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Posts tagged "Smith and Wesson"

Weekend Knowledge Dump- February 7, 2025

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Situational Awareness: A Critical Life Skill You Didn’t Know You Needed   If you are part of the TL;DR crowd, this won’t be for you.  If you appreciate long form articles that contain a […]

Posted on February 7, 2025 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Active Self Protection, back up gun, Carry Trainer, ccw, Claude Werner, gelatin testing, Guns Magazine, Law Dog, Lucky Gunner, Massad Ayoob, pepper spray, psychology, Reflex Handgun, Shelley Hill, shooting drills, situational awareness, Smith and Wesson, Swift Silent Deadly, Tamara Keel, That Weems Guy, The Firearms Blog, The Revolver Guy, The Tactical Wire, Uncle Zo View Post

SHOT SHOW 2025

  If you have been vacationing off the planet, you may not realize that the world’s largest trade show for shooting enthusiasts was held in Las Vegas last week.  The Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trades (SHOT) show is one of the largest trade shows in Las Vegas every year.    In pre-pandemic times, 70,000+ shooting […]

Posted on January 27, 2025 by Greg Ellifritz in What's New
American Fighting Revolver, Aridus Industries, Bryan Eastridge, Darryl Bolke, John Farnam, Lipsey's, Mossberg, optics, Recoil Magazine, Smith and Wesson View Post

Apocalyptic Revolvers

    Last weekend I attended the Rangemaster Tactical Conference.  I put my new Lipseys .32 revolver through a workout during Wayne Dobbs’ revolver fundamentals class and then drove home right before the total eclipse.  My drive home was directly in the path of the eclipse’s totality.  People were acting insane.  Everyone was massing chaotically […]

Posted on April 11, 2024 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
collapse, economic collaspe, revolvers, Ruger, Smith and Wesson View Post

First Impressions of the New Lispseys Snubs

I’ve been excited to see the new Lispeys snub revolvers that my friends Bryan Eastridge and Darryl Bolke had a hand in designing since they were introduced at the SHOT show this year.  For those unfamiliar with the guns, check out my last two Weekend Knowledge Dumps for more articles about the background and features […]

Posted on April 3, 2024 by Greg Ellifritz in Gear Reviews
Lispeys, revolver, Smith and Wesson, snubnose View Post

K and L-Frame Snub Revolvers

Written by: Greg Ellifritz     I may have a slight problem…an addiction to snub revolvers.  Oh, I love a good J-frame and carry one around almost daily. but my true passion is the J-frame’s almost unheard of larger snub cousin…the K-frame snub.   Many of you know all about Smith and Wesson’s K-Frame revolver.  […]

Posted on October 23, 2023 by Greg Ellifritz in Firearm Reviews
Ed Lovette, revolver, shooting drills, Smith and Wesson, snubnose View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- July 3, 2020

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   PCC Showdown: H&K SP5 vs Kalashnikov USA KP9 vs CMMG Banshee I get a lot of questions about pistol caliber carbines.  I’m really not the right one to ask, as I don’t own any […]

Posted on July 3, 2020 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
.32, abduction, Active Self Protection, appendix carry, Breach Bang Clear, Cecil Burch, chokes, civilian gunfighter, Close quarter shooting, Dave Spaulding, Doom and Bloom, forgotten weapons, gelatin tests, Hock Hochheim, hostage survival, John Lott, Ken Hackathorn, Lucky Gunner, medical skills, Organic Prepper, Pew Pew Tactical, police, Rangemaster, restraints, shooting drills, shotguns, Smith and Wesson, Steve Moses, Tinker Talks Guns, travel View Post

Do You Need A Muzzle Stand Off Device?

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   I recently saw this addition to the Smith and Wesson 380EZ advertised on the internet.  Take a look at the site.  What do you think?  Is this a useful addition to your .380 pistol?   This invention has three roles.  It is a compensator, reducing recoil and muzzle flip.  It […]

Posted on January 29, 2020 by Greg Ellifritz in Gear Reviews
ccw, Close quarter shooting, retention shooting, Smith and Wesson, weapon retention View Post

Shooting the S&W Shield EZ .380

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   I’ve been hearing some good things about the new S&W Shield EZ.  It was introduced about two months ago.  Smith and Wesson designed it to be a gun that could be used for concealed carry or home protection by those who are extremely recoil sensitive or those who lack the […]

Posted on April 10, 2018 by Greg Ellifritz in Firearm Reviews
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The “Plan B”

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   Do you own a Smith and Wesson M&P Shield?   I do and I really like the gun.  It’s been my go-to pistol whenever I’ve wanted to carry something a little smaller and lighter than my Glock 19.  I have no complaints about the pistol.  The only thing I don’t […]

