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Posts tagged "shotguns"

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

The 500th Weekend Knowledge Dump

Before we get started with this week’s batch of links, I want to note that this is the 500th edition of the Weekend Knowledge Dump!  Since I started the project, you’ve received the Weekend Knowledge Dump every week without a single exception for almost 10 years.  Think about it.  How many other tactical blogs do […]

Posted on October 15, 2021 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Active Self Protection, Annette Evans, Caleb Giddings, Dave Spaulding, firearms training, gelatin testing, Grant Cunningham, Gun Mag Warehouse, holsters, Kahr, Ken Hackathorn, Lucky Gunner, medical skills, Paul Martin, PHLster, Primary and Secondary, Primer Peak, Range Hot, Seth Godin, shooting drills, shotguns, statistics, survival, Swift Silent Deadly View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- September 17, 2021

Knowledge to make your life better.  If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   TFB Armorer’s Bench: Complete AR15 Disassembly – Bolt Carrier Group The rioting and the pandemic happening in the background of our lives over the past couple of years has prompted millions of people to but […]

Posted on September 17, 2021 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Annette Evans, AR-15, ccw, holsters, medical skills, medicinal plants, Michael Bane, On Her Own, Pew Pew Tactical, pre-assault indicators, Reflex Handgun, robbery, Sam Coffman, shooting drrills, shotguns, Spotter Up, Swift Silent Deadly, Tamara Keel, terrorism, The Firearms Blog View Post

Notes on Last Weekend’s Revolver/Shotgun Training Classes

Last weekend I taught shotgun and revolver classes at the excellent Condition Red Response facility in Fort Wayne, Indiana.  If anyone is in the nearby area, taking a class from these folks is a great idea.  Quite a few of the CRR instructors took both classes on their own time.  It’s a quality organization with […]

Posted on September 2, 2021 by Greg Ellifritz in What's New
class reviews, Condition Red Response, revolvers, shotguns, snubnose View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- August 27, 2021

Knowledge to make your life better.  If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Determining What is a Reliable EDC Concealed Carry Handgun? How many rounds should you fire through your defensive handgun to consider it reliable?     The best leather holsters for concealed carry Some of […]

Posted on August 27, 2021 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Active Self Protection, Ammoman School of Guns, Andrew Branca, Bombs, Buckeye Firearms, Caleb Giddings, ccw, Dave Spaulding, dry fire, Ed McGivern, exercise, GAT Daily, Green Ops, Growing Up Guns, history, Holster Guys, holsters, impact weapons, Kevin Creighton, Legal, Lucky Gunner, Massad Ayoob, Michael Janich, police, shooting drills, shotguns, Spotter Up, terrorism, The Armory Life, vehicle tactics, weapon mounted lights View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- August 13, 2021

Knowledge to make your life better.  If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   PARTICIPATION VS. OBSERVATION IN SEMINARS I think Hock gets this one exactly right.  I often feel like I’m wasting my time if I’m watching other students fight one on one in a class.  I’ll […]

Posted on August 13, 2021 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
1911, Active Self Protection, Ammoman School of Guns, Caleb, Cecil Burch, Claude Werner, Combat Sports Law, Dave Young, firearms training, forgotten weapons, GAT Daily, Hock Hochheim, impact weapons, Integrated Skills Group, Karl Rehn, Kevin Creighton, lever action rifles, Massad Ayoob, Michael Janich, Pew Pew Tactical, police, Recoil Offgrid, shotguns, Spencer Keepers, Spotter Up, 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

Weekend Knowledge Dump- July 16, 2021

Knowledge to make your life better.  If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   12 Easy Ways to Secure Your Home Against Bad Guys Inexpensive options to make your home more difficult to enter.     7.62 AK Mags: What You Need To Know I see articles about […]

Posted on July 16, 2021 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
active killer, Active Self Protection, active shooter, AK-47, ambush, Ammoman School of Guns, Annette Evans, AR-15, ccw, Centrifuge Training, CP Journal, de-escalation, firearms training, Gun Mag Warehouse, Havok Journal, home security, Karl Rehn, Kevin Creighton, Lee Weems, less lethal, Marcus Wynne, medical skills, Nick Hughes, non permissive, Pew Pew Tactical, police, police training, Practical Eschatology, psychology, Recoil Offgrid, red dot sights, Sheriff Jim, shooting drills, shotguns, situational awareness, The Revolver Guy, vehicle tactics, weapon retention 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

Notes from Shotgun School

I taught this year’s first “home defense shotgun” class at the excellent Blackwing Shooting Center last week.  It was a fun new offering for me.  Blackwing had a large demand for the class and wanted to increase the number of students who could attend.  I modified the class so that it could be taught on […]

Posted on June 15, 2021 by Greg Ellifritz in News and Tactical Advice
class reviews, shotguns View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- June 4, 2021

Knowledge to make your life better.  If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   What common or household objects will stop bullets? A very comprehensive look at the difference between cover and concealment.     Ayoob: Don’t Make These Carry Gun Mod Mistakes Pay attention to Massad’s advice […]

