics, Legal, psychology, shotgun, stopping power, survival, training View Post

Boston Bombing

Written by Greg Ellifritz   Yesterday, at least two bombs exploded near the finish line of the Boston Marathon.  At least three other secondary devices were located in the area before detonation.  At last check, three people have died and more than 100 were injured.   In July of 2011, I wrote an article called […]

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Greg Ellifritz in News and Tactical Advice
bombings, Bombs, terrorism View Post

Notes From TDI’s Precision Rifle Class

    As most of you know, in addition to teaching classes through this company, I have been teaching classes at the Tactical Defense Institute for about 12 years.  TDI is a wonderful fixed site tactical training facility in southern Ohio and is one of the top shooting schools in the country.   TDI sees […]

Posted on April 15, 2013 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
precision rifle, sniper, TDI, training View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- April 12, 2013

  Here are a few links to articles and videos I found interesting this week and want to share.  Some are intellectual.  Some are informative.  Some are just fun.  If you have some free time, check them out this weekend.    Appendix Controversy     Todd Green writes about the most important rules for using […]

Posted on April 12, 2013 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
appendix carry, collapse, concealed carry, fitness, health, history, holsters, self defense, survival View Post

School Stabbings in Texas

Written by Greg Ellifritz   There’s a reason why knowledgeable trainers in this business don’t use the term “Active Shooter.”  They prefer the term “Active Killer” instead.  The person who is trying to murder as many people as possible doesn’t have to be using a gun, he may be using other weapons like explosives or […]

Posted on April 10, 2013 by Greg Ellifritz in News and Tactical Advice
active killer, knife attack, school violence View Post

A Couple More Sources for Finding Ammunition

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   Things aren’t getting any better.  Ammunition is still almost impossible to find unless you shoot shotguns or use an oddball caliber with no demand.     A couple weeks ago, I told you all about GunBot.  It’s a real-time search engine of major online ammunition retailers.  Many of my readers […]

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- April 5, 2013

  Here are a few links to articles and videos I found interesting this week and want to share.  Some are intellectual.  Some are informative.  Some are just fun.  If you have some free time, check them out this weekend.   Soft Tissue Work for Tough Guys If you aren’t using a foam roller or […]

Posted on April 5, 2013 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
ammunition, AR-15, Chris Fry, concealed carry, Craig Douglas, handgun stopping power, health, jiujitsu View Post

The Top 10 CCW Guns?

Written by Greg Ellifritz   When the start of an article reads “What are the best guns for concealed carry?”, I usually cringe and run away.  Most articles of this type are horrible.  Many are written by people who have likely never fired the guns they are recommending.  Others are written by professional “firearms journalists” […]

Posted on April 1, 2013 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
concealed carry, Glock, Kahr, LCR, M&P, Ruger, snubnose, XD View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- March 29, 2013

    Here are a few links to articles and videos I found interesting this week and want to share.  Some are intellectual.  Some are informative.  Some are just fun.  If you have some free time, check them out this weekend.     Six second Reload Challenge That’s fast!     $150 “Common Man” bug […]

Posted on March 29, 2013 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
active shooter, art of manliness, diet, fitness, psychology, Rory Miller, self defense, survival, terrorism View Post

New Information on Sandy Hook School Shooting

  Written by: Greg Ellifritz The search warrants and inventories of items seized during the investigation of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting last December have just been released this morning.  As it is essentially “breaking news”, a thorough analysis has not been done.  However, there are a few good articles out there listing some […]

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Greg Ellifritz in News and Tactical Advice
active shooter, Newtown, Sandy Hook, school shootings View Post

Inside the Mind of a School Shooter

Written by Greg Ellifritz       This week, a Chardon Ohio teen was sentenced to life in prison  for killing three of his classmates.  No one knows why he did it.  He admits he doesn’t even know why I took a gun to school that day.   What is clear to me is that […]

Posted on March 23, 2013 by Greg Ellifritz in News and Tactical Advice
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- March 22, 2013

  Here are a few links to articles and videos I found interesting this week and want to share.  Some are intellectual.  Some are informative.  Some are just fun.  If you have some free time, check them out this weekend.     Shoulder Pain: Taken Out by the Bum Wing     Great article about […]

Posted on March 22, 2013 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
active shooter, Dan John, diet, fitness, flashlights, Glock, military, school shootings View Post

University of Central Florida Active Shooter- Aborted!

By Greg Ellifritz I’m borrowing the “aborted” terminology from my friend Ron Borsch who has done more research on rapid mass murderers than anyone in history.   What we are talking about is when a shooter plans to kill and his plan is interrupted.  I don’t know if this event would match the strict definition (as […]

Posted on March 20, 2013 by Greg Ellifritz in News and Tactical Advice
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Where Has All the Ammo Gone?

Written by Greg Ellifritz     If you have tried to purchase ammunition in the last couple months, you are aware of the problem…there isn’t any available.  None…at least in the common calibers.  No one can ever remember this happening.  Things were bad in 2008, but they didn’t come close to being as bad as […]

Posted on March 19, 2013 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
ammunition, economic collaspe View Post
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