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Posts tagged "Chuck Haggard"

Weekend Knowledge Dump- July 14, 2023

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   ATF “Final Rule” On Unfished Frames & Receivers Thrown Out By Federal Judge Good news here.     Issue 8 This free issue of “Armed Lifestyle” magazine has some valuable content.     Family […]

Posted on July 14, 2023 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
.22, Active Self Protection, AR-15, Armed Lifestyle, backup guns, building search tactics, carjacking, ccw, Chris Cerino, Chuck Haggard, Clint Smith, family safety, firearms training, flashlights, force on force training, gelatin testing, gun digest, Gun Mag Warehouse, Gunsite, Jeff Gonzales, Jim Wilson, Legal, Lon Etchison, medical skills, multiple attackers, pepper spray, police, Primer Peak, Recoil Magazine, Rich Nance, Shelley Hill, shooting drills, Spotter Up, The Revolver Guy, The Truth About Guns, travel safety, Widener's View Post

Why Won’t My Revolver Cylinder Turn?

It’s a myth that your revolver will never malfunction.   Revolvers commonly have malfunctions, but the malfunctions are quite different from those seen in semi-automatic pistols.   As my friend Chuck Haggard says: “Revolvers will tolerate neglect.  They won’t tolerate abuse.”   If I had to take a gun to a 1000-round a day shooting […]

Posted on June 7, 2023 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
Chuck Haggard, revolvers View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- February 17, 2023

Knowledge to make your life better.  If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Ayoob: How to Find the Red Dot on Your EDC Massad Ayoob provides some advice for using your red dot equipped handgun.     YOU’RE ON YOUR OWN There is more to this saying […]

Posted on February 17, 2023 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Active Self Protection, AK-47, American Cop, Annette Evans, carjacking, ccw, Chuck Haggard, Dr. David Yamane, Ed Head, Erick Gelhaus, family safety, female, Force Science Institute, GAT Daily, Gun Mag Warehouse, Havok Journal, Legal, Lucky Gunner, Massad Ayoob, medical skills, Melody Lauer, Pat McNamara, Paul Martin, red dot sights, shooting drills, The Tactical Wire, women's self defense View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- February 10, 2023

Knowledge to make your life better.  If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Is A Sub Caliber Enough Gun For Concealed Carry? I think this decision really comes down to an evaluation of both skillset and relative risk.     Tested: Buffalo Bore 25 ACP 60 Grain […]

Posted on February 10, 2023 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
5.7mm, Active Self Protection, AK-47, Annette Evans, birdshot, ccw, Cecil Burch, Chuck Haggard, Darryl Bolke, de-escalation, Doom and Bloom, Dr. David Yamane, Dr. James Williams, FerFal, GAT Daily, gelatin testing, Gun Mag Warehouse, HWFO, John Hearne, knives, Mark Fricke, Massad Ayoob, Mead Hall Range, medical skills, medicinal plants, Organic Prepper, Paul Martin, police, Primer Peak, Shelley Hill, shooting drills, shotguns, Steve Tarani, Suited Shootist, Tamara Keel, The Revolver Guy View Post

Gunsite Revolver Roundup Ballistic Gel Testing

One of the more popular demonstrations at the annual Pat Rogers Memorial Gunsite Revolver Roundup every year is the ballistic gelatin testing block conducted by Chuck Haggard and Mark Fricke.     Last week, Mark got all the bullet penetration, expansion, and velocity information categorized into an easily digestible table.     Mark and Chuck […]

Posted on January 23, 2023 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
Chuck Haggard, Gunsite, Mark Fricke, Pat Rogers, revolvers View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- January 6, 2023

Knowledge to make your life better.  If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   HOW DO YOU KNOW WHEN YOU’VE MASTERED A TECHNIQUE? My friend Nick Hughes answers an important question.     Are We Seeing A Revolver Renaissance? Tamara drops some revolver knowledge.  And to back up […]

Posted on January 6, 2023 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
ACLDN, active killer, Active Self Protection, active shooter, Calibre Press, carjacking, ccw, Chuck Haggard, Civilian Defender, firearms training, GAT Daily, Guerrilla Approach, Gun Mag Warehouse, holsters, Justin Dyal, Karl Rehn, Kathy Jackson, Massad Ayoob, medical skills, Mountain Man Medical, Nick Hughes, Primer Peak, Rangemaster, revolvers, scenario training, school shootings, Shelley Hill, Sherman House, shooting drills, Skillset Magazine, Steve Tarani, Steven Pressfield, Tamara Keel, The Truth About Guns, Tom Givens View Post

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 […]

Posted on October 28, 2022 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
.22, Active Self Protection, Apache Solutions, AR-15, Bryan Eastridge, Caleb Giddings, ccw, Chuck Haggard, ConcealedCarry.com, Erick Gelhaus, firearms training, GAT Daily, gelatin testing, Glock, Good Hill Press, Gun Mag Warehouse, Hany Mahmoud, holsters, John Hearne, knives, Off Duty/On Duty Podcast, pepper spray, police, Primary and Secondary, Primer Peak, Rangemaster, ready positions, revolvers, Richard Nance, shooting drills, shotguns, Skillset Magazine, The Firearms Blog, The Revolver Guy View Post

Snubnose Revolver Ballistic Gelatin Tests

When I was a kid back in the early 1980s, my parents had some rural land where we spent weekends hiking, hunting, and shooting guns.  A man up the road from my parents’ place was a well known “gun guy.”  He shot constantly and often offered to let young Greg shoot all his cool guns.  […]

Posted on May 11, 2022 by Greg Ellifritz in Gear Reviews
ballistics, Chuck Haggard, gelatin testing, Gunsite, Mark Fricke, revolvers, snubnose View Post

Shooting Through Bags and Purses

Although I generally don’t advise my students to carry their firearms off body,  I recognize that lots of folks carry guns in purses and bags.   One of the stated “advantages” of such a carry method is the fact that you can fire the gun from inside the bag or purse without removing it in […]

Posted on March 31, 2022 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
Apache Solutions, ccw, Chuck Haggard, firearms training, holsters, purse carry, Rangemaster View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- December 31, 2021

Knowledge to make your life better.  If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Mobs, Mob Looting, and Other Crimes Large mobs of looters coordinating to hit malls and high end stores is becoming a problem we are seeing with increasing frequency.  Your best bet is to order […]

Posted on December 31, 2021 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
.22, 1911, Active Self Protection, Carry Trainer, Chuck Haggard, Claude Werner, crowd violence, Dave Spaulding, GAT Daily, gelatin testing, home security, Kevin Creighton, Lucky Gunner, Marcus Wynne, Massad Ayoob, medical skills, mobs, Mountain Man Medical, night vision, police, Rangemaster, Recoil Magazine, Rob Pimcus, robbery, Sam Harris, Scott Reitz, shooting drills, shotguns, Spotter Up, Steve Tarani, survivopedia, The Revolver Guy, vehicle attacks, weapons retention, Widener's View Post

Gunsite Revolver Roundup

  The weekend before Thanksgiving, I flew to Arizona to teach at the Pat Rogers Memorial Revolver Roundup at Gunsite.  It was the premier revolver training event of the year and featured instructors Darryl  Bolke, Wayne Dobbs, myself, Chuck Haggard, Dave Dolan, Mark Fricke, Caleb Giddings and Lew Gosnell.  It was a truly all star class […]

Posted on December 21, 2021 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
Caleb Giddings, Chuck Haggard, Darryl Bolke, gelatin testing, Gunsite, Ken Campbell, Mark Fricke, Pat Rogers, Wayne Dobbs View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- June 18, 2021

Knowledge to make your life better.  If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Modern Holsters: Carrying into the Future Tamara Keel writes a superb article about the design features available on modern IWB holsters.  If you don’t know about “wings,” “claws,” and “wedges,” you should probably take […]

Posted on June 18, 2021 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
1911, Active Self Protection, AK-47, Ballistic Radio, Chuck Haggard, Dave Spaulding, Doom and Bloom, extreme close range, firearms training, GAT Daily, gun digest, history, holsters, Karl Rehn, Marcus Wynne, medical skills, partner rescue, police gunfights, Practical Eschatology, psychology, Recoil Magazine, shooting drills, situational awareness, Skillset Magazine, Spotter Up, Steve Tarani, Tactical Defense Institute, Tamara Keel, The Armory Life, The Revolver Guy, The Truth About Guns, weapon mounted lights View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- February 19, 2021

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   On conquering COVID, the invisible suspect Did you know that 196 police officers died from Covid-19 in 2020?  That was four times greater than the number killed by firearms.     What Shot Feedback […]

Posted on February 19, 2021 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Active Self Protection, AK-47, American Partisan, Ammoman School of Guns, AR-15, Carry Trainer, ccw, Cecil Burch, Chuck Haggard, Claude Werner, crime statistics, Ed Head, exercise, fitness, flashlight tactics, Karl Rehn, LouAnn Hamblin, Lucky Gunner, Mark Manson, Massad Ayoob, Matt Jacques, medical skills, police, Recoil Magazine, revolvers, shooting drills, Steve Tarani, Swift Silent Deadly, The Revolver Guy View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- February 5, 2020

