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Weekend Knowledge Dump- November 14, 2025

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Laying Down On The Job – American Cop When is the last time you shot a handgun from the prone position?  I don’t do it often, but I think it’s important to know how […]

Posted on November 14, 2025 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
active killer, active shooter, ambush, American Cop, American Handgunner, Claude Werner, Craig Douglas, Defenders USA, Dr. Malcolm Kendrick, Erick Gelhaus, exercise, firearms training, fitness, GAT Daily, gelatin testing, health, John Holschen, Massad Ayoob, police, Police One, Shivworks, shooting drills, shotguns, The Armory Life, The Firearms Blog, The Shooting Wire, Tier Three Tactical, workouts View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- November 7, 2025

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Basic Weapon Mounted Flashlight Use The author’s description of “umbrella” or “baseboard” lighting is how I utilize my light if I am searching with a long gun.  Unlike the author, I still prefer to […]

Posted on November 7, 2025 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
1911, active killer, active shooter, American Cop, American Handgunner, API Prodigy, Caleb Giddings, Charles Askins, crime statistics, Doom and Bloom, drugs, Erick Gelhaus, Everyday Marksman, firearms training, flashlight tactics, gunsmithing, Hilton Yam, holsters, Justin Dyal, Legal, Matt Little, medical skills, medicine, optics, pistoltraining.com, pocket carry, Recoil Magazine, red dot optics, shooting drills, Skeeter Skelton, Swift Silent Deadly, The Revolver Guy View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- October 31, 2025

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Spooktacular Halloween Safety Guide Happy Halloween!  I know a lot of you will be out with your youngsters tonight foraging for candy.  Here’s how to do it safely.     NOVEMBER 2025 NEWSLETTER The […]

Posted on October 31, 2025 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
A Girl and a Gun, Active Self Protection, American Cop, AR-15, ccw, church security, Citizen Defender, Claude Werner, Concealed Nation, crime statistics, Dan Brady, Darryl Bolke, firearms training, gelatin testing, Gun Tales, impact weapons, Jeff Gonzales, Mike Boyle, optics, pepper spray, precision rifle, Primer Peak, psychology, Rangemaster, revolvers, Safariland, Shoot ON, situational awareness, Swift Silent Deadly, Tamara Keel, The Armory Life, The Human Behavior Podcast, The Organic Prepper, Tom Givens, Uncle Zo View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- September 5, 2025

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Five Harsh Truths About Gunfights “The truth about gunfights will never be comforting. However, understanding and accepting the world as it is rather than how we’d prefer it to be is a big step […]

Posted on September 5, 2025 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
1911, AK-47, American Cop, API Prodigy, Bryan Eastridge, BX Writes, Civilian Defender, crime statistics, Darryl Bolke, Demonstrated Concepts, dry fire, Elegant and Armed, Empty Cases, Erich Gelhaus, Everyday Marksman, firearms training, Funshoot News, history, holsters, hunting, K-12SSDB, Massad Ayoob, medicinal wild plants, Michael deBethencourt, Mike Boyle, Outdoor Life, revolvers, school shootings, school violence, shooting drills, Snub Noir, snubnose, The Art of Manliness, The Organic Prepper, The Tactical Wire, The Truth About Guns, Tom Givens View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- August 29, 2025

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   5 Things to Consider When Carrying a Handgun in Your Vehicle Most of you carry guns.  Most of you spend a lot of time behind the wheel of a car.  Sensible folks will attempt […]

Posted on August 29, 2025 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Active Self Protection, American Handgunner, Caleb Giddings, Calibre Press, ccw, CCW Safe, church security, firearms training, gelatin testing, gun digest, Karl Rehn, Massad Ayoob, Paul Martin, pistoltraining.com, police training, school shootings, shooting drills, Steve Moses, The Revolver Guy View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- August 22, 2025

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   The Myth Of The Perfect Gun Gunsite Rangemaster Lew Gosnell discusses this important issue.     Is Corrosive Ammo Bad (or Actually Okay)? After action gun procedures should you fire corrosive ammo.     Teaching […]

Posted on August 22, 2025 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
American Cop, Caleb Giddings, ccw, Dr. Sherman House, Eric Gelhaus, firearms training, handgun stopping power, impact weapons, K.A. Clark, Paul Martin, Primer Peak, purse carry, revolvers, shooting drills, shotguns, Tamara Keel, The Civilian Defender, Uncle Zo View Post

Preventing Police Training Deaths

Last week, two deputies from South Carolina were shot during a police training scenario.   Those of us in the training business have noticed a dramatic increase in the numbers of officers injured or killed during their mandated department training sessions.   There have been a rash of police training injuries and deaths in the last […]

Posted on August 4, 2025 by Greg Ellifritz in News and Tactical Advice
American Cop, Erick Gelhaus, firearms training, Ken Murray, police, police training, scenario training View Post

