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Posts tagged "pocket carry"

Weekend Knowledge Dump – October 29, 2021

Knowledge to make your life better.  If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   2 Concealed Carry Seat Belt Hacks Very useful information for those of you who carry your gun while driving.     Philadelphia Police Consider Charges Against Bystanders During Rape Why it’s absolutely critical to […]

Posted on October 29, 2021 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Andrew Branca, Ballistic Radio, Bob Vogel, Breach Bang Clear, ccw, Chris Cypert, Claude Werner, family safety, firearms training, GAT Daily, Grant Cunningham, handgun stopping power, Jeff Cooper, Karl Rehn, Kevin Creighton, Legal, Mark Manson, Pew Pew Tactical, pocket carry, police training, Recoil Magazine, school shootings, Seth Godin, shooting drills, shotguns, Swift Silent Deadly, That Shotgun Blog, The Tactical Wire, USA Carry, vehicle tactics View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- September 3, 2021

Knowledge to make your life better.  If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Rimfire Ammo: Evaluating Terminal Performance Interesting ballistic testing of rimfire ammunition.     Can a Flare Gun Be Used for Self-Defense? If you are serious about using a flare gun for self defense, I […]

Posted on September 3, 2021 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
ACLDN, Active Self Protection, ammunition, appendix carry, ccw, Dan Brokos, Ernest Langdon, exercise, health, history, Hock Hochheim, holsters, jujitsu, Lucky Gunner, Michael Bane, Organic Prepper, PHLster, pocket carry, pocket pistols, police, Richard Mann, Spotter Up, Steve Tarani, survival, SWAT magazine, The Suited Shootist View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- July 30, 2021

Knowledge to make your life better.  If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Worst Case Scenario: How To Survive A Riot Kevin interviews Michael Bane, Erin Smith, and I about riots survival strategies.     Staying Healthy in the Fray: The Impact of Crowd Management on Officers […]

Posted on July 30, 2021 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
1911, Active Self Protection, American Cop, Ammoman School of Guns, backup gun, Ben Stoeger, Caleb Giddings, carjacking, ccw, Crisis Medicine, crowd violence, David Yamane, Erin Smith, family safety, ITS Tactical, John Correia, Karl Rehn, Kevin Creighton, Lucky Gunner, medical skills, Michael Bane, pocket carry, police, psychology, Rangemaster, Recoil Magazine, reloads, revolvers, Richard Nance, riots, shooting drills, shotguns, Steve Tarani, Swift Silent Deadly, William Aprill View Post

Initial Impressions-.22 Ruger LCP II

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   I picked up a new Ruger LCP II in .22 long rifle last week.  I’ve owned the same gun in .380 acp since it was introduced.  It fits the small niche of a “back pocket” gun better than any other.   The downside of the .380 version of this gun […]

Posted on June 21, 2021 by Greg Ellifritz in Firearm Reviews
pocket carry, pocket pistols, Ruger View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- April 2, 2021

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Why “Gray” Is the New Black: Assessing Baseline and Blending In Daisy discusses why it’s important to blend in and how to achieve the “gray man” look.     Chumming For Monsters Michael Bane […]

Posted on April 2, 2021 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
active killer, Active Self Protection, Ammoman School of Guns, Amplified Being, AR Build Junkie, AR-15, Caleb Giddings, ccw, Claude Werner, drones, gelatin tests, Havok Journal, holsters, Integrated Skills Group, Jeff Gonzales, Kathy Jackson, knives, Lee Weems, Legal, less lethal, Lucky Gunner, medical skills, Michael Bane, Moderno, optics, Organic Prepper, Pat McNamara, Pew Pew Tactical, pocket carry, police gunfights, Rangemaster, Recoil Offgrid, shooting drills, shotguns, situational awareness, Steve Fisher, survival blog, Swift Silent Deadly, The Prepared, women's carry View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- January 8, 2021

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Weaver vs. Picatinny: What’s the Difference? The two most commonly available optics rails and their differences.     Sheriff identifies pastor killed in East Texas church shooting An interesting case that my church security […]

Posted on January 8, 2021 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
ACLDN, Active Self Protection, Brian Enos, ccw, chokes, church security, church shootings, crowd violence, firearms training, gunsmithing, Integrated Skills Group, knives, Marc MacYoung, Marcus Wynne, Massad Ayoob, Michael Janich, modern service weapons, multiple attackers, Pew Pew Tactical, pocket carry, pocket pistols, police, Practical Eschatology, psychology, Rangemaster, robbery, Ruger, Sam Harris, scams, Steve Tarani, Swift Silent Deadly, Tamara Keel, The Revolver Guy, vehicle tactics, William Petty View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- August 7, 2020

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   What’s the Best 38 Special Ammo for Self-Defense? Although I wouldn’t put the Lehigh Defense cartridge into my list of the “top loads,” the author’s ballistic testing results provide very useful information for any […]

Posted on August 7, 2020 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
37mm, active killer, Active Self Protection, active shooter, American Handgunner, Ammoman School of Guns, ammunition, Animal Attacks, AR Build Junkie, AR-15, Caleb Giddings, Claude Werner, gelatin tests, Integrated Skills Group, John Mosby, Massad Ayoob, medical skills, Michael Bane, Pew Pew Tactical, pocket carry, pocket pistols, police, psychology, Recoil Offgrid, riots, Sam Harris, shooting drills, shotguns, Steve Moses, Steve Tarani, terrorism, The Suited Shootist, Tiger McKee View Post

A Critical (but often overlooked) Holster Function

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   While reading my news feeds in the past few weeks, I’ve seen accounts of a couple preventable accidental shootings.  I’d really prefer to see that my readers and students learn to better secure their weapons so that people aren’t injured or killed by unintentional gunfire.  Let’s examine these negligent discharges  […]

Posted on August 13, 2019 by Greg Ellifritz in Gear Reviews, News and Tactical Advice
ccw, Claude Werner, holsters, negligent discharge, pocket carry, Sherman House View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- July 5, 2019

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   A Beginner’s Guide To Red Dot Pistol Sights Good information for any of you looking to start using a red dot on your pistol.     Start Shooting Better Episode 12: The Test With […]

Posted on July 5, 2019 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
active killer, Active Self Protection, Caleb Causey, compliance, crime statistics, Dave Spaulding, exercise, firearms training, kidnapping, Lucky Gunner, Mark Manson, medical skills, Michael Bane, Mike Seeklander, pocket carry, pocket pistols, police training, range 365, Rangemaster, shooting drills, snubnose View Post

Don’t Dig the Rig- Special Pocket Holster Edition

Written by Greg Ellifritz   When the weather is nice, I like to get out of my police car and do some foot patrols as often as possible. Every day (if calls allow) I’ll do at least one foot patrol around a shopping center, park, or school.   Last week, a school in my patrol […]

Posted on April 22, 2019 by Greg Ellifritz in Gear Reviews
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Range Testing the Ruger LCR

This is a guest post from my friend Marcus Wynne.  Marcus is an accomplished trainer and author who was once the lead firearms instructor for the Federal Air Marshals.  He sent this report out to a firearms instructor email list I’m on.  I thought a lot of you might find value in his observations, so […]

Posted on January 14, 2019 by Greg Ellifritz in Firearm Reviews
gelatin tests, guest author, Lucky Gunner, Marcus Wynne, pocket carry, revolvers, Ruger, snubnose View Post

Equally Lumpy on Both Sides

It’s been awhile since I’ve shared the writing of Henry, the old man from Tennessee.  After several of you have requested more from Henry, I decided to share this post.   Henry has written several articles for my site in the past (look at the bottom of the post for links to his other articles).  […]

Posted on October 30, 2017 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
ccw, guest author, Henry, pocket carry, revolvers View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- April 7, 2017

Knowledge to make your life better.  If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Vertical Fetal Position Jeff calls hugging your cover “the vertical fetal position.”  It’s a bad idea.  Stay at least arms’ length away from your cover unless you are defending against an elevated threat.     […]

Posted on April 7, 2017 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Active Self Protection, Claude Werner, cover, crime statistics, Jeff Gonzales, Karl Rehn, Mark Manson, Paul Carlson, Paul Gomez, pocket carry, shooting drills, survival, The Art of Manliness, The Firearms Blog View Post

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