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Posts tagged "flashlights"

Weekend Knowledge Dump- December 1, 2023

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Weapon Lights on Handguns: Essential or Unnecessary? Dave Spaulding talks weapon mounted lights.     Home Defense with Tom Givens Tom Givens discusses some home defense tips.  After you read this article, check out […]

Posted on December 1, 2023 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- August 11, 2023

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   A Parent’s Guide to Concealed Carry Some family safety tips.     The art of dynamic entry: Breaching a locked bus Here is a topic that isn’t covered very often.  Bus takedowns are hard.  […]

Posted on August 11, 2023 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
.357 magnum, Active Self Protection, air guns, ballistics, Ernest Langdon, family safetty, flashlights, gelatin testing, Gun Mag Warehouse, Ken Campbell, Massad Ayoob, Mike Boyle, optics, Outdoor Life, Paul Martin, pepper spray, police, Primer Peak, psychology, Recoil Magazine, school safety, shooting drills, Spotter Up, spyderco, statistics, The Armory Life, vehicle tactics, Will Petty View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- July 14, 2023

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   ATF “Final Rule” On Unfished Frames & Receivers Thrown Out By Federal Judge Good news here.     Issue 8 This free issue of “Armed Lifestyle” magazine has some valuable content.     Family […]

Posted on July 14, 2023 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
.22, Active Self Protection, AR-15, Armed Lifestyle, backup guns, building search tactics, carjacking, ccw, Chris Cerino, Chuck Haggard, Clint Smith, family safety, firearms training, flashlights, force on force training, gelatin testing, gun digest, Gun Mag Warehouse, Gunsite, Jeff Gonzales, Jim Wilson, Legal, Lon Etchison, medical skills, multiple attackers, pepper spray, police, Primer Peak, Recoil Magazine, Rich Nance, Shelley Hill, shooting drills, Spotter Up, The Revolver Guy, The Truth About Guns, travel safety, Widener's View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- June 23, 2023

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Hierarchy of Combative Firearms Training My friend Dave Spaulding dropping some firearms training knowledge bombs. “Over time, I’ve come to look at firearms training as a three-tiered pyramid I call the Hierarchy of Combative […]

Posted on June 23, 2023 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- May 26, 2023

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   The Human Factor: John Hearne Discusses Building Better Survivors My buddy John Hearne dropping some knowledge bombs.  Take a class from him if he’s coming to a range close to you.     TOP […]

Posted on May 26, 2023 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- March 3, 2023

Knowledge to make your life better.  If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   The Ancient FBI Machine Gun Course I love history and I love guns.  Those facts mean that I really enjoyed this article.  It might be a fun drill to do with some of the […]

Posted on March 3, 2023 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Active Self Protection, American Handgunner, appendix carry, Armed and Styled, ccw, Claude Werner, Crisis Medicine, Dave Spaulding, dry fire, family safety, firearms training, flashlights, GAT Daily, gun digest, Gun Mag Warehouse, Guns Magazine, gunsmithing, history, holsters, impact weapons, Isegoria, John Hearne, Legal, Massad Ayoob, medical skills, Mike Ox, pepper spray, police shootings, Primer Peak, Quietly Armed, Rangemaster, Recoil Magazine, shooting drills, SWAT magazine, tourniquets, USA Carry, vehicle tactics View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- December 30, 2022

Knowledge to make your life better.  If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Ayoob Files: Furtive Movement: The Richard Palmer Case “The rule is, “You don’t have to be right, but you do have to be reasonable.” You can be cleared four times over in a shooting […]

Posted on December 30, 2022 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- November 18, 2022

Knowledge to make your life better.  If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   ‘Aggressive drills’ in response to US school shootings can harm students, expert says Stupidly conducted active killer drills can harm student welfare. But not having such drills gets lots more kids killed in the […]

Posted on November 18, 2022 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- November 11, 2022

Knowledge to make your life better.  If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   AN AMERICAN CLASSIC My 2.5″ Model 19 is my favorite revolver.  If I could only have one pistol for the rest of my life, I wouldn’t feel undergunned with this one.     Safely […]

Posted on November 11, 2022 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Active Self Protection, carjacking, ccw, Cecil Burch, Concealed Nation, Dark Angel, Dave Spaulding, Dustin Salomon, firearms training, flashlights, GAT Daily, gelatin testing, Gun Mag Warehouse, Jelly Bryce, Kevin Creighton, Massad Ayoob, medical skills, Michael Bane, shooting drills, shotguns, Steve Tarani, Tatiana Whitlock, That Shotgun Blog, Tom Givens, vehicle tactics View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- September 30, 2022

