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Weekend Knowledge Dump- August 26, 2022

Knowledge to make your life better.  If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   So You Want to Buy a Can: The Intricacies of Suppressor Ownership What you need to know before buying a silencer.     THE STUPIDITY OF MAGAZINE CAPACITY LIMITS Mas shares his thoughts about […]

Posted on August 26, 2022 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Active Self Protection, American Cop, ankle holsters, Annette Evans, Ballistic Radio, Caleb Causey, civilian gunfighter, drugs, edible wild plants, Erick Gelhaus, family safety, firearms training, force on force training, GAT Daily, Gun Mag Warehouse, history, John Boyd, John Hearne, Karl Rehn, Kevin Davis, Legal, Lucky Gunner, Massad Ayoob, medical skills, Michael Janich, On Her Own, OODA, Paul Martin, point shooting, police, psychology, Rex Applegate, Steve Tarani, suppressors, Tamara Keel, Tatiana Whitlock, The Firearms Blog, The New Rifleman, The Prepared, The Revolver Guy View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- May 13, 2022

Knowledge to make your life better.  If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   How to Find The Best Concealed Carry Holster Excellent tips for choosing and carrying a CCW holster.     U.S. police trainers with far-right ties are teaching hundreds of cops My police instructor friends […]

Posted on May 13, 2022 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
.22, Active Self Protection, AK-47, Annette Evans, ballistics, ccw, Combat Sports Law, disarms, Doom and Bloom, drugs, gelatin tests, holsters, John Lott, Kevin Creighton, Massad Ayoob, medical skills, medicinal plants, Michael Janich, On Her Own, Pew Pew Tactical, police, police training, Prepared Gun Owner, revolvers, saps, shooting drills, shotguns, squib loads, Tamara Keel, The Revolver Guy, travel, weapons retention View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- February 25, 2022

Knowledge to make your life better.  If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   THE COVERED LOW READY Darryl drops some important knowledge.     The Very Basics Of Concealed Carry Holster Selection Quality holster advice.     Ayoob Files: Cunsummate Marine Chesty Puller, .45 in Hand!` Details […]

Posted on February 25, 2022 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Anette Evans, Brian Hill\, ccw, Darryl Bolke, David Yamane, drugs, FerFal, GAT Daily, holsters, Justin Dyal, Massad Ayoob, Mountain Guerilla, Organic Prepper, Pew Pew Tactical, police, Recoil Magazine, scams, Schneier on Security, shooting drills, Tatiana Whitlock, The Revolver Guy, Tier Three Tactical, Todd Green, women's carry View Post

Your Tactical Training Scenario- Pharmacy Dangers

Written by Greg Ellifritz   Retail pharmacies are dangerous places.   While commercial robberies have decreased (likely due to Covid) in the most recent studies, we saw almost 900 pharmacy robberies each year in the United States.  As the effects of Covid decline, experts predict that these robberies will increase again.     Pharmacies are […]

Posted on November 17, 2021 by Greg Ellifritz in Tactical Training Scenarios
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- September 10, 2021

Knowledge to make your life better.  If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Does a Light Trigger Increase Accuracy: Research and Analysis Yes, a lighter trigger does improve accuracy, but not as much as one may think.  I have stock triggers on all my semi-automatic defensive handguns. […]

Posted on September 10, 2021 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
1911, Active Self Protection, Ammoman School of Guns, appendix carry, AR-15, Caleb Giddings, Chris Masterjohn, Covid-19, defense review, diet, Doom and Bloom, drug cartels, drugs, family safety, Force Science Institute, Glock, gunsmithing, Jelly Bryce, Jerking the Trigger, John Farnam, Kevin Creighton, Kyle Defoor, Lucky Gunner, medical skills, medicine, Mexico, Mountain Man Medical, nutrition, precision rifle, psychology, revolvers, Rory Miller, Ryan Holiday, shooting drills, Swift Silent Deadly, Tatiana Whitlock, terrorism, The Armory Life, The Revolver Guy, Tier Three Tactical, Todd Green, travel safety View Post

The Heroin Epidemic, Narcan, and First Aid for Opioid Overdoses

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   I saw a statistic last month that stunned me.  In 2020, drug overdose deaths were up almost 30%.  More than 93,000 people died in the USA last year from drug overdoses.  To put that number in perspective, 36K people died last year in car crashes.  Another 39K died from gunshot […]

Posted on September 8, 2021 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- May 14, 2021

Knowledge to make your life better.  If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Evidence of Glock Carbine: Patents and Proofs This is a good sign, but I won’t be holding my breath.  I took my first Glock armorer school in 1997. The instructor told us that Glock […]

Posted on May 14, 2021 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Active Self Protection, Annette Evans, bicycle, Boondocks Training Center, Buckeye Firearms, Claude Werner, Covid-19, David Yamane, drugs, Ed Head, Glock, Gunsite, Hock Hochheim, knife training, Lucky Gunner, On Her Own, police, Practically Tactical, psychology, Recoil Magazine, school safety, school shootings, shooting drills, Steve Moses, The Armory Life, The Prepared, theft, William Aprill, women's carry, women's self defense View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- March 26, 2021

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Molotov Cocktail 101: How They’re Made & How to Defend Against Them Some strategies for dealing with Molotov Cocktails.     Dry Practice on the Road Claude Werner’s tips for conducting dry fire practice while […]

