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  • Posts tagged "weapon retention" (Page 2)

Posts tagged "weapon retention"

The Distance Bias

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   Think about your last firearms training session.  From which distance did you spend the majority of your time shooting?   Next question…   When you visualize possible scenarios when you might have to defend yourself with a firearm, how far do you imagine the criminal shooting at you will be? […]

Posted on July 31, 2018 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
extreme close range, police, shootings, training, weapon retention View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- April 14, 2017

Knowledge to make your life better.  If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Teaching Situational Awareness to Kids Some games designed to make your children pay more attention to their surroundings.     The Best Self-Defense Ammo, Voted by You, and One Takes Home 45% of the […]

Posted on April 14, 2017 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Active Self Protection, ammunition, Bearing Arms, concealed carry, gelatin tests, holