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Posts tagged "gunsmithing"

Weekend Knowledge Dump- April 10, 2015

Links to some of the best tactical information on the web.  If you have some free time, check them out this weekend.   Q-Tips: An alternate way to install an AK cover   John Benner from TDI showed me this method of replacing the dust cover on an AK many years ago.  I’ve used it […]

Posted on April 10, 2015 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
AK-47, Bombing, family safety, fitness, gunsmithing, health, impact weapons, Jeff Gonzales, Kathy Jackson, Kelly Starrett, Marcus, Massad Ayoob, medical skills, medicine, officer survival, police shootings, police training, psychology, riots, terrorism View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- March 27, 2015

Links to some of the best tactical information on the web.  If you have some free time, check them out this weekend.   Reaper Tips: The Hathcock Shooting Position A shooting position which has undeniable utility in some situations, yet most folks have never used it.  I find that it works pretty well.  If you […]

Posted on March 27, 2015 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Active Self Protection, appendix carry, AR-15, ballistics, diet, dryfire, gel testing, gunsmithing, ITS Tactical, Kelly Starrett, knife training, Michael Janich, military, optics, Paul Sharp, psychology, Reaper Tips, rifles, scopes, survival, vehicle tactics, women's self defense View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- February 13, 2015

Links to some of the best information on the web.  If you have some free time, check them out this weekend.     Mindset & The Determined Adversary: An LE Training Perspective For my cop friends… “The past history of CONUS active shooter events has typically ended with the shooter committing suicide upon the arrival […]

Posted on February 13, 2015 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
AR-15, art of manliness, awareness, Claude Werner, dryfire, economics, family safety, Grant Cunningham, gunsmithing, handgun stopping power, ITS Tactical, lifestyle, Limatunes, Massad Ayoob, Michael Janich, police, psychology, rifle, slings, survival, The Modern Survivalist, Todd Green View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- January 30, 2015

Links to some of the best tactical information on the web.  If you have some free time, check them out this weekend.   The Polygraph & Polygraph Countermeasures How a polygraph works and how to beat it.     FO Podcast Episode 016 – Special Operations Veteran John Mosby An enlightening podcast episode about enhancing […]

Posted on January 30, 2015 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Active Self Protection, air rifle, AR-15, books, Brain Pickings, Chris Hernandez, Doom and Bloom, exercise, fitness, gunsmithing, health, John Mosby, Kyle Defoor, medicine, scope, survival View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- January 9, 2015

Links to some of the best information on the web.  If you have some free time, check them out this weekend.   Making Thermite…And It Is Perfectly Legal A tutorial about making thermite, an incendiary compound that will burn through metal.  Why would you need something like this?  Many tactical manuals (like this one) advocate […]

Posted on January 9, 2015 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
.22, crowd, Dave Spaulding, drugs, gelatin tests, Glock, gunsmithing, health, John Mosby, Kathy Jackson, knives, Max Velocity Tactical, room clearing, Rory Miller, travel View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- November 14, 2014

Links to some of the best reading on the web.  If you have some free time, check them out this weekend.   5 Gunfighting Myths Debunked By Massad Ayoob A very insightful article from Massad Ayoob.  You’ve heard these myths espoused  by gun store commandos.  Ayoob dismantles them all.     The Death Of Expertise […]

Posted on November 14, 2014 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
.357 magnum, Adaptive Defense Concepts, books, Claude Werner, diet, flash mobs, gelatin tests, Glock, gunsmithing, ITS Tactical, Kyle Lamb, M&P, Massad Ayoob, modern service weapons, Todd Green View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- November 7, 2014

Links to some of the best reading on the web.  If you have some free time, check them out this weekend.   Shooting Technique: One Handed Shooting, Canted or Vertical? Mark talks about the advantages and disadvantages of canted one-hand shooting.  I urge my students to try both methods and determine which one they like best.  […]

Posted on November 7, 2014 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Dave Spaulding, escape, exercise, firearms training, Glock, Growing Up Guns, gunsmithing, health, John Robb, Marcus Wynne, medicine, restraints, rifles, robbery, surveillance video, training, travel View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- October 31. 2014

Links to some of the best reading on the web.  If you have some free time, check them out this weekend.   61 Travel Tips to Make You the World’s Savviest Traveler Some superb travel information here.  If you like the content of the article, check out the author’s book How to Travel the World […]

Posted on October 31, 2014 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
airsoft, Claude Werner, concealed carry, Grant Cunningham, Growing Up Guns, gunsmithing, health, Hock Hockheim, hunting, John Mosby, medicine, police training, psychology, Rangemaster, revolvers, Survival Podcast, Tasers, third world travel, training drills, travel View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- October 17, 2014

A list of some of the best reading on the web.  If you have some free time, check them out this weekend.     Gresham man robbed of pistol at gunpoint while exercising ‘open carry’ right A man robbed of his “open carry” piece. That’s what happens when you think of a gun like a […]

