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Posts tagged "Jerking the Trigger"

Weekend Knowledge Dump- October 21, 2022

Knowledge to make your life better.  If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Safety Strategies While Traveling Tips to travel more safely.     How Sketching Like a Sniper Can Help Your Situational Awareness: 13 Things You Should Practice Observing Things you should be paying attention to […]

Posted on October 21, 2022 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Active Self Protection, American Cop, Area Ocho, ccw, Chris Fry, ConcealedCarry.com, Dave Spaulding, Ed Head, Erick Gelhaus, gun digest, Gun Mag Warehouse, ITS Tactical, Jeff Gonzales, Jerking the Trigger, Ken Hackathorn, Legal, Pew Pew Tactical, Recoil Magazine, Red Beard Tactical, red dot sights, reloads, school safety, shooting drills, shotguns, The Tactical Wire, Tiger McKee, vehicle tactics 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

Weekend Knowledge Dump- September 10, 2021

Knowledge to make your life better.  If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Does a Light Trigger Increase Accuracy: Research and Analysis Yes, a lighter trigger does improve accuracy, but not as much as one may think.  I have stock triggers on all my semi-automatic defensive handguns. […]

Posted on September 10, 2021 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
1911, Active Self Protection, Ammoman School of Guns, appendix carry, AR-15, Caleb Giddings, Chris Masterjohn, Covid-19, defense review, diet, Doom and Bloom, drug cartels, drugs, family safety, Force Science Institute, Glock, gunsmithing, Jelly Bryce, Jerking the Trigger, John Farnam, Kevin Creighton, Kyle Defoor, Lucky Gunner, medical skills, medicine, Mexico, Mountain Man Medical, nutrition, precision rifle, psychology, revolvers, Rory Miller, Ryan Holiday, shooting drills, Swift Silent Deadly, Tatiana Whitlock, terrorism, The Armory Life, The Revolver Guy, Tier Three Tactical, Todd Green, travel safety View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- July 2, 2021

Knowledge to make your life better.  If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Surveillance Detection If you are involved in any public altercation or if you encounter suspicious people, it’s not a good idea to drive directly back to your home.  Claude shares some safer options here. […]

Posted on July 2, 2021 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Active Self Protection, AR-15, body language, Brian Hill\, ccw, Claude Werner, flashlight tactics, ITS Tactical, Jerking the Trigger, Kevin Creighton, knife training, Lucky Gunner, Michael Janich, Recoil Magazine, Reflex Handgun, sap, shooting drills, shotguns, Swift Silent Deadly, The Suited Shootist, weapon mounted lights View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- June 25, 2021

Knowledge to make your life better.  If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Are Pistol Sights Actually Useful For Self-Defense? “The real paradox of the point shooting versus sighted fire debate is that learning to quickly acquire a sight picture essentially trains you to point the gun […]

Posted on June 25, 2021 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Active Self Protection, Caleb Causey, Caleb Giddings, carjacking, Claude Werner, concealed carry, Contextual Insurgent Project, Dave Spaulding, dryfire, exercise, firearms training, GAT Daily, Jeff Gonzales, Jerking the Trigger, Karl Rehn, Legal, Lucky Gunner, Marty Hayes, medical skills, Pew Pew Tactical, point shooting, recall, robbery, shooting drills, shotguns, snubnose, Swift Silent Deadly, T-Nation, Target Barn, travel View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- March 20, 2020

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Stuff You Should Know About Buckshot [Part 1] Shotguns have been on the “back burner” as compared with AR-15s in the last 15 years.  When the federal “assault rifle” ban was not renewed in […]

Posted on March 20, 2020 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
active killer, Active Self Protection, active shooter, Caleb Giddings, crime statistics, David Yamane, de-escalation, driving, edible plants, escape, exercise, Force Science Institute, holsters, Integrated Skills Group, ITS Tactical, Jeff Gonzales, Jerking the Trigger, Lucky Gunner, Paul Howe, pepper spray, Pew Pew Tactical, physical fitness, police, police training, psychology, Recoil Magazine, robbery, shotguns, Skeeter Skelton, Spotter Up, spyderco, Survival Mom, Swift Silent Deadly, Tinker Talks Guns View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- March 13, 2020

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.     It’s NOT your Trigger Control Any of you who teach shooting classes or coach shooters casually should really pay attention to what Mike Seeklander is discussing in this article.  I use this trick […]

