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 […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Getting Out of a Jam – Clearing Malfunctions in an AR-15 Do you know how to clear rifle malfunctions? You should…even if you don’t own an AR-15. These weapons are commonly used by active […]
Written by: Greg Ellifritz I recently received this question from a reader. Considering the popularity of the snub nose revolver as a carry pistol, I figured it would be useful if I answered the question in a blog post: “I’m looking to pick up a S&W 340PD here soon as a backup or […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Plenty of Americans Innocently Defend Themselves with Guns Defensive gun use without firing a shot is far more common than what most people assume. The original research paper has been pulled off at least […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. The Truth About Brass vs. Steel Ammo This article discusses some of the differences between steel and brass cased ammo. I’m not a huge fan of steel case ammo, but I don’t think it’s […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. The T.A.B.B.E. Test – Erik Kondo This seems like a reasonable metric with which to judge the merits of a particular fighting technique. Can Loaded Magazines Stop Bullets or Increase the Effectiveness […]
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 involved […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Armed Citizen Considerations in the Time of the Active Killer Some things you should be considering before engaging an active killer. Chinese Tokarev Pistols–Military And Commercial Models Everything you could possibly want […]
Written by: Greg Ellifritz I got this drill from Wayne Dobbs and Darryl Bolke at the Hardwired Tactical Facebook page. Wayne and Darryl are both experienced retired police officers and firearms instructors. They put out top-notch information. This is the drill they developed for testing one’s competency with a snubnose revolver. Here […]
Even though you “tactical types” don’t like to admit it, there are a lot of folks who carry small-framed revolvers for self protection. But since they are not “cool,” many sources don’t write about them on the internet or in gun magazines. That leads people to carry revolvers with less than optimal sights, grips, […]
Written by Greg Ellifritz Last weekend I had the honor of attending famed instructor Ed Lovette’s final class before retirement. Ed was a police officer in the 1970s eventually working his way into a position teaching firearms and officer survival tactics at his state police academy. From that position, he was recruited by the CIA […]
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. […]
Links to some of the best reading on the web. If you have some free time, check them out this weekend. Ferguson National Response Network The grand jury decision from the Ferguson, Missouri police shooting is due out any time…most likely next week. This is a comprehensive listing of the planned protests in the […]
Links to some of the best reading on the web. If you have some free time, check them out this weekend. Competition, Practice, Training, and Testing The Tactical Professor’s thoughts on competition shooting: “One of the most ridiculous statements I have ever heard is “I never saw a timer in a gunfight.” It was […]
Written by: Greg Ellifritz I was fortunate to spend 13 years as the primary armorer for my police agency. It was my responsibility to fix, upgrade, and maintain several hundred weapons owned by both the police department and the individual officers. The department sent me to every armorers school imaginable. I can fix just […]
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. State Variation in Hospital Use and Cost of Firearm Assault Injury, 2010 It’s relatively rare to find decent academic […]
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. 50 Top Personal Defense Blogs I found this article on the Practical Eschatology site. It’s a listing of 50 […]
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. […]
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. Tourniquet Best Practices: How to Prep, Store and Apply a TQ Watch this video from my buddy Caleb and ITS […]
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. Extreme Close Quarters Chris Fry posts an excellent article detailing the unique problems one has to be prepared for […]