John Benner 1947-2025

  The world lost a great trainer yesterday.  John Benner, founder of The Tactical Defense Institute, died after a long struggle with prostate cancer.  TDI put out this notice:   “It is with great sadness that we share the news that TDI founder and Chief Instructor, John Benner, has lost his battle with cancer and […]

Posted on July 24, 2025 by Greg Ellifritz in What's New
firearms training, John Benner, Tactical Defense Institute, TDI View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- June 20, 2025

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Ceecurets Of Shootin’ Clint Smith’s “shootin’ ceecurets.”     Lasers Vs. Red Dots Karl Rehn discusses which is the better option.     Jeff Cooper on .40 handguns For those of you interested in […]

Posted on June 20, 2025 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
American Cop, American Fighting Revolver, Bryan Eastridge, Claude Werner, Clint Smith, crowd violence, Ed Lovette, Erick Gelhaus, firearms training, Gun Snobbery, Jeff Cooper, Karl Rehn, Kyle Lamb, Legal, low light shooting, Marksmanship Matters, Massad Ayoob, medical skills, Organic Prepper, pocket carry, police, Police One, riots, Swift Silent Deadly, Tamara Keel, The Armory Life, The Firearms Blog, The Prepared, Uncle Zo, Women's Outdoor News View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- June 13, 2025

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   The world is getting a bit spicy again.  Dozens of large protests are scheduled for cities all around America on Saturday.  Israel bombed Iran.  People are going nuts.  This particular variety of public insanity […]

Posted on June 13, 2025 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
American Cop, Ben Stoeger, ccw, Claude Werner, crowd violence, Erick Gelhaus, firearms training, Growing Up Guns, Gun Snobbery, history, home invasion, Jeff Gonzales, Jim Shanahan, Lawrence Kane, Lucky Gunner, Mark Luell, Melody Lauer, Mike Seeklander, PHLster, pistoltraining.com, police, Police One, Primary and Secondary, riots, shooting drills, shotguns, snubnose, Tamara Keel, The Armory Life, Tier Three Tactical, Tiger McKee, Uncle Zo View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- June 6, 2025

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Critical Incidents! John Farnam’s commentary about last week’s terrorist attack in Colorado. The attacker used Molotov cocktails and a flame thrower.  Most of my friends carry weapons and medical gear. Do you have fire […]

Posted on June 6, 2025 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
1911, A Girl and a Gun, ACLDN, active killer, American Cop, API Prodigy, Bendigo Strange, ccw, CCW Insurance, concealed carry, crime statistics, Dr. Currie Myers, Dr. William Aprill, Erick Gelhaus, firearms training, Legal, Lon Etchison, Lucky Gunner, Massad Ayoob, Matt Haught, Matt Larsen, Michael Bane, Mike Boyle, pistoltraining.com, police, psychology, Recoil Magazine, Revolver Guy, revolvers, Rising Tide Defense, Shoot ON, shooting drills, terrorism, That Shotgun Blog, The Firearms Blog View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- May 23, 2025

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Traffic and Truth   What’s going on with the move to change the regulations with regards to owning silencers.     Mastering the Bowling Pin Shoot The very first handgun competition I entered was […]

Posted on May 23, 2025 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Active Self Protection, American Cop, ccw, Claude Werner, Empty Cases, Erick Gelhaus, firearms training, Force Science Institute, GreyBeard Actual, gun digest, Gun Snobbery, Gunsite, Karl Rehn, Legal, Massad Ayoob, medical skills, Mike Seeklander, Mountain Man Medical, open carry, Reflex Handgun, shotting drills, supressors, Swift Silent Deadly, The Armory Life, weapon retention View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- May 9, 2025

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Which Doesn’t Belong and Why Ammunition quality control is at a historic nadir.  Pay attention to the cartridges your are placing inside your self protection firearm.     Sinister Manipulations – SemiAuto Shotguns Shotgun […]

Posted on May 9, 2025 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Active Self Protection, American Cop, API Prodigy, Bearing Arms, Clint Smith, close quarters shooting, counterambush, Dave Spaulding, Erick Gelhaus, firearms training, GreyBeard Actual, Gun Snobbery, Hock Hochheim, holsters, John Hearne, Legal, Lucky Gunner, Massad Ayoob, medical skills, police, police training, Primer Peak, Rich Nance, Safariland, scams, shooting drills, shotguns, sniper, The Revolver Guy, The Tactical Wire, tourniquets, travel, vehicle tactics View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- April 25, 2025

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   What is the right trigger? Thoughts on handgun triggers.     Magtech Revolver Ammo – Stay Away I had the exact same problem with Magtech .32 ammo about a year ago.  After I wrote about […]

