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Posts tagged "Mountain Guerilla"

Weekend Knowledge Dump- October 25, 2024

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   With the upcoming presidential election, the current worldwide military conflicts, and the extensive damage done by recent storms, the USA is in a very turbulent place right now.  Until things calm down, I’m going […]

Posted on October 25, 2024 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Action Target, American Cop, American Handgunner, Ammoland, Ammoman School of Guns, Bendigo Strange, body armor, ccw, Claude Werner, Clint Smith, Crisis Medicine, Ed Lovette, Erick Gelhaus, gas mask, Integrated Skills Group, Massad Ayoob, medical skills, Mountain Guerilla, open carry, Paul Markel, police, Recoil Offgrid, red dot optics, scams, shooting drills, snubnose, Swift Silent Deadly, tear gas, The Armory Life, The Firearms Blog, The Organic Prepper, The Suited Shootist, travel, vehicle tactics, Wim Demeere View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- June 14, 2024

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Got a Light? Weaponlights, Handhelds, and Concealed Carry Chris Cypert shares his thoughts on lights.     Basic Two-Handed Shooting Stances The primary handgun shooting stances and the differences between each.     9 […]

Posted on June 14, 2024 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
.32, A Girl and a Gun, American Cop, American Handgunner, appendix carry, backup guns, ccw, Chris Cypert, Cornered Cat, dry fire, Ed Monk, exercise, firearms training, flashlights, Forge of Freedom, GAT Daily, gelatin testing, Gun Mag Warehouse, history, Hock Hochheim, holsters, Jeff Cooper, Karl Rehn, Kathy Jackson, Legal, Massad Ayoob, Mountain Guerilla, physical fitness, pre-assault indicators, psychology, Recoil Magazine, Richard Mann, Safariland, shooting drills, Tatiana Whitlock, Tier Three Tactical, Tiger McKee, Uncle Zo View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- February 16, 2024

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   The Dangerous Ambiguity Of Qualification Drills I hope all my police readers realize that every single cop who has ever been killed in a gunfight was considered “qualified” by his agency.     Reactionary […]

Posted on February 16, 2024 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
American Cop, Breach Bang Clear, Bryan McKean, Building Shooters, ccw, Dr. David Yamane, exercise, firearms training, flashlights, Gun Mag Warehouse, Justin Dyal, Karl Rehn, Melody Lauer, Mike Boyle, Mountain Guerilla, physical fitness, police training, pregnancy, Primer Peak, psychology, Recoil Magazine, Reflex Handgun, relationships, Richard Mann, Shelley Hill, shooting drills, Swift Silent Deadly, The Armory Life, The Revolver Guy, women's carry View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- January 27, 2023

  Knowledge to make your life better.  If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   There Have Been at Least 9 Attacks on the Energy Infrastructure Since November If you aren’t preparing for a long term power outage, I believe you are making a mistake.     How […]

Posted on January 27, 2023 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
active killer, Active Self Protection, active shooter, American Cop, AR-15, domestic violence, firearms training, GAT Daily, knife fighting, knives, Massad Ayoob, medical skills, Mountain Guerilla, point shooting, police, Priority Performance, Recoil Magazine, reloading, revolvers, school shooting, shotguns, Skillset Magazine, survival, The Organic Prepper, Uncle Zo 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- February 25, 2022

Knowledge to make your life better.  If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   THE COVERED LOW READY Darryl drops some important knowledge.     The Very Basics Of Concealed Carry Holster Selection Quality holster advice.     Ayoob Files: Cunsummate Marine Chesty Puller, .45 in Hand!` Details […]

Posted on February 25, 2022 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Anette Evans, Brian Hill\, ccw, Darryl Bolke, David Yamane, drugs, FerFal, GAT Daily, holsters, Justin Dyal, Massad Ayoob, Mountain Guerilla, Organic Prepper, Pew Pew Tactical, police, Recoil Magazine, scams, Schneier on Security, shooting drills, Tatiana Whitlock, The Revolver Guy, Tier Three Tactical, Todd Green, women's carry View Post