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   The Backpack Gun Project: Part 2 Another excellent article from Lucky Gunner.     The Sound of Silence – An Overview of Firearm Sound Suppressors Suppressor basics.     By the Numbers: Gun Ownership […]

Posted on February 5, 2021 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
ACLDN, Breach Bang Clear, carjacking, Charles Askins, Chuck Haggard, David Yamane, firearms training, Grant Cunningham, impact weapons, John Daub, Karl Rehn, Kathy Jackson, Lucky Gunner, Marcus Wynne, Personal Defense Network, Pew Pew Tactical, police, police shootings, Rangemaster, Recoil Magazine, revolvers, Ryan Holiday, shooting drills, Spotter Up, statistics, Steve Moses, Swift Silent Deadly, Tamara Keel, The Revolver Guy, Tom Givens, vehicle tactics, Wayne Dobbs View Post

Lessons From the Revolver Roundup

Written by:  Greg Ellifritz   Last week I was honored to have been invited to teach at the annual Pat Rogers Memorial Revolver Roundup organized by Hardwired Tactical.  It was a weekend training event focused solely on using the revolver.  Instructors Darryl Bolke, Wayne Dobbs, Mark Fricke, Chuck Haggard, and I all taught three to […]

Posted on December 1, 2020 by Greg Ellifritz in What's New
Caleb Causey, Chuck Haggard, Darryl Bolke, Gunsite, Mark Fricke, Michael Bane, Pat Rogers, revolvers, snubnose, Wayne Dobbs View Post

Civilian Carry Radio Appearance

Last night I joined Chuck Haggard, Wayne Dobbs, and Darryl Bolke for a roundtable discussion of police training issues on Civilian Carry Radio.   I haven’t done a podcast or radio interview for a few years.  I honestly don’t enjoy them all that much and have been turning down any podcast requests.  I promised CCR […]

Posted on August 20, 2020 by Greg Ellifritz in What's New
Chuck Haggard, Civilian Carry Radio, Darryl Bolke, Wayne Dobbs View Post

Snubby Revolver Class AAR

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   Last weekend I taught my inaugural Snubby Revolver for Concealed Carry class.  Dann Sternsher from G4 Personal Safety hosted the class at his excellent private range/classroom facility.   This was my very first time teaching a commercial revolver class.  I got certified to teach revolver skills to cops and security […]

Posted on October 28, 2019 by Greg Ellifritz in What's New
Chuck Haggard, class reviews, Claude Werner, Grant Cunningham, Hardwire Tactical, Michael deBethencourt, revolvers, TDI, The Revolver Guy View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- June 28, 2019

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Study: Civil asset forfeiture doesn’t discourage drug use or help police solve crimes I’m not a fan of civil asset forfeiture.     What if you can’t get the ‘best’ ammunition? I suspect there […]

Posted on June 28, 2019 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Caleb Causey, Chuck Haggard, Grant Cunningham, Jim Cirillo, Jordan Peterson, knife fighting, Kyle Lamb, Legal, Louis Awerbuck, medical skills, Michael Bane, pepper spray, Primary and Secondary, psychology, Steve Moses, survival, survival blog View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- May 17, 2019

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Data on the Rate of Shootings and Accidents in Schools that allow Teachers to Carry Click “download this paper” in the upper left corner of the linked article to get a free full text […]

Posted on May 17, 2019 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Active Self Protection, AK-47, AR-15, ccw, Chuck Haggard, civilian gunfighter, G4 Personal Safety, Jerking the Trigger, Mark Manson, medical skills, PHLster, police, police gunfights, police training, school shootings, school violence, shotguns, Steve Moses, The Revolver Guy, travel, weapon malfunctions View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- November 2, 2018

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Defense Against Bears with Pistols: 97% Success rate, 37 incidents by Caliber I find it interesting to note that, even against bears, shot placement is more important than caliber selection.     Press Check? […]

Posted on November 2, 2018 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Active Self Protection, ammunition, ccw, Chuck Haggard, firearms training, gelatin tests, Gun Nuts Media, handgun stopping power, Integrated Skills Group, knife defense, leadership, optics, Pat McNamara, Pew Pew Tactical, police, Primary and Secondary, Rangemaster, Recoil Magazine, red dot sights, revolvers, school shootings, shooting drills, shotguns, Steve Tarani, survival, Survival Mom, Tamara Keel, vehicle tactics View Post
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