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Weekend Knowledge Dump- June 7, 2024

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Vang Comp Thunderstick Summit – October 11-13 2024 | Fairfield, UT | Despite the fact that one of the instructors is somewhat questionable, this is the best shotgun class in the country.  Register soon […]

Posted on June 7, 2024 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
.22, Active Self Protection, American Cop, American Handgunner, API Prodigy, appendix carry, ballistics, body armor, ccw, cover, Dan Brokos, Dave Spaulding, Dr. David Yamane, GAT Daily, Gun Mag Warehouse, history, holsters, home protection, ITS Tactical, Jeff Gonzales, Larry Lindenman, Legal, Lucky Gunner, Massad Ayoob, Max Velocity Tactical, Paul Markel, Paul Martin, PHLster, psychology, Rangemaster, recall, Recoil Magazine, Recoil Offgrid, revolvers, Shelley Hill, shooting drills, Tamara Keel, The Revolver Guy, The Survival Mom, Uncle Zo, Vang Comp View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- January 12, 2024

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Rob Leatham: How to Zero Your Pistol “The Great One” talks about zeroing your CCW and competition handguns.     Slaying of the Sacred Cows… or things I think about late at night My favorite […]

Posted on January 12, 2024 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Active Self Protection, American Cop, AR-15, art of manliness, Bill Blowers, body armor, Breach Bang Clear, Buckeye Firearms, Caleb Giddings, carjacking, ccw, Dark Angel, Demonstrated Concepts, gelatin testing, gun digest, Gun Mag Warehouse, holsters, Integrated Skills Group, Jeff Gonzales, Kevin Creighton, Massad Ayoob, medical skills, Nassim Taleb, pocket carry, police, Primary and Secondary, recall, revolvers, Rob Leatham, shooting drills, snubnose, statistics, Swift Silent Deadly, Tamara Keel, The Armory Life, The Revolver Guy View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- October 20, 2023

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Project: Assess Firearm & Ammo Needs Without Delay Given our current state of global turmoil, Paul’s advice seems very prudent.  You should also read his Blueprint for Spooling Up.     How to Read […]

Posted on October 20, 2023 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
active killer, Active Self Protection, American Cop, building search tactics, chokes, Claude Werner, Dave Spaulding, exercise, firearms training, gun digest, Hock Hochheim, Ken Hackathorn, Lucky Gunner, Marty Hayes, Massad Ayoob, medical skills, Mountain Man Medical, Organic Prepper, Paul Howe, Paul Martin, Primer Peak, recall, Refactor Tactical, Spotter Up, survival, Taurus, terrorism, The Armory Life, The Art of Manliness View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- June 2, 2023

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Optics Versus Irons on Pistols The irons vs. optics debate.     3 Things To Know About Wheelchair CCW Carrying in a wheelchair or scooter.     Debunking the CAP Fact Sheet A perspective […]

Posted on June 2, 2023 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Active Self Protection, American Cop, Boondocks Training Center, Bryan Eastridge, Clint Smith, EDC Belt Company, Erick Gelhaus, firearms training, Force Science Institute, GAT Daily, Handwaving Freakoutery, Kevin Davis, Mark Hatmaker, Marlan Ingram, Massad Ayoob, Mountain Man Medical, open carry, police, Primer Peak, Rangemaster, recall, red dot sights, Shoot ON, shooting drills, statistics, Taurus 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- October 25, 2019

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   ONE ANSWER FOR THREE QUESTIONS Do you know how to answer the three most common distracting questions criminals use to approach you?     Counter Sniping Tactics Mandatory for Preppers and Survivalists I’ve attended […]

Posted on October 25, 2019 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
active killer, Active Self Protection, active shooter, AR Build Junkie, AR-15, David Yamane, firearms training, Gabe Suarez, Integrated Skills Group, Lucky Gunner, Massad Ayoob, medical skills, medicinal plants, Michael Bane, Mike Seeklander, police gunfights, psychology, recall, robbery, school shootings, school violence, shooting drills, shotguns, sniper, Steve Moses, Survival Mom, Tamara Keel, third world travel, travel, vehicle tactics, Wim Demeere View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- September 20, 2019

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Phone Store Employee Smokes Armed Robber There are a lot of very valuable lessons to be learned from this shooting.  I probably wouldn’t have kept shooting as long as our victim here.  With that […]

Posted on September 20, 2019 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Active Self Protection, Ash Hess, bombings, ccw, Chris Hernandez, Claude Werner, drugs, firearms training, ground fighting, Growing Up Guns, holsters, knives, Mark Manson, medicinal plants, Michael Bane, Mike Seeklander, open carry, police, precision rifle, psychology, recall, Recoil Offgrid, red dot sights, research, robbery, Scott Jedlinski, Spotter Up, statistics, Steve Tarani, survival, survival blog, Survival Sullivan, terrorism, theft, Tim Ferriss, Tinker Talks Guns, travel, Zulu Bravo Kydex View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- November 23. 2018

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   The Four Words That Make You Weak – Upgrade Your Language Language is important.  The language we use when we are talking to ourselves is even more important.     New Small Arms Survey […]