Posted on June 4, 2021 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
ACLDN, Active Self Protection, Ammoman School of Guns, Brian Hill\, Caleb Giddings, ccw, Cecil Burch, civilian gunfighter, Craig Douglas, Darryl Bolke, escape, forgotten weapons, GAT Daily, ground fighting, history, Hock Hochheim, Lucky Gunner, Marcus Wynne, Massad Ayoob, Nick Hughes, Paul Gomez, Pew Pew Tactical, Recoil Offgrid, Reflex Handgun, restraints, Ron Avery, shooting drills, shotguns, Survival Sullivan, The Prepared, The Tactical Wire, Tiger McKee, vehicle tactics, weapon mounted lights, William Aprill View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- May 21, 2021

Knowledge to make your life better.  If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Concealment Tuneup Most of you who have carried guns for years have never heard or understood this information.  The video is worth your time to watch.     .22 vs .223 – Home Defense […]

Posted on May 21, 2021 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Active Self Protection, Buckeye Firearms, Caleb Giddings, Cecil Burch, Dave Spaulding, Ed Head, Ed Lovette, Gunsite, holsters, ITS Tactical, Karl Rehn, Marty Hayes, Massad Ayoob, PHLster, psychology, revolvers, Scott Reitz, shooting drills, shotguns, That Shotgun Blog, vehicle tactics, William Aprill View Post

A “Car Gun” for Riot Defense

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   As the weather warms up, we are going to see a resurgence in protests, riots, and violent crowds in America’s cities.  Our police are beaten down.  They see that they don’t have support from their citizens, their politicians, and their supervisors.  They know if they do something that looks even […]

Posted on May 20, 2021 by Greg Ellifritz in Reader Questions
Center for Security Policy, crowd violence, Marc MacYoung, Michael Bane, riots, Rory Miller, shotguns, vehicle tactics View Post

Shotgun Stopping Power- Buckshot vs. Slugs

Last week I posted an article titled Shotguns for Home Protection.  When I posted the article on my Patreon Page, as supporter asked the following question:   “Thoughts on slugs versus buckshot?”   It’s a good question and it deserved a more in depth answer than I could provide in a Patreon comment.  Let’s dig […]

Posted on May 5, 2021 by Greg Ellifritz in Reader Questions
buckshot, shotguns, slugs, stopping power View Post

Shotguns for Home Protection

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   Just a few short years ago, the cool kids in the gun game didn’t like shotguns.  The modern disdain for the scattergun ran afoul of the most common expert advice I learned in my youth.   When I was growing up, a pump shotgun was universally recommended as the best […]

Posted on April 27, 2021 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
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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- March 26, 2021

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Molotov Cocktail 101: How They’re Made & How to Defend Against Them Some strategies for dealing with Molotov Cocktails.     Dry Practice on the Road Claude Werner’s tips for conducting dry fire practice while […]

Posted on March 26, 2021 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
ANTIFA, Ballistic Magazine, Contextual Insurgent Project, crowd control, crowd violence, Dave Spaulding, drugs, FBI, Legal, Lucky Gunner, NPR, Pew Pew Tactical, prostitution, Recoil Offgrid, revolvers, riots, Ryan Holiday, Sherman House, shooting drills, shotguns, situational awareness, Steven Pressfield, The Revolver Guy View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- January 15, 2021

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   A Guide for Parents: Understanding Youth Mental Health and Preventing Unauthorized Access to Firearms This looks like an excellent resource for gun-owning parents.     Road Rage Statistics An in-depth analysis of the issues […]

Posted on January 15, 2021 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Active Self Protection, AR Build Junkie, AR-15, Buckeye Firearms, ccw, Citizens Safety Academy, Defenders and Disciples, gelatin tests, gunsmithing, Integrated Skills Group, Jack Donovan, Legal, Marcus Wynne, Massad Ayoob, medical skills, Mountain Man Medical, optics, Paul Martin, police, police training, Practical Eschatology, radios, Rangemaster, revolvers, shooting drills, shotguns, The Revolver Guy, warning shots, Winning Mind Training View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- January 1, 2021

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   5 Firearms instructor red flags “If your instructor commits one of the 5 Firearms Instructor Red Flags, I would be concerned, especially if it’s the medical one. If they break 2 of them, I […]

Posted on January 1, 2021 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Active Self Protection, AK-47, AR Build Junkie, AR-15, Breach Bang Clear, Brian Hill\, Caleb Giddings, Claire Wolfe, Darryl Bolke, Doom and Bloom, exercise, firearms training, fitness, Force Science Institute, gelatin tests, injuries, Integrated Skills Group, John Mosby, Justin Dyal, knives, Larry Lindenman, Massad Ayoob, medical skills, medicine, Michael Janich, Mountain Man Medical, optics, Organic Prepper, Pew Pew Tactical, Practical Eschatology, Recoil Magazine, revolvers, robbery, scopes, shotguns, slings, SmashweRx, survival, The Complete Combatant, Tier Three Tactical, weapon mounted lights View Post
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