Posted on October 25, 2016 by Greg Ellifritz in Gear Reviews
Andrew Bawidamann, ccw, Paul Carlson, Smith and Wesson View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- September 11, 2015

Knowledge to make your life better.  If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   The Duty to Not Make S**t Worse “The gun owners making shit worse aren’t fighting terror or tyranny, and they aren’t advancing the cause of gun rights. They’re just making themselves look stupid, and […]

Posted on September 11, 2015 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
ballistics, Blights and Sirens, concealed carry, economic collapse, Ed's Manifesto, Growing Up Guns, Gun Nuts Media, Hock Hockheim, Jeff Chudwin, John Mosby, Kathy Jackson, Massad Ayoob, open carry, police, Practical Eschatology, shooting drills, Short Barrel Shepherd, Smith and Wesson, survival, Todd Green View Post

Test Fire Your New Guns!

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   Here’s a quick cautionary tale…   I recently purchased a Smith and Wesson 351C.  It’s a cool little titanium airlight .22 magnum 7 shot revolver.  I have a couple of other similar guns.  They shoot well and are great pocket “backup” guns.  I was excited to shoot my new purchase.  […]

Posted on June 15, 2015 by Greg Ellifritz in News and Tactical Advice
concealed carry, gunsmithing, revolver, Smith and Wesson View Post

The Firearms Manifesto Part Three- A Comparison of .380acp Pocket Pistols

Written by Greg Ellifritz   I wrote the article below in May of 2012, shortly after starting this blog.  It has been the single most-read article on my site and continues to get approximately 5000 pageviews a month years after I published it.  You folks like your .380s.  Technology has changed significantly in the last […]

Posted on June 3, 2015 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles, Firearm Reviews
.380, best .380 pistol, ccw, concealed carry, Diamondback, firearms manifesto, gun reviews, guns, Kahr, KelTec, Ruger, Smith and Wesson View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- February 6, 2015

Links to some of the best tactical information on the web.  If you have some free time, check them out this weekend.   Best Flashlights of 2014 Some superb flashlight evaluations and discussion on this site.     Cultivating Threat Recognition Skill A great primer on threat recognition, predatory movement detection, and countering tactics.   […]

Posted on February 6, 2015 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
awareness, ballistics, Cecil Burch, Claude Werner, fighting, Gun Nuts Media, holsters, John Robb, Lee Morrison, Limatunes, long distance shooting, Lucky Gunner, Marcus Wynne, Mark Manson, pre-assault indicators, precision rifle, revolvers, Rory Miller, Smith and Wesson, sniper, snubnose, survival, terrorism View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- January 2, 2015

Links to some of the best reading on the web.  If you have some free time, check them out this weekend.     Western Psychiatric: Stopping An Active Shooter If you are interested in active shooter situations, you’ll want to check out this Ballistic Radio podcast.  In it. John Johnston interviews a police officer who […]

Posted on January 2, 2015 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
active killer, active shooter, Ballistic Radio, Claude Werner, diet, economics, firearm maintenance, gelatin tests, health, Hock Hockheim, Larry Vickers, laser sights, police, rifle, slings, Smith and Wesson, Tom Givens View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- March 8, 2013

    Here are a few links to articles and videos I found interesting this week and want to share.  Some are intellectual.  Some are informative.  Some are just fun.  If you have some free time, check them out this weekend.   Why We Are the Even Weaker Sex     “We’re scared of injury, […]

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
active shooter, Glock, health, Karl Rehn, medicine, Michael Janich, police shootings, psychology, rifle, Smith and Wesson, Springfield Armory View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- December 28, 2012

      Here are a few links to articles and videos I found interesting this week and want to share.  Some are intellectual.  Some are informative.  Some are just fun.  If you have some free time, check them out this weekend.     Should We Ice Injuries?     Good article about icing injuries.  […]

Posted on December 28, 2012 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
active shooter, AR-15, ccw, firearm reviews, gun control, gunsmithing, medicine, rifles, shooting, Smith and Wesson, Todd Green View Post

My take on the new Smith & Wesson “Shield”

The latest hoopla in the gun marketing world is today’s introduction of the Smith and Wesson M&P Shield pistol.  The gun is similar to the M&P series pistols, but is slimmer, a single stack, and has a shorter barrel.     From the description on S&W’s website:   “SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (April 12, 2012) — Smith […]

Posted on April 12, 2012 by Greg Ellifritz in Firearm Reviews
ccw, new guns, Shield, Smith and Wesson View Post

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