Posted on November 23, 2018 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
.22, Active Self Protection, active shooter, ccw, crime statistics, diet, Gabe White, handgun stopping power, health, improvised weapons, Integrated Skills Group, Jeff Gonzales, Lucky Gunner, medical skills, pepper spray, pocket pistols, police, psychology, recall, revolvers, Sam Harris, shooting drills, shotguns, Steve Tarani, terrorism, The Revolver Guy, vehicle tactics View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- October 12, 2018

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Laminated Door Glass: 5 Vehicle Tactics Training Considerations Some high quality information about shooting through laminated windshield glass.     Underground Tradecraft: Tactical Application of the Defensive Sidearm, Part Three   This is an older […]

Posted on October 12, 2018 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Active Self Protection, ballistics, ccw, Claude Werner, Dan John, Dave Grossman, David Yamane, Ernest Langdon, exercise, Grant Cunningham, Guerilla Approach, history, holsters, Jeff Gonzales, John Farnam, John Mosby, Krebs on Security, medical skills, medicinal plants, Michael Bane, open carry, police, psychology, recall, riots, The Art of Manliness, travel, vehicle attacks, vehicle tactics View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- March 24, 2017

Knowledge to make your life better.  If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Shooting Under Pressure: Lifesaving Tips for Surviving a Gunfight Massad Ayoob discusses some lessons learned from stress inoculation during training.  I second his recommendation of the book Guns, Bullets, and Gunfights.  Jim Cirillo was […]

Posted on March 24, 2017 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
active killer, ballistics, birdshot, Breach Bang Clear, ccw, Claude Werner, Conflict Research Group, firearms training, Growing Up Guns, Larry Mudgett, Legal, Lucky Gunner, Marcus Wynne, Massad Ayoob, Personal Defense Training, police, recall, Seth Godin, shotguns, snubnose, Terry Trahan View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- December 5, 2014

Links to some of the best reading on the web.  If you have some free time, check them out this weekend.   What is the value of training? Have you ever asked yourself the question “Why do you train?”  The Tactical Professor explores the issue here: “The value of training is to make you think and […]

Posted on December 5, 2014 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
AR-15, Ballistic Radio, Claude Werner, concealed carry, home security, knife attack, modern service weapons, Pat McNamara, police, recall, Remington, revolvers, Ruger, shooting drills, Tom Givens, training View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- August 8, 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.   I’m working with appendix carry, and noticed something interesting. Grant Cunningham discovered an often unrecognized benefit to appendix carry. […]

Posted on August 8, 2014 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
aimpoint, appendix carry, AR-15, ballistics, Claude Werner, Close quarter shooting, Craig Douglas, economic collapse, extreme close range, Grant Cunningham, holsters, Mark Manson, medicine, optics, police, psychology, recall, shotgun, snubnose, survival View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- April 18, 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.     How To Become A 3-Gun Competitor On 15 Minutes a Day And A Shoestring Budget Mike Seeklander’s dryfire […]

Posted on April 18, 2014 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
ammunition testing, carjacking, dryfire, flashlight tactics, grip strength, Mike Seeklander, Pat McNamara, Paul Sharp, police, recall, shooting drills, vehicle tactics View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- April 4, 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.   It may cost you not to pay attention Matt Jacques shares some words of wisdom about situational awareness.   […]

Posted on April 4, 2014 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
awareness, ballistics, Bastiat Blogger, exercise, fitness, flashlight tactics, Limatunes, medicine, Mike Seeklander, optics, Paul Sharp, psychology, recall, Ruger, survival, Todd Green View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- March 21, 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.   Share This With All the Schools, Please Share With All the Schools, Please… I’m exploring my softer side with […]

Posted on March 21, 2014 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
ballistics, Ben Stoeger, Chris Fry, concealed carry, diet, dryfire, knives, magazines, modern service weapons, optics, recall, school shootings, school violence, Surefire, survival View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- February 7, 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.     G2 RIP 9mm: no more effective than a .22 LR Here is the first independent test of the […]

Posted on February 7, 2014 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
AR-15, ballistics, firearms training, flashlights, Glock, John Robb, Karl Rehn, knives, Mark Manson, Max Velocity Tactical, recall, Seth Godin, stopping power, survival, Vuurwapen Blog View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- December 6, 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.   Escaping a Rut     A fairly comprehensive article covering both the benefits and drawbacks of appendix carry.     […]

Posted on December 6, 2013 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
appendix carry, art of manliness, Ballistic Radio, Dave Spaulding, diet, exercise, medicine, Paul Sharp, recall, Rory Miller, survival View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- October 4, 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.   How to serve a warrant: 1972 versus today   Things have changed quite a bit in the last […]

Posted on October 4, 2013 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
ammunition, dryfire, holsters, medicine, recall, school shootings, training View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- September 13, 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.     Fight Like A Girl And Other Lessons From A Stabbing       A great article that discusses […]

Posted on September 13, 2013 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
AR-15, art of manliness, Jack Donovan, recall, Rory Miller, sniper, survival, women's self defense View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- September 6, 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.   Why (and How) Creative People Need to Say “No”     “Saying “no” has more creative power than […]

Posted on September 6, 2013 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
1911, exercise, firearm reviews, fitness, handgun stopping power, Kathy Jackson, recall, terrorism, Tony Gentilcore View Post
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