Posted on March 13, 2020 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Active Self Protection, Animal Attacks, ccw, Close quarter shooting, Dave Spaulding, drug cartels, dryfire, exercise, extreme close range, firearms training, forgotten weapons, holsters, home defense, Jerking the Trigger, knife fighting, lock picking, Lucky Gunner, Massad Ayoob, medicine, Mike Seeklander, police, psychology, reloads, revolvers, school safety, Selco, shooting drills, snubnose, survival blog, Swift Silent Deadly, weapon retention View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- December 20, 2019

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   4 Qualities Your Concealed Carry Gun Must Have “Reliability is the single most important element in the selection of a personal defense weapon. The only justification for firing a weapon at a human being […]

Posted on December 20, 2019 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Active Self Protection, art of manliness, Breach Bang Clear, ccw, Daniel Shaw, diet, health, Jack Donovan, Jerking the Trigger, knives, Legal, Massad Ayoob, medical skills, Nick Hughes, open carry, police training, Recoil Offgrid, shooting drills, Spotter Up, Survival Sullivan, The Suited Shootist, weapon retention View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- May 17, 2019

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Data on the Rate of Shootings and Accidents in Schools that allow Teachers to Carry Click “download this paper” in the upper left corner of the linked article to get a free full text […]

Posted on May 17, 2019 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Active Self Protection, AK-47, AR-15, ccw, Chuck Haggard, civilian gunfighter, G4 Personal Safety, Jerking the Trigger, Mark Manson, medical skills, PHLster, police, police gunfights, police training, school shootings, school violence, shotguns, Steve Moses, The Revolver Guy, travel, weapon malfunctions View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- November 9, 2018

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Spreading Lies Great article from Todd Louis Green about bad advice given by lazy and inept firearms instructors.     The Pachmayr Aluminum Competition Speedloader The pros and cons of a new speedloader design […]

Posted on November 9, 2018 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Active Self Protection, AK-47, building search tactics, ccw, family safety, firearms training, forgotten weapons, Jerking the Trigger, Karl Rehn, Larry Vickers, Lucky Gunner, Massad Ayoob, medical skills, medicine, Primary and Secondary, Rangemaster, rape, revolvers, school shootings, school violence, Shivworks, shooting drills, survival, Tamara Keel, The Revolver Guy, third world travel, Tiffany Johnson, Tom Givens, tourniquets, travel safety View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- October 20, 2017

Knowledge to make your life better.  If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   “Big Boy Rules” Don’t Work for Fitness or Marksmanship “Centralized programming for fitness and marksmanship training allows assessment, which allows the analysis that identifies weaknesses. Identified programming weaknesses drive programming change for the next go […]

Posted on October 20, 2017 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
AR-15, assassinations, crime statistics, gelatin tests, Graham Tradecraft, Jerking the Trigger, MDTS, psychology, Ralph Mroz, research, Seth Godin, shooting drills, shotguns, survival blog, Survival Mom, Tamara Keel, terrorism, travel View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- September 22, 2017

Knowledge to make your life better.  If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Seven Habits Of Highly Dangerous People “It does not matter if you used to be a Grand Master pistol shooter or a black belt Judoka, if you have not maintained a baseline of skill, […]

Posted on September 22, 2017 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Active Self Protection, Ballistic Radio, civilian gunfighter, crime statistics, Darryl Bolke, Dave Grossman, firearms training, Havok Journal, history, Jerking the Trigger, Lucky Gunner, medical skills, open carry, optics, Practical Eschatology, psychology, Recoil Magazine, red dot sights, Sage Dynamics, scopes, shooting drills, shotguns, situational awareness, Spotter Up, statistics, survival, terrorism, The Revolver Guy, Tier Three Tactical View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- August 25, 2017

Knowledge to make your life better.  If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Living With Violence This is a podcast interview with Gavin de Becker.  Mr. de Becker wrote one of the most influential books ever published in the field of self protection.  In this interview he […]

Posted on August 25, 2017 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Active Self Protection, body language, civilian gunfighter, Doom and Bloom, Gavin De Becker, Jerking the Trigger, medical skills, optics, pepper spray, police, psychology, revolvers, Short Barrel Shepherd, sights, Tamara Keel, travel View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- March 20, 2015

Links to some of the best tactical information on the web.  If you have some free time, check them out this weekend.   The Perils of Concealed Carry: Remember There’s no Prize for the Fastest Reholster   This is the single most common problem I see with relatively untrained shooters.  They are WAY too casual about […]

Posted on March 20, 2015 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
active killer, active shooter, AK-47, ccw, CP Journal, Dave Spaulding, dryfire, exercise, Frank Proctor, gel testing, Hock Hockheim, holsters, Jeff Gonzales, Jerking the Trigger, Kathy Jackson, knives, Louis Awerbuck, Paul Kirtley, police, psychology, rifles, survival, Survival Mom, targets, training, women's self defense View Post

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