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Posts tagged "firearm maintenance"

Guns vs. The Environment

Written by Greg Ellifritz   Here’s the short version of the article: the environment wins.   A few years ago, I had serious stomach surgery and couldn’t carry my normal carry guns during my recovery.  I had seven incisions in my belly and the biggest one was directly behind my normally appendix carry G-19.  There […]

Posted on July 19, 2021 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
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AR-15 Rifle Maintenance

  Written by Greg Ellifritz     Jeff Chudwin is a firearms instructor and retired police chief from whom I’ve taken a couple training classes.  He is amazingly knowledgeable and readily shares the wealth of information he possess.   Jeff compiled a list of maintenance checklists for AR-15 style rifles and sent them out to […]

Posted on August 4, 2020 by Greg Ellifritz in News and Tactical Advice
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- January 3, 2020

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   NO POLITICS Initial Analysis of Murders in White Settlement TX Church Last weekend’s church shooting in Texas has the internet abuzz.  There is quite a bit of bad information regarding the attack floating around […]

Posted on January 3, 2020 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- January 22, 2016

Knowledge to make your life better.  If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Skill Drills For New Pistol Owners Some fun pistol shooting drills for your next range trip.  Don’t forget to check out my shooting drills archive as well.     Make a Secret Bookshelf Stash […]

Posted on January 22, 2016 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- September 25, 2015

Knowledge to make your life better.  If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   The Ultimate Guide To Glock Preventative Maintenance and Scheduled Parts Replacements If you own a Glock, you should be reading this article.  It provides a very detailed series of instructions in order to strip […]

Posted on September 25, 2015 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- September 18, 2015

Knowledge to make your life better.  If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Post SHTF Bicycles–Some Thoughts This is a topic that doesn’t get much consideration…the value of bicycles during an economic collapse.  The article is full of resources and ideas to consider.     Lehigh Extreme […]

Posted on September 18, 2015 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- September 4, 2015

Knowledge to make your life better.  If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   How to Avoid Getting Pickpocketed A comprehensive guide to pickpocketing tactics.  Pay extra attention to all of the distractions listed in the article.  Those are the ones that tend to be very successful against […]

Posted on September 4, 2015 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- January 2, 2015

Links to some of the best reading on the web.  If you have some free time, check them out this weekend.     Western Psychiatric: Stopping An Active Shooter If you are interested in active shooter situations, you’ll want to check out this Ballistic Radio podcast.  In it. John Johnston interviews a police officer who […]

Posted on January 2, 2015 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- April 26, 2013

  Here are a few links to articles and videos I found interesting this week and want to share.  Some are intellectual.  Some are informative.  Some are just fun.  If you have some free time, check them out this weekend.   How to Handle Any Stressful Travel Situation I’m outside the USA (generally in some […]

Posted on April 26, 2013 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
1911, defensive tactics, firearm maintenance, fitness, gunsmithing, police. medicine, Rory Miller, survival, travel View Post

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