Knowledge to make your life better.  If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Situational Awareness: Mall Madness and Self-Defense I can’t tell you the last time I’ve set foot in a mall.  It has to be at least a decade ago.  For those of you who visit […]

Posted on September 30, 2022 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- July 8, 2022

Knowledge to make your life better.  If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   How To Tell If A Burglar Is Watching Your House Good information here.  Thank you to Practical Eschatology for digging up the link.     What the heck is candela? Lumens? Photonic Barriers?? Why […]

Posted on July 8, 2022 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- May 6, 2022

Knowledge to make your life better.  If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Stop Blinding Yourself Excellent advice for low light structure clearing.     Gunfighter Pistol: The Fitz Special Part 1 This is an amazingly informative article series about the Fitz Special guns.  Make sure you […]

Posted on May 6, 2022 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Active Self Protection, Andrew Branca, Annette Evans, AR-15, ballistics, Calibre Press, ccw, Chris Hernandez, firearms training, flashlights, impact weapons, Kelly McCann, Lee Weems, Legal, low light, Lucky Gunner, Mark Manson, On Her Own, Pew Pew Tactical, police, Primary and Secondary, psychology, Recoil Magazine, saps, shooting drills, Surefire, Tasers View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- April 15, 2022

Knowledge to make your life better.  If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   ANOTHER ROUND OF LOW LIGHT CONSIDERATIONS Things you should know about “tactical” flashlights.  You should also read CAN ANY ONE FLASHLIGHT TECHNIQUE LOWER YOUR CHANCES OF GETTING SHOT?     Jon Hauptman Talks PHLster […]

Posted on April 15, 2022 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- April 1, 2022

Knowledge to make your life better.  If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   So You’ve Decided To Prepare for World War III This is phenomenally sound advice that I urge you all to read. Paul is doing a lot of quality work in the preparedness community. “Note […]

Posted on April 1, 2022 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
active killer, Active Self Protection, Brian Hill\, Buckeye Firearms, Cecil Burch, Defenders and Disciples, dry fire, Erick Gelhaus, firearms training, flashlights, gelatin testing, Grant Cunningham, ground fighting, home security, John Hearne, Ken Hackathorn, knives, Massad Ayoob, medical, Mountain Man Medical, Off Duty/On Duty Podcast, Paul Howe, Paul Martin, Rangemaster, Recoil Magazine, revolvers, Richard Mann, robbery, school safety, shooting drills, situational awareness, suppressors, survival blog, Tactical Defense Institute, The Complete Combatant, The Revolver Guy, The Tactical Wire, vehicle tactics View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- March 11, 2022

Knowledge to make your life better.  If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Using Your Environment to Prevail Breaking down some of the components of situational awareness.     Elbows in Close Combat Kelly McCann offers a masterful 10-minute class on how to make your elbow strikes […]

Posted on March 11, 2022 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- February 11, 2022

Knowledge to make your life better.  If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Proactive Awareness in Transitional Spaces “A transitional space is, as the name implies, a space that a person occupies when transitioning from one location to another. The parking lot of Walmart is a transitional […]

Posted on February 11, 2022 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Active Self Protection, Breach Bang Clear, Caleb Giddings, ccw, competition shooting, Ed Head, Erick Gelhaus, flashlight tactics, flashlights, GAT Daily, knife fighting, Loose Rounds, Massad Ayoob, medical skills, Mountain Guerilla, night vision, Paul Martin, pepper spray, Personal Defense Network, Pinot + Pistols, psychology, Recoil Magazine, revolvers, shooting drills, Short Barrel Shepherd, shotguns, situational awareness, survival, Vuurwapen Blog View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- July 23, 2021

Knowledge to make your life better.  If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Dealing with Challenges in Rainy Weather Part One Four well-known firearms instructors weigh in about the effect rain has on a training class.   MA Officers Used LRAD to End Standoff with Rise of […]

Posted on July 23, 2021 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
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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, USA Carry, vehicle tactics, Widener's View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- January 22, 2021

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   WHAT IF YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD IS ATTACKED BY AN ANGRY MOB? This is a prescient article for those who are paying attention.  I predict that some of our countrymen will need to understand these ideas […]

Posted on January 22, 2021 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- December 18, 2020

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Concealed Carrier Assaulted By Man Who Pulls Knife, And Makes Many Mistakes During This Incident Take the time to watch this short surveillance video.  It’s pretty much the epitome of how not to handle […]

Posted on December 18, 2020 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
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