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Posts tagged "Doom and Bloom"

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- June 11, 2021

Knowledge to make your life better.  If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   GunBroker and Tips for Buying a Used Firearm I purchase most of my newly-acquired guns from GunBroker.  Here’s how to avoid being taken by a scam or an improperly described item.     Gel […]

Posted on June 11, 2021 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Active Self Protection, Buckeye Firearms, carjacking, ccw, concealed carry, crowd violence, David Reeder, Doom and Bloom, flashlights, GAT Daily, gelatin testing, Karl Rehn, Legal, Michael Bane, Mike Boyle, Pew Pew Tactical, Primer Peak, Recoil Magazine, revolvers, riots, robbery, shooting drills, Steve Tarani, Surefire, Swift Silent Deadly, The Armory Life, Tiger McKee, vehicle tactics, Widener's View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- January 1, 2021

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   5 Firearms instructor red flags “If your instructor commits one of the 5 Firearms Instructor Red Flags, I would be concerned, especially if it’s the medical one. If they break 2 of them, I […]

Posted on January 1, 2021 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Active Self Protection, AK-47, AR Build Junkie, AR-15, Breach Bang Clear, Brian Hill\, Caleb Giddings, Claire Wolfe, Darryl Bolke, Doom and Bloom, exercise, firearms training, fitness, Force Science Institute, gelatin tests, injuries, Integrated Skills Group, John Mosby, Justin Dyal, knives, Larry Lindenman, Massad Ayoob, medical skills, medicine, Michael Janich, Mountain Man Medical, optics, Organic Prepper, Pew Pew Tactical, Practical Eschatology, Recoil Magazine, revolvers, robbery, scopes, shotguns, slings, SmashweRx, survival, The Complete Combatant, Tier Three Tactical, weapon mounted lights View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- November 6, 2020

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   TESTING .300 BLACKOUT BALLISTICS Gel testing subsonic .300 Blackout rounds from a short barrel. Speaking of ballistic gelatin, you may also like Ballistic Gel: Purpose, Protocol, & Best Ones.     The Smith & […]

Posted on November 6, 2020 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
.300 Blackout, Active Self Protection, American Partisan, Ammoman School of Guns, backup gun, Cecil Burch, Claude Werner, crime statistics, David Yamane, Doom and Bloom, Doug Casey, gelatin tests, Hilton Yam, James Howard Kunstler, Justin Dyal, medical skills, Michael deBethencourt, Morgan Atwood, Mountain Man Medical, optics, Pew Pew Tactical, Practical Eschatology, Ralph Mroz, Rangemaster, Recoil Magazine, Recoil Offgrid, research, revolvers, Rob Pincus, shooting drills, snubnose, Tamara Keel, The Revolver Guy, tourniquets View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- October 16, 2020

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Your Best Defense: Staying Out of Trouble Michael Bane and Claude Werner talk about important concepts here.     Why Hollow Points Are The Only Option For Self-Defense When talking about service calibers like […]

Posted on October 16, 2020 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
ACLDN, Active Self Protection, AK-47, AR Build Junkie, AR-15, Ballistic Magazine, Ballistic Radio, Brian Enos, Caleb Giddings, Claude Werner, crowd violence, Denny Hansen, Doom and Bloom, exercise, fitness, GAT Daily, Growing Up Guns, Guns Magazine, ITS Tactical, Legal, Marcus Wynne, Massad Ayoob, medical skills, Michael Bane, Mountain Man Medical, night vision, Paul Martin, Pew Pew Tactical, police, Recoil Magazine, revolvers, riots, shooting drills, shotguns, snubnose, Spotter Up, Swift Silent Deadly, The Revolver Guy, tourniquets, William Aprill, Wim Demeere View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- September 18, 2020

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   The New Rules of Engagement If you only consume one piece of content from this post, make it this one.  In Michael Bane’s podcast, he discusses how the criminal threats we are training to […]

Posted on September 18, 2020 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Active Self Protection, AR-15, ballistics, Bombs, Buckeye Firearms, Caleb Giddings, Doom and Bloom, explosives, financial crimes, firearms training, gelatin tests, Grant Cunningham, Kyle Lamb, Marcus Wynne, Massad Ayoob, medical skills, Mike Seeklander, Organic Prepper, Pew Pew Tactical, Practical Eschatology, Ralph Mroz, restraints, revolvers, riots, scams, shooting drills, shotguns, Steve Fisher, Swift Silent Deadly, Tamara Keel, vehicle tactics View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- September 11, 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 Thanks to Lucky Gunner for the kind words and the link to my book!  For more bag carry advice, check out Vertx Commuter Sling.     Strife Happens: What to Do […]

Posted on September 11, 2020 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
ACLDN, Active Self Protection, ammunition, AR-15, Ballistics by the inch, Building Shooters, civilian gunfighter, Claude Werner, Concealed Carry Radio, Doom and Bloom, drones, dryfire, Ed Head, firearms training, Glock, Growing Up Guns, Gun Mag Warehouse, Havok Journal, ITS Tactical, Jeff Gonzales, John Mosby, Justin Dyal, Ken Murray, Legal, Lucky Gunner, medical skills, Michael Bane, modern service weapons, open carry, Organic Prepper, Paul Martin, Precision Rifle Blog, riots, Rob Pincus, Scott Reitz, shooting drills, shotguns, Todd Green, William Aprill View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- July 3, 2020

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   PCC Showdown: H&K SP5 vs Kalashnikov USA KP9 vs CMMG Banshee I get a lot of questions about pistol caliber carbines.  I’m really not the right one to ask, as I don’t own any […]

Posted on July 3, 2020 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
.32, abduction, Active Self Protection, appendix carry, Breach Bang Clear, Cecil Burch, chokes, civilian gunfighter, Close quarter shooting, Dave Spaulding, Doom and Bloom, forgotten weapons, gelatin tests, Hock Hochheim, hostage survival, John Lott, Ken Hackathorn, Lucky Gunner, medical skills, Organic Prepper, Pew Pew Tactical, police, Rangemaster, restraints, shooting drills, shotguns, Smith and Wesson, Steve Moses, Tinker Talks Guns, travel View Post

Unique Perspectives on COVID-19- Part Five

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   Since I don’t have TV in my house, I spend a lot more time reading than the average American.  I have more than 400 websites programmed into my RSS reader. On the average day I scan about 1200 articles in my feed.  I deeply read more than 100. You can […]

Posted on April 7, 2020 by Greg Ellifritz in News and Tactical Advice
Covid-19, Doom and Bloom, economics, health, Kevin Gilmartin, medical skills, medicine, Medium, Michael Bane, Michael Janich, Michael Z. Williamson, Mike Seeklander, psychology, Rob Pincus, Robb Wolf, The Prepared, travel, Yuval Noah Harari View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- November 1, 2019

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   6 Real-Life Cases That Highlight the Dangers of Open Carry Openly  carrying your firearm is a very poor tactical decision in most situations.  In this article Massad Ayoob provides six examples which should give […]

Posted on November 1, 2019 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Active Self Protection, American Partisan, Doom and Bloom, gelatin tests, Grant Cunningham, Growing Up Guns, Hock Hochheim, Justin Carroll, Lucky Gunner, Massad Ayoob, Matthew Allen, medical skills, open carry, Organic Prepper, psychology, Recoil Magazine, revolvers, riots, scams, Tamara Keel, The Revolver Guy, third world travel, Tiger McKee, travel View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- October 4, 2019

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Revisiting The 21-Foot Rule The “21-foot rule” has been widely misunderstood and misapplied in the years since it was first published.  Here is a good discussion of the evolution of this “rule” with links […]

Posted on October 4, 2019 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
active killer, Active Self Protection, active shooter, AK-47, AR-15, ccw, Claire Wolfe, Dave Spaulding, Doom and Bloom, Ed Monk, exercise, FPF Training, Glock, Growing Up Guns, health, holsters, Kerry Davis, Mark Sisson, medical skills, Mike Seeklander, PHLster, pistoltraining.com, Practical Eschatology, rifles, Ryan Holiday, shooting drills, sights, Strategos, T-Nation, The Complete Combatant, The Revolver Guy, Tim Ferriss View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- August 30, 2019

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Best Body Armor [2019 Tested]: Hard Plates & Soft Armor As restrictions on body armor may soon be enacted, you might consider picking some up. Here is a decent review of they different types, […]

Posted on August 30, 2019 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
active killer, Active Self Protection, active shooter, ballistics, body armor, ccw, Doom and Bloom, firearms training, gelatin tests, Grant Cunningham, James LaFond, Jeff Cooper, Karl Rehn, Massad Ayoob, medical skills, Melody Lauer, Practical Eschatology, precision rifle, range 365, Recoil Magazine, rifles, Seth Godin, shooting drills, shotguns, sniper, travel View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- July 19, 2019

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Crime Guns Obtained Illegally Shortly Before Shootings Research that indicates guns used in crime were mostly acquired through the criminal’s friends or family less than two months before the crime. Thanks to Practical Eschatology […]

Posted on July 19, 2019 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
.22 magnum, Active Self Protection, appendix carry, AR-15, backup gun, Ballistic Radio, birdshot, Claude Werner, Doom and Bloom, firearms training, flashlight tactics, Freddie Blish, gelatin tests, Jared Reston, Jeff Gonzales, Karl Rehn, laser sights, Lucky Gunner, Marcus Wynne, medical skills, modern service weapons, Pat McNamara, psychology, revolvers, road rage, shotguns, sights, Steve Fisher, Steve Moses, suppressors, The Revolver Guy, Tiffany Johnson View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- July 12, 2019

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   ATF Rescinds Prior Methods to Measure a Firearm’s Overall Length when Equipped with a Stabilizing Brace Those of you with AR-15 “pistols” with arm braces and vertical foregrips shoud look at the ATF’s new guidance […]

Posted on July 12, 2019 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
active killer, Active Self Protection, active shooter, Adaptive Defense Concepts, ammunition, art of manliness, BFE Labs, Bill Jordan, Bombs, Breach Bang Clear, computers, Doom and Bloom, drugs, economic collapse, fire bombs, flashlight tactics, forgotten weapons, Forward Observer, Jeff Gonzales, Jocko Willink, Jordan Peterson, Legal, Massad Ayoob, medical skills, modern service weapons, Nick Hughes, pepper spray, police, range 365, Recoil Magazine, revolvers, Seth Godin, suppressors, survival, Tamara Keel, Tier Three Tactical, travel View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- June 14, 2019

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   This guy got lucky. You might not. “Just because it “worked” doesn’t mean it’s worth emulating Let’s look at this incident from a practical standpoint. What if the thief hadn’t obeyed the owner’s commands? […]

Posted on June 14, 2019 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
ACLDN, active killer, ambush, ankle holsters, appendix carry, ccw, Doom and Bloom, exercise, gelatin tests, Grant Cunningham, Green Ops, Gun Nuts Media, holsters, home defense, ITS Tactical, Kathy Jackson, Legal, medical skills, Mountain Guerilla, Pat McNamara, police, psychology, Sherman House, situational awareness, snubnose, Tatiana Whitlock, The Revolver Guy, Tiger McKee, Tom Givens, travel View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- March 22, 2019

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   THE TROUBLE WITH RED FLAG LAWS “Red Flag laws need to be done right, and that won’t happen unless our side goes beyond knee-jerk opposition and has a hand in formulating them. Such a […]

Posted on March 22, 2019 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
active killer, Active Self Protection, AR-15, Chris Fry, Doom and Bloom, Ed's Manifesto, gelatin tests, handgun stopping power, health, history, knives, Larry Mudgett, Legal, Marcus Wynne, Massad Ayoob, medical skills, Michael Janich, Pat McNamara, Pew Pew Tactical, police, school violence, shooting drills, shotguns, travel View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- August 10, 2018

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Resist or Comply Fully, Do Not Be Indecisive! Indecisive dithering in the face of criminal violence is a poor strategy which often yields tragic outcomes.     Shoots and Ladders Drill Will Petty’s excellent […]

Posted on August 10, 2018 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
1911, Active Self Protection, AR-15, Ballistic Radio, criminology, Doom and Bloom, Ernest Langdon, firearms training, Gunsite, Hock Hochheim, Ken Campbell, knives, Lucky Gunner, Massad Ayoob, medical skills, psychology, shooting drills, sights, spyderco, terrorism, travel, William Aprill, William Petty View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- April 27, 2018

Knowledge to make your life better.  If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Switchology 101: The Right Light for Your Firearm A very informative long-form article about choosing both handheld and weapons mounted lights for defensive encounters.  I don’t think there’s anything better on the market right […]

Posted on April 27, 2018 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Active Self Protection, ambush, art of manliness, ccw, Cecil Burch, Doom and Bloom, flashlights, gelatin tests, ground fighting, Gun Nuts Media, medical skills, medicine, Pew Pew Tactical, police, Priority Performance, psychology, Ralph Mroz, revolvers, scams, shooting drills, Surefire, survival, travel, weapon mounted lights View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- December 29, 2017

Knowledge to make your life better.  If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   5 Critical Elements Of A Handgun Training Program “If you want to go to man camp and spend five days crawling on the ground, shooting thousands of rounds through your AR or AK, that’s […]

Posted on December 29, 2017 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Active Self Protection, AR-15, Bombs, Doom and Bloom, firearms training, Gabe Suarez, gelatin tests, Grant Cunningham, Legal, Lucky Gunner, Mark Hatmaker, medical skills, Mike Seeklander, police, police training, scopes, shooting drills, Tom Givens View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- August 25, 2017

Knowledge to make your life better.  If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Living With Violence This is a podcast interview with Gavin de Becker.  Mr. de Becker wrote one of the most influential books ever published in the field of self protection.  In this interview he […]

Posted on August 25, 2017 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Active Self Protection, body language, civilian gunfighter, Doom and Bloom, Gavin De Becker, Jerking the Trigger, medical skills, optics, pepper spray, police, psychology, revolvers, Short Barrel Shepherd, sights, Tamara Keel, travel View Post
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