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- December 17, 2021

Knowledge to make your life better.  If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   NON-PERMISSIVE ENVIRONMENT TOOLS Part 1 Some sneaky options to consider.  On the same topic, you might also like this article on Tactical Pens.     What to Do When Pulled Over While Carrying a […]

Posted on December 17, 2021 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Active Self Protection, American Cop, American Partisan, body armor, Dave Spaulding, firearms training, Gun Mag Warehouse, Kevin Creighton, Legal, Mark Manson, medical skills, Mountain Guerilla, On Her Own, Personal Defense Network, Pew Pew Tactical, police, Police One, Primer Peak, Recoil Magazine, Rob Leatham, shooting drills, shotguns, Skillset Magazine, Spotter Up, Swift Silent Deadly, The Complete Combatant, Varg Freeborn, William Aprill View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- November 19, 2021

Knowledge to make your life better.  If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Concealed Carry: Vehicle Environment Skills I like the idea of “malignant compliance.”     Securing your digital life, part one: The basics Very high quality information.  Read Part Two and Part Three as well. […]

Posted on November 19, 2021 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
active killer, Active Self Protection, active shooter, Annette Evans, AR Build Junkie, Buckeye Firearms, Calibre Press, Cecil Burch, crowd violence, Darcie Dixon, Doom and Bloom, exercise, GAT Daily, Holster Guys, John Murphy, knives, Lucky Gunner, Massad Ayoob, medical skills, Michael Green, Mountain Guerilla, optics, psychology, revolvers, Sage Dynamics, Skinny Medic, snubnose, Steve Tarani, T-Nation, The Armory Life, tourniquets, vehicle tactics View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- October 8, 2021

Knowledge to make your life better.  If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   5 Steps to (Actually) Make America Great Some very good advice here.     Soft Skills in the Survival Spectrum — Here’s Why They’re So Important It’s not always about shooting and fighting.   […]

Posted on October 8, 2021 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Active Self Protection, Brian Hill\, Dave Grossman, driving, Ed Lovette, Grant Cunningham, Havok Journal, home defense, ITS Tactical, Kyle Lamb, Mountain Guerilla, police shootings, police training, revolvers, shooting drills, Skinny Medic, Steve Tarani, Swift Silent Deadly, The Revolver Guy, tourniquets, vehicle tactics View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- September 24, 2021

Knowledge to make your life better.  If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   My new favorite gun I really like my LCP .22, but I’m not yet convinced of its reliability enough to carry it.  I’ve put 260 rounds through mine and had nine malfunctions.  I’m hoping […]

Posted on September 24, 2021 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Active Self Protection, appendix carry, building search tactics, Caleb Giddings, Combat Sports Law, Ernest Langdon, firearms training, John Johnston, John Mosby, Kerry Davis, medical skills, Michael Janich, Mountain Guerilla, Organic Prepper, Pat Rogers, police, police training, Prepared Gun Owners, psychology, Recoil Magazine, Spotter Up, terrorism View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- March 19, 2021

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   If You Go to Guns You Failed “If you go to guns you failed” means that you failed multiple opportunities to take preventive measures in ensuring your personal security and that of those who […]

Posted on March 19, 2021 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Active Self Protection, AK-47, Aubrey Marcus, burglary, Caleb Causey, Caleb Giddings, Claude Werner, family safety, firearms training, GAT Daily, Gun Mag Warehouse, home security, Integrated Skills Group, Jeff Gonzales, Jordan Peterson, Lucky Gunner, Melody Lauer, Mountain Guerilla, on target NZ, Peak Prosperity, Personal Defense Network, Practical Eschatology, Recoil Magazine, shooting drills, Tamara Keel, Tim Ferriss, weapon mounted lights View Post

Unique Perspectives on COVID-19

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   Since I don’t have TV in my house, I spend a lot more time reading than the average American.  I have more than 400 websites programmed into my RSS reader. On the average day I scan about 1200 articles in my feed.  I deeply read more than 100. You can […]

Posted on March 14, 2020 by Greg Ellifritz in News and Tactical Advice
Jordan Peterson, Mark Manson, medical, medical skills, Mountain Guerilla, Organic Prepper View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- June 14, 2019