Posted on March 26, 2021 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
ANTIFA, Ballistic Magazine, Contextual Insurgent Project, crowd control, crowd violence, Dave Spaulding, drugs, FBI, Legal, Lucky Gunner, NPR, Pew Pew Tactical, prostitution, Recoil Offgrid, revolvers, riots, Ryan Holiday, Sherman House, shooting drills, shotguns, situational awareness, Steven Pressfield, The Revolver Guy View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- November 27, 2020

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   My Mistakes in the Knife Teaching World. Hock’s valuable thoughts about the evolution of knife training.     Understanding Police use of Force Massad Ayoob drops some knowledge.     What About BB? “Let’s […]

Posted on November 27, 2020 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- July 24, 2020

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Hold Tight To The Past “The upshot of all this? Ain’t much new under the sun. Sometimes we need to get away from being explorers of new shooting worlds and become archaeologists instead, digging […]

Posted on July 24, 2020 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- April 24, 2020

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Measurements and Standards for Pistol Shooting One of the biggest reasons shooters do not improve is that they fail to introduce time and accuracy standards into their practice sessions.     How Revolver Speed […]

Posted on April 24, 2020 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
.32, active killer, Active Self Protection, active shooter, ambush, Annette Evans, Caleb Giddings, ccw, Claude Werner, drugs, firearms training, Integrated Skills Group, John Lott, Lucky Gunner, Massad Ayoob, medical skills, point shooting, police, police shootings, psychology, revolvers, robbery, shooting drills, shotguns, Swift Silent Deadly, Tamara Keel, third world travel, travel, women's self defense View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- January 17, 2020

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   The Seeds of (unconventional) War Pay close attention to the recommendations ISG makes at the end of the article.     Castle Doctrine Fact vs. Fiction Massad Ayoob writes a very comprehensive piece on […]

Posted on January 17, 2020 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- November 8, 2019

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   FSI Investigates Unintentional Discharges: When Are You At Greatest Risk? Force Science takes a look at where police unintentional discharges take place and what we can do to prevent them.     Federal Syntech […]

Posted on November 8, 2019 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Active Self Protection, Claude Werner, Daniel Coyle, drugs, Force Science Institute, Gabe Suarez, Justin Carroll, Lucky Gunner, Massad Ayoob, medical skills, Organic Prepper, Pat McNamara, pepper spray, police, police shootings, psychology, Recoil Magazine, Recoil Offgrid, revolvers, robbery, scams, shooting drills, survival, travel View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- October 11, 2019

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Are your schools ready for an active shooter? Some tips for determining if your child’s school is prepared for an active killer attack.     Drop It! This is a skill that you should […]

Posted on October 11, 2019 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- September 20, 2019

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Phone Store Employee Smokes Armed Robber There are a lot of very valuable lessons to be learned from this shooting.  I probably wouldn’t have kept shooting as long as our victim here.  With that […]

Posted on September 20, 2019 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- September 6, 2019

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Officer involved shooting in Victorville Watch this very short video.  Once again, officers like this may be the ones sent to save you when you call 911. She got her ass kicked. She got […]

Posted on September 6, 2019 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Active Self Protection, AR-15, ccw, Cecil Burch, civilian gunfighter, Claude Werner, drugs, exercise, fitness, Grant Cunningham, home defense, John Murphy, Justin Dyal, Living Long Dying Well, Lucky Gunner, Michael Bane, Nomadic Matt, open carry, optics, pepper spray, police, police shootings, Recoil Magazine, red dot sights, revolvers, shooting drills, situational awareness, snubnose, Tamara Keel, The Revolver Guy, travel, weapon retention, Wim Demeere, women's self defense 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
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- May 10, 2019

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.     […]

Posted on May 10, 2019 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- April 19, 2019

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Active Shooter Medicine: Are Tourniquets as Important as Everyone Thinks? In an active killer event, chest seals may be more important than tourniquets.     Children and Violence 101: Overview “Bottom Line Up front: […]

Posted on April 19, 2019 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Active Self Protection, ambush, appendix carry, Bombs, Breach Bang Clear, Dave Spaulding, drugs, family safety, fire, Grant Cunningham, Growing Up Guns, gunsmithing, holsters, Integrated Skills Group, John Daub, John Mosby, Larry Mudgett, medical skills, Mike Pannone, Mike Seeklander, on target shooter NZ, police, Primary and Secondary, revolvers, Rifle Shooter, scams, shooting drills, shotguns, Spencer Keepers, survival, The Tactical Wire, travel View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- March 8, 2019

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   One-Handed Shooting and Why You Should Learn How to Do It Efficiently A lot of people don’t put in enough time practicing single hand shooting drills.  Fix that.     How to Spot Cheap […]

Posted on March 8, 2019 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Active Self Protection, AK-47, Carry Trainer, ccw, Cecil Burch, criminology, Dave Spaulding, drugs, firearms training, Force Science Institute, gunsmithing, handgun stopping power, Havok Journal, Hock Hochheim, Integrated Skills Group, Julie Golob, Karl Rehn, Kathy Jackson, knife fighting, medical skills, Michael Bane, Nick Hughes, police, Ralph Mroz, Rangemaster, shooting drills, survival, SWAT magazine, Tom Givens, travel, travel safety View Post
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