Posted on April 25, 2025 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
.32, Ammoman School of Guns, API Prodigy, Brene Brown, Calibre Press, ccw, Chris Cypert, Concealed Nation, Doug Deaton, firearms training, GAT Daily, gun digest, history, holsters, Jack Donovan, John Hearne, Karl Rehn, Legal, Lon Etchison, low light, Massad Ayoob, medical skills, Mike Wood, Oleg Volk, point shooting, police, pre-assault indicators, Primary and Secondary, psychology, red dot optics, Safariland, SafeMind Defense, shooting drills, shotguns, Steve Tarani, Swift Silent Deadly, That Shotgun Blog, The Armory Life, The Human Behavior Podcast, The Revolver Guy, tourniquets, vehicle tactics View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- March 28, 2025

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Ayoob: Is Your Trigger Finger Placement Wrong? Even if you have been shooting for a long time, I would encourage you to spend some time playing with different trigger finger positions.  You might be […]

Posted on March 28, 2025 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
American Fighting Revolver, American Handgunner, AR-15, backup guns, Bryan Eastridge, Building Shooters, crowd violence, Darryl Bolke, dry fire, Dustin Salomon, firearms training, flashlights, holsters, home invasion, ITS Tactical, low light, Massad Ayoob, Matthew Bracken, Michael Janich, Recoil Magazine, revolvers, riots, Safariland, statistics, Steve Fisher, supressors, survival, survivopedia, Swift Silent Deadly, The Firearms Blog, The Organic Prepper, The Revolver Guy View Post

LE Firearms Training

*This is a guest posting from a friend and student who wishes to remain anonymous (you’ll see why after you read the article).  The author is a “gun guy” with military special operations experience and a lot of formal firearms training under his belt.  He is attending a police academy with the hopes of becoming […]

Posted on March 27, 2025 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
firearms training, guest author, police, police training, training View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- March 21, 2025

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Randomizing Training Something to consider when planning your training sessions.     Be Hard to Kill – It Starts with the Mind Getting your mind right.     “Flexible Impact Weapons”, part 1. Some […]

Posted on March 21, 2025 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
American Cop, AR-15, ccw, Charles Askins, Chris Cypert, Clint Smith, Defenders USA, Erick Gelhaus, firearms training, GreyBeard Actual, gunsmithing, impact weapons, James Keating, Jerking the Trigger, Karl Rehn, medical skills, Pew Pew Tactical, point shooting, police, Prep School Daily, psychology, Recoil Magazine, Recoil Offgrid, saps, Shane Gosa, shotguns, slings, Swift Silent Deadly, That Weems Guy, The Firearms Blog, The Revolver Guy, The Writing Gunsmith, Tier Three Tactical View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- March 14, 2025

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   The Unlived Life I’m finding social media so contentious and full of such nasty political rhetoric (on both sides) that, for the first time ever, I’m thinking about deleting all of my accounts.  Here’s […]

Posted on March 14, 2025 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Active Self Protection, American Cop, AR Build Junkie, ballistics, Breach Bang Clear, Centrifuge Training, Erick Gelhaus, firearms training, flashlight tactics, GAT Daily, gelatin testing, gun digest, holsters, Jerking the Trigger, Legal, lock picking, low light shooting, Mike Seeklander, pistoltraining.com, point shooting, Safariland, shooting drills, Steven Pressfield, SWAT magazine, Swift Silent Deadly, The Lawdog Files View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- February 28, 2025

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Spending the night on the Streets of Portland Encounters with mentally ill homeless people are common.  I think it’s useful to see how they live in order to better understand a population that most […]

Posted on February 28, 2025 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
active killer, active shooter, Bryan Eastridge, Chris Cypert, Dustin Soloman, Erick Gelhaus, firearms training, GAT Daily, Guns America, holsters, Jack Donovan, Jerking the Trigger, Ka-Bar, Karl Rehn, Kathy Jackson, Mark Manson, Massad Ayoob, pistoltraining.com, police, police training, psychology, Rangemaster, revolvers, Shoot ON, shooting drills, TDI, The Revolver Guy, The Way is in Training View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- January 31, 2025

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Ayoob Files: Warning Shots We haven’t talked about warning shots for a while.  Read Massad Ayoob’s take on the issue in this case analysis.  If you haven’t read enough Mas this month, you should […]

Posted on January 31, 2025 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Active Self Protection, American Cop, Andy Stanford, AR-15, Breach Bang Clear, ccw, Combat Sports Law, Erick Gelhaus, firearms training, Force Science Institute, James Yeager, John Hearne, John Holschen, Karl Rehn, Ken Hackathorn, Legal, Massad Ayoob, Mike Seeklander, pistoltraining.com, police training, Primary and Secondary, Rangemaster, Recoil Magazine, Reflex Handgun, That Weems Guy, The Shooting Wire, Uncle Zo View Post
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