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   This guy got lucky. You might not. “Just because it “worked” doesn’t mean it’s worth emulating Let’s look at this incident from a practical standpoint. What if the thief hadn’t obeyed the owner’s commands? […]

Posted on June 14, 2019 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
ACLDN, active killer, ambush, ankle holsters, appendix carry, ccw, Doom and Bloom, exercise, gelatin tests, Grant Cunningham, Green Ops, Gun Nuts Media, holsters, home defense, ITS Tactical, Kathy Jackson, Legal, medical skills, Mountain Guerilla, Pat McNamara, police, psychology, Sherman House, situational awareness, snubnose, Tatiana Whitlock, The Revolver Guy, Tiger McKee, Tom Givens, travel View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- February 1, 2019

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Utah Mall Shooting – After Action Medical Report Enlightening commentary about handling the medical aspect of an active killer event.  Especially note his comment on the nearly useless nature of  improvised tourniquets without windlasses. […]

Posted on February 1, 2019 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
ACLDN, active killer, Active Self Protection, active shooter, AR-15, ccw, Cecil Burch, civilian gunfighter, firearms training, Integrated Skills Group, Jack Donovan, Legal, Lucky Gunner, medical skills, Michael Bane, Mike Pannone, Mountain Guerilla, police, pre-assault indicators, revolvers, Scott Reitz, snubnose, survival, SWAT magazine, The Revolver Guy, Vuurwapen Blog View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- January 4, 2019

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   The Best .22 LR Handguns for Concealed Carry I occasionally carry a .22 defensively.  I relied on two of them when they were the only guns I could carry after a surgery a couple […]

Posted on January 4, 2019 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
.22, active killer, Active Self Protection, active shooter, ccw, Claude Werner, Craig Douglas, crowd violence, family safety, firearms cleaning, firearms training, ITS Tactical, John Murphy, Ken Hackathorn, Lucky Gunner, Matthew Allen, medical skills, Michael Bane, Mountain Guerilla, Pat McNamara, Pew Pew Tactical, Phil Elmore, police, pre-assault indicators, revolvers, Rick Hinderer, shooting drills, situational awareness, Surefire, tactical pens, Tamara Keel, third world travel, Tier Three Tactical, travel, William Aprill View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- April 6, 2018

Knowledge to make your life better.  If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Mass Shootings Are Actually Pretty Rare, but Here’s What to Do if You’re Ever in One One of the best articles I’ve read about unarmed response to an active killer event.     WD-40 […]

Posted on April 6, 2018 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
active killer, Active Self Protection, active shooter, awareness, Ballistic Radio, civilian gunfighter, drugs, Ernest Langdon, gelatin tests, Grant Cunningham, health, Kathy Jackson, Legal, Lucky Gunner, medical skills, Mountain Guerilla, Pat McNamara, Personal Defense Network, physical fitness, revolvers, Rory Miller, school shootings, shooting drills, shotguns, survival, William Aprill View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- January 26, 2018

Knowledge to make your life better.  If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Shooting an Unarmed Man? A lot of hard-won knowledge here about stopping the draw, “gun arm grappling” and drawing a firearm in an empty hand encounter.  You all should read this one.     […]

Posted on January 26, 2018 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
active killer, Active Self Protection, active shooter, AR-15, computers, firearms training, ground fighting, Hock Hochheim, John Chapman, medical skills, Mountain Guerilla, Pat McNamara, Paul Sharp, police, psychology, Ralph Mroz, Rangemaster, Recoil Magazine, school shootings, shotguns, Tom Givens View Post

“Forging the Hero”

John Mosby sent me a pre-release copy of his latest book Forging the Hero to review.  He asked me to write a blurb for his website.  This is what I wrote:   “Mosby starts his book with a chapter called: “Shit Just Ain’t Right.”  It’s a feeling that many of us share, but few are […]

Posted on April 14, 2016 by Greg Ellifritz in Book Reviews
John Mosby, Mountain Guerilla, survival View Post

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