Posted on October 17, 2014 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
accidental discharge, AK-47, Claude Werner, concealed carry, fitness, Growing Up Guns, gunsmithing, Hock Hockheim, knives, medicine, Michael Janich, modern service weapons, open carry, psychology, rifles, supressors, The Firearms Blog, weapon retention, women's carry View Post

My Foray into Revolver Gunsmithing

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   I was fortunate to spend 13 years as the primary armorer for my police agency. It was my responsibility to fix, upgrade, and maintain several hundred weapons owned by both the police department and the individual officers. The department sent me to every armorers school imaginable. I can fix just […]

Posted on October 13, 2014 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
gunsmithing, revolvers, snubnose View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- August 22, 2014

Here are a few links to articles and videos I found interesting this week. Some are intellectual. Some are informative. Some are just fun. If you have some free time, check them out this weekend.   Flying With Guns The Beretta Blog gives some good guidelines for traveling with your guns.     When Citizens […]

Posted on August 22, 2014 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Claude Werner, diet, firearms training, Gabe Suarez, George Williams, gunsmithing, improvised weapons, ITS Tactical, Max Velocity Tactical, medical skills, medicine, travel View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- May 9, 2014

Here are a few links to articles and videos I found interesting this week. Some are intellectual. Some are informative. Some are just fun. If you have some free time, check them out this weekend.     Vigilant Gear Mini SERE Pouch This is a very cool idea for any of you who wear PVC […]

Posted on May 9, 2014 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Claude Werner, collapse, escape, exercise, explosives, fitness, Glock, Grant Cunningham, gunsmithing, John Mosby, medicine, modern service weapons, psychology, shooting drills, survival, Survival Mom View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- March 28, 2014

Here are a few links to articles and videos I found interesting this week. Some are intellectual. Some are informative. Some are just fun. If you have some free time, check them out this weekend.   Reviving a Life Saver, the Tourniquet Tourniquets are the best way of controlling serious bleeding.  If you carry a […]

Posted on March 28, 2014 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
1911, ammunition, concealed carry, crime statistics, exercise, firearms training, Grant Cunningham, gunsmithing, Jeff Gonzales, Limatunes, medicine, modern service weapons, psychology, rape, shotgun, survival View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- March 14, 2014

Here are a few links to articles and videos I found interesting this week. Some are intellectual. Some are informative. Some are just fun. If you have some free time, check them out this weekend.     Expiration Dates and Preparedness In my medical classes I talk about how drug expirations work and about the […]

Posted on March 14, 2014 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
1911, Beretta, Cecil Burch, concealed carry, diet, fitness, ground fighting, gunsmithing, health, Jeff Gonzales, knives, Legal, medicine, modern service weapons, psychology, Survival Mom, travel View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- January 17, 2014

Here are a few links to articles and videos I found interesting this week. Some are intellectual. Some are informative. Some are just fun. If you have some free time, check them out this weekend.   The Boycott is a Bourgeois Form of Protest “No shot-callers care about your personal boycott, which matters about as […]

Posted on January 17, 2014 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
art of manliness, exercise, fitness, gunsmithing, Jack Donovan, Max Velocity Tactical, medicine, rifles, Rory Miller, survival, Survival Mom, sutures View Post

Catastrophic Failures…Reasons for Carrying a Backup Gun

I always tell people: “Guns are like cars.  You can buy the most expensive and most reliable car ever created, but given time it WILL break down.”   People don’t believe me.  The most common retort is “But my xxxxx has NEVER malfunctioned”.  I just nod and smile but inside I’m thinking:  “That’s because you […]

Posted on August 28, 2013 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
Glock, gunsmithing, malfunctions View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- June 21, 2013

  Here are a few links to articles and videos I found interesting this week.  Some are intellectual.  Some are informative.  Some are just fun.  If you have some free time, check them out this weekend.     8 Reasons You’re Hardwired for Sheepness   I really hate the sheep/sheepdog dichotomy…in my mind it’s just […]

Posted on June 21, 2013 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
ammunition, ballistics, firearms cleaning, Glock, gunsmithing, ITS Tactical, Marcus Wynne View Post

Gear Review- B5 Systems AR-15 Stocks

Written by: Greg Ellifritz       A few months ago, Mark Keller from B5 Systems sent me a couple of AR-15 stocks to test and evaluate. I put them on two of my carbines and I have been shooting as much as possible since I got them. I’ve given them a good workout and […]

Posted on June 19, 2013 by Greg Ellifritz in Gear Reviews
AR-15, B5 Systems, gear review, gunsmithing, rifles View Post

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

Notes From TDI’s Level 1-3 Handgun Class

  This is part two of a series of articles describing students’ and instructors’ experiences in the classes we teach at TDI.   These articles are a collaboration between  Greg Ellifritz and John Motil with input from additional TDI instructors as well.   Level 1-3 Handgun is TDI’s entry level handgun course.  It is a […]

Posted on April 23, 2013 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
ammunition, gunsmithing, holsters, magazines, TDI, training View Post
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