Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Heavily Armed Robbers Utilizing Parked Vehicles as New Concealment Tactic A recent robbery trend that you should be aware of. Prescription For Violence: The Corresponding Rise of Antidepressants, SSRIs & Mass Shootings […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Criminals Often Carry Ineffectual Guns that are Broken, Unloaded, or Toys An article about the types of guns carried by criminals, including a link and discussion of my research on the topic. […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. How to Master the Double Action Trigger “The common thing that I see with most people when it comes to a double action trigger pull is they want to pull the trigger pull like they […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. 9 Lifesaving Self Defense Tips From Pat McNamara Pat Mac’s advice for staying alive. Shooter’s Tips: Learning the Red Dot I am not a red dot pistol shooter and claim absolutely zero […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. The Best .22 LR Handguns for Concealed Carry I occasionally carry a .22 defensively. I relied on two of them when they were the only guns I could carry after a surgery a couple […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. What Really Happens In A Gunfight? The results of Dave Spaulding’s 25 year “Gunfight Project.” Dave’s book Handgun Combatives is a must read for anyone who carries a pistol. LaRue, Colt, KAC […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Public Bathroom Breaks While Armed Good ideas for those of you who have to use a public bathroom while carrying your pistol. The Placeholder Workout Cecil drops some knowledge here. His advice holds […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. How a Black-Powder Revolver Saved My Life “How’s that phrase go? The gun you have with you is better than the one you have at home.” ‘It was my job, and I didn’t […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Is Your Defensive Firearm Actually a Woobie? My guess is that even for this generally clueful audience, most of you carry your gun like a lucky rabbit’s foot. Listen to what John has to […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. The Dangers of Backing Up… QUICKLY! Dave Spaulding shares some words of wisdom with regard to backing up. Several of Dave’s former students have fallen (some on cruiser video that you have undoubtedly seen) […]
Written by Greg Ellifritz I just finished reading Straight Talk on Armed Defense, edited by Massad Ayoob. It’s a great book and I recommend that all of you pick up a copy. The book is a compilation of self defense advice from 12 different authors, all authorities in their respective fields of study. […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Responding to the Next Attack Check out the first two articles in this free online magazine. The first is a very thorough debrief of both the San Bernadino active killer events and the Pulse […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Stealth Travel “We should always do the legal thing, we should always do the moral thing, we should always do the right thing – but above all, we should do the SMART thing. With […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Fear Illusions: How Your Brain Gets Hacked Every Day Very important information about how fear and anxiety are processed in the brain. “The world is as scary as you decide it is & as […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Escaping Common Restraints – Greg Ellifritz @ Rangemaster 2016 A short interview from Dr. Z about some of the restraint escape options I taught during the Rangemaster Tactical Conference. The History of […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Fundamentals Uber Alles Words of wisdom from Cecil Burch. Cecil is a great instructor. Check out his class schedule and take one of his classes if you are in the neighborhood. Everything […]
Links to some of the best tactical information on the web. If you have some free time, check them out this weekend. MOA & MIL Some precision rifle basics. The article Mils vs. MOA provides even more information. Some considerations on the topic of MOA/Mil or Mil/Mil adjustments on your precision rifle scope can […]
Written by: Greg Ellifritz Last weekend I attended my third Rangemaster Tactical Conference. I was very impressed. It was a three-day conference and pistol match located at a police training facility in Memphis, Tennessee. Host Tom Givens from Rangemaster arranged a top tier event that attracted 36 high quality trainers and nearly 200 […]
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. I’m working with appendix carry, and noticed something interesting. Grant Cunningham discovered an often unrecognized benefit to appendix carry. […]
Written by: Greg Ellifritz A reader of this site recently sent me the link to a video and the following question: “I am most interested by the bystander that gets shot down at 1:22. Is there anything he could have done differently? Maybe running while keeping the telephone pole between him […]
