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Gunsite Revolver Roundup Ballistic Gel Testing

One of the more popular demonstrations at the annual Pat Rogers Memorial Gunsite Revolver Roundup every year is the ballistic gelatin testing block conducted by Chuck Haggard and Mark Fricke.     Last week, Mark got all the bullet penetration, expansion, and velocity information categorized into an easily digestible table.     Mark and Chuck […]

Posted on January 23, 2023 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
Chuck Haggard, Gunsite, Mark Fricke, Pat Rogers, revolvers View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- December 9, 2022

Knowledge to make your life better.  If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   AAR- Pat Rogers Memorial Revolver Roundup 2022 An incredibly detailed AAR of the Pat Rogers Memorial Gunsite Revolver Roundup  that I helped teach last month.  If you like wheelguns, this is the training class to […]

Posted on December 9, 2022 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Active Self Protection, building search tactics, Calibre Press, ccw, Chris Cypert, crime rates, Dave Spaulding, firearms training, GAT Daily, gelatin testing, Gunsite, Hipster Tactical, history, holsters, Jeff Gonzales, John Boyd, Legal, Lucky Gunner, malfunctions, Massad Ayoob, Personal Defense World, pocket pistols, police, police training, psychology, Reflex Handgun, revolvers, shooting drills, shotguns, speedloaders, statistics, Tamara Keel, Tatiana Whitlock, The Firearms Blog, The Mag Life View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- November 25, 2022

Knowledge to make your life better.  If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   What To Look For In A Good Knife Steve Tarani’s thoughts on good knives.     What is Really Demoralizing Your Police Officers Eve is telling the truth.  In 25 years as a police […]

Posted on November 25, 2022 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Active Self Protection, American Handgunner, ccw, firearms training, GAT Daily, gun digest, Gun Mag Warehouse, Gunsite, holsters, knife defense, Lucky Gunner, Massad Ayoob, PHLster, police, revolvers, Sheriff Jim, shooting drills, Steve Tarani, The Armory Life, weapon retention View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- September 9, 2022

Knowledge to make your life better.  If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Grandparent’s Guide to Safe BB Gun Backstops I think indoor target shooting with airsoft, BB. or pellet guns is a great way to introduce your kids and grand kids to the gun world.  This […]

Posted on September 9, 2022 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Active Self Protection, American Cop, Ammoman School of Guns, Claude Werner, Doom and Bloom, firearms training, gelatin testing, Grant Cunningham, Gun Mag Warehouse, Gunsite, Jeff Gonzales, kidnapping, Legal, Massad Ayoob, medical skills, Michael Bane, Mountain Guerilla, Personal Defense World, Pro-Gun Millenial, revolvers, scams, shooting drills, Spotter Up, Steve Tarani, SWAT magazine, Tamara Keel, taser, The Firearms Blog View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- June 10, 2022

Knowledge to make your life better.  If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Our History – Are There Lessons? Institutional knowledge that likely isn’t being passed down to newer police officers.     Interstate Travel: Understanding Article 926A of FOPA   Understanding reciprocity and your legal rights […]

Posted on June 10, 2022 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
active killer, active shooter, ankle holsters, Breach Bang Clear, Caleb Giddings, ccw, Chris Hernandez, church security, church shootings, de-escalation, Doom and Bloom, Erick Gelhaus, Everyday Marksman, firearms training, gelatin testing, gunshot wounds, Gunsite, Jeff Gonzales, Karl Rehn, Kevin Creighton, Legal, Mark Fricke, medical skills, NOVA, Off Duty/On Duty Podcast, Organic Prepper, Pew Pew Tactical, police, Pro-Gun Millenial, Recoil Magazine, revolvers, shooting drills, Skillset Magazine, Survival Mom, Swift Silent and Deadly, The Armory Life, The Firearms Blog, Tim Kennedy View Post

Snubnose Revolver Ballistic Gelatin Tests

When I was a kid back in the early 1980s, my parents had some rural land where we spent weekends hiking, hunting, and shooting guns.  A man up the road from my parents’ place was a well known “gun guy.”  He shot constantly and often offered to let young Greg shoot all his cool guns.  […]

Posted on May 11, 2022 by Greg Ellifritz in Gear Reviews
ballistics, Chuck Haggard, gelatin testing, Gunsite, Mark Fricke, revolvers, snubnose View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- April 8, 2022

Knowledge to make your life better.  If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Some thoughts on speeding up that mount! Mike Seeklander provides some quality advice.       3 Practical Pistol Drills for People Who Don’t Go to the Range Enough You need to shoot more […]

Posted on April 8, 2022 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Active Self Protection, Annette Evans, civilian gunfighter, CRKT, dry fire, Glock, Gunsite, Jerking the Trigger, John Mosby, Karl Rehn, knives, Lucky Gunner, Mike Seeklander, Recoil Magazine, robbery, shooting drills, shotguns, Steve Tarani, weapon lights View Post

Gunsite Revolver Roundup

  The weekend before Thanksgiving, I flew to Arizona to teach at the Pat Rogers Memorial Revolver Roundup at Gunsite.  It was the premier revolver training event of the year and featured instructors Darryl  Bolke, Wayne Dobbs, myself, Chuck Haggard, Dave Dolan, Mark Fricke, Caleb Giddings and Lew Gosnell.  It was a truly all star class […]

Posted on December 21, 2021 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
Caleb Giddings, Chuck Haggard, Darryl Bolke, gelatin testing, Gunsite, Ken Campbell, Mark Fricke, Pat Rogers, Wayne Dobbs View Post

“Requiem for an Unsung Hero”

*Last week I was talking to my old friend Andy Stanford on the phone.  For those of you new to the shooting game, Andy was a pioneering instructor in the 1990s and 2000s.  He focused a lot of his classes on handgun skills and operating in a low light environment.    Back in the days […]

Posted on July 21, 2021 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
Andy Stanford, guest author, Gunsite, Larry Mudgett, police training, shooting drills View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- May 21, 2021

Knowledge to make your life better.  If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Concealment Tuneup Most of you who have carried guns for years have never heard or understood this information.  The video is worth your time to watch.     .22 vs .223 – Home Defense […]

Posted on May 21, 2021 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Active Self Protection, Buckeye Firearms, Caleb Giddings, Cecil Burch, Dave Spaulding, Ed Head, Ed Lovette, Gunsite, holsters, ITS Tactical, Karl Rehn, Marty Hayes, Massad Ayoob, PHLster, psychology, revolvers, Scott Reitz, shooting drills, shotguns, That Shotgun Blog, vehicle tactics, William Aprill View Post

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

Why the Hammer Pair?

This is a guest post from my friend Darryl Bolke.  Darryl is currently writing a book about the history of formal firearms training throughout the 20th century.  I’m very excited to read his book when he gets it on the market.  Until then, follow Darryl’s writing at DB’s Shooting Adventures on Facebook.   -Greg   […]

Posted on March 24, 2021 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
ccw, Darryl Bolke, firearms training, guest author, Gunsite, Jeff Cooper 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
.22, Active Self Protection, carjacking, Claude Werner, Covid-19, crowd violence, de-escalation, firearms training, flashlights, Freddie Blish, Grant Cunningham, Gunsite, Karl Rehn, lock picking, medical skills, Mike Seeklander, Mountain Man Medical, police, Recoil Magazine, Recoil Offgrid, riots, robbery, shooting drills, Swift Silent Deadly, Wim Demeere View Post

Lessons From the Revolver Roundup

Written by:  Greg Ellifritz   Last week I was honored to have been invited to teach at the annual Pat Rogers Memorial Revolver Roundup organized by Hardwired Tactical.  It was a weekend training event focused solely on using the revolver.  Instructors Darryl Bolke, Wayne Dobbs, Mark Fricke, Chuck Haggard, and I all taught three to […]

Posted on December 1, 2020 by Greg Ellifritz in What's New
Caleb Causey, Chuck Haggard, Darryl Bolke, Gunsite, Mark Fricke, Michael Bane, Pat Rogers, revolvers, snubnose, Wayne Dobbs 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- July 20, 2018

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Body Armor 101: What You Need to Know A really good article about the basics of body armor.  I would argue that if you own five different AR-15 rifles and no armor, your combat […]

Posted on July 20, 2018 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Active Self Protection, AK-47, body armor, Chris Fry, combatives, edible plants, fitness, gelatin tests, Gunsite, health, Hock Hochheim, John Mosby, knives, Krebs on Security, psychology, Recoil Magazine, revolvers, shooting drills, theft, vehicle attacks, William Petty View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- May 13, 2016

Knowledge to make your life better.  If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Emotional Components of Knife Defense, Part 1 A detailed look at why some folks fear being stabbed more than being shot. It’s a very common, but scientifically baseless fear. A medical study of criminal […]

Posted on May 13, 2016 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
accidental discharge, active killer, active shooter, fraud, gelatin tests, Gunsite, Hock Hockheim, knife attack, Marcus Wynne, medical skills, Rangemaster, shooting drills, Short Barrel Shepherd, tourniquet, Urban Threat Solutions, women's carry View Post

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