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  • Posts tagged "concealed carry" (Page 3)

Posts tagged "concealed carry"

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

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

Weekend Knowledge Dump- April 24, 2015

Links to some of the best tactical information on the web.  If you have some free time, check them out this weekend.     The 4 Things to Look for in a Folding Knife Some good features to look for in a defensive folding knife.     To Punch or Palm Strike Hock shares some […]

Posted on April 24, 2015 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
active shooter, AK-47, Bombs, Breach Bang Clear, Buckeye Firearms, concealed carry, Dave Spaulding, diet, drugs, escape, explosives, fighting, firearms training, Force Science, gunsmithing, Hock Hockheim, kidnapping, knives, Massad Ayoob, medical skills, revolvers, Robb Wolf, shooting drills, Survival Mom, Survival Podcast, third world travel View Post

Shooting Drill- FBI Qualification Test

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   To the amazement of my armed citizen friends, most police qualification courses are little more than a joke.  With a full day’s worth of pistol training, I can get almost everyone to the point where they can pass their state’s police qualification course.  In Ohio, our course is so easy […]

Posted on February 17, 2015 by Greg Ellifritz in Shooting Drills
concealed carry, FBI, police, qualification, shooting drills View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- December 19, 2014

Links to some of the best reading on the web.  If you have some free time, check them out this weekend.   Gear Review: 5.56 Muzzle Device Shootout For those of you looking for a compensator for your AR-15, this is a comprehensive evaluation of the options on the market. They looked at which one […]

Posted on December 19, 2014 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
active killer, AR-15, concealed carry, crime statistics, defensive tactics, drugs, Grant Cunningham, health, Hock Hockheim, John Lott, Ken Hackathorn, knife fighting, Limatunes, medicine, Michael Janich, police, Recoil Magazine, reloading, revolver, teaching, travel View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- December 5, 2014

Links to some of the best reading on the web.  If you have some free time, check them out this weekend.   What is the value of training? Have you ever asked yourself the question “Why do you train?”  The Tactical Professor explores the issue here: “The value of training is to make you think and […]

Posted on December 5, 2014 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
AR-15, Ballistic Radio, Claude Werner, concealed carry, home security, knife attack, modern service weapons, Pat McNamara, police, recall, Remington, revolvers, Ruger, shooting drills, Tom Givens, training View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- November 28, 2014

Links to some of the best reading on the web.  If you have some free time, check them out this weekend.     There Is Nothing to Say About Ferguson A lot of folks have contacted me asking for my opinions on the mess that is going on in Ferguson, Missouri.  I agree with Aaron’s […]

Posted on November 28, 2014 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
active killer, active shooter, awareness, concealed carry, fitness, home defense, knives, Massad Ayoob, medicine, shooting drills, survival, Survival Mom, warning shots View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- October 31. 2014

Links to some of the best reading on the web.  If you have some free time, check them out this weekend.   61 Travel Tips to Make You the World’s Savviest Traveler Some superb travel information here.  If you like the content of the article, check out the author’s book How to Travel the World […]

Posted on October 31, 2014 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
airsoft, Claude Werner, concealed carry, Grant Cunningham, Growing Up Guns, gunsmithing, health, Hock Hockheim, hunting, John Mosby, medicine, police training, psychology, Rangemaster, revolvers, Survival Podcast, Tasers, third world travel, training drills, travel View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- October 17, 2014

A list of some of the best reading on the web.  If you have some free time, check them out this weekend.     Gresham man robbed of pistol at gunpoint while exercising ‘open carry’ right A man robbed of his “open carry” piece. That’s what happens when you think of a gun like a […]

Posted on October 17, 2014 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
accidental discharge, AK-47, Claude Werner, concealed carry, fitness, Growing Up Guns, gunsmithing, Hock Hockheim, knives, medicine, Michael Janich, modern service weapons, open carry, psychology, rifles, supressors, The Firearms Blog, weapon retention, women's carry View Post

Observations from Last Weekend’s Extreme Close Quarters Shooting Class

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   Last weekend I was hosted by Ohio Shooting Sports to teach my one-day Extreme Close Quarters Shooting class.  I had a great class filled with 17 very motivated students and everyone seemed to learn quite a bit.   Here are a couple of significant learning points I can share from […]

Posted on October 1, 2014 by Greg Ellifritz in What's New
class reviews, Close quarter shooting, concealed carry View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- September 12, 2014

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.   Throwback Thursday: Point Shooting An amusing point shooting article written by Charles Askins back in 1955.  Askins was a […]

Posted on September 12, 2014 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
air rifle, AK-47, ballistics, concealed carry, exercise, Gabe Suarez, gel testing, Jim Cirillo, Ken Hackathorn, knife fighting, Marcus Wynne, Massad Ayoob, medicine, reloading, Survival Podcast View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- September 5, 2014

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.   50 Top Personal Defense Blogs I found this article on the Practical Eschatology site.  It’s a listing of 50 […]

Posted on September 5, 2014 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Claude Werner, concealed carry, diet, drugs, Gabe Suarez, knives, modern service weapons, nuclear, research, running, shooting drills, snubnose, stopping power, travel View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- August 29, 2014

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.   Spot shooting “When I explain this concept to students in my Defensive Pistol classes, I reference the Internet meme […]

Posted on August 29, 2014 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
body armor, Claude Werner, concealed carry, exercise, Limatunes, Lucky Gunner, Marcus Wynne, Mark Manson, Massad Ayoob, optics, Paul Sharp, rifles, running, self defense, shooting drills, survival View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- August 15, 2014

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. Steel Plates – An Opinion Max Velocity provides some information about hard armor rifle plates.  His book Contact is a […]

Posted on August 15, 2014 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Adaptive Defense Concepts, AK-47, AR-15, body armor, concealed carry, diet, firearms training, flashlights, Jack Donovan, Massad Ayoob, Max Velocity Tactical, modern service weapons, revolvers, shooting drills View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- July 11, 2014

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 Disappear In The Wilderness: A Natural Camouflage Tutorial A good technique to learn if you need to […]

Posted on July 11, 2014 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
concealed carry, crime statistics, Max Velocity Tactical, medicine, optics, school shootings, survival, terrorism View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- April 25, 2014

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.   The Differences (and Similarities) Between Training to Fight and Training to Compete Competition, while certainly useful, is not the […]

Posted on April 25, 2014 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
awareness, Bombing, Caleb Giddings, concealed carry, diet, identity theft, Mike Seeklander, mindset, modern service weapons, Paul Sharp, running, shooting drills, survival, travel View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- April 11, 2014

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.   Extreme Close Quarters Chris Fry posts an excellent article detailing the unique problems one has to be prepared for […]

Posted on April 11, 2014 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
accidental discharge, ammunition, concealed carry, Dave Spaulding, extreme close range, language, Massad Ayoob, modern service weapons, pepper spray, snubnose, travel View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- March 28, 2014

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.   Reviving a Life Saver, the Tourniquet Tourniquets are the best way of controlling serious bleeding.  If you carry a […]

Posted on March 28, 2014 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
1911, ammunition, concealed carry, crime statistics, exercise, firearms training, Grant Cunningham, gunsmithing, Jeff Gonzales, Limatunes, medicine, modern service weapons, psychology, rape, shotgun, survival View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- March 21, 2014

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.   Share This With All the Schools, Please Share With All the Schools, Please… I’m exploring my softer side with […]

Posted on March 21, 2014 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
ballistics, Ben Stoeger, Chris Fry, concealed carry, diet, dryfire, knives, magazines, modern service weapons, optics, recall, school shootings, school violence, Surefire, survival View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- March 14, 2014

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.     Expiration Dates and Preparedness In my medical classes I talk about how drug expirations work and about the […]

Posted on March 14, 2014 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
1911, Beretta, Cecil Burch, concealed carry, diet, fitness, ground fighting, gunsmithing, health, Jeff Gonzales, knives, Legal, medicine, modern service weapons, psychology, Survival Mom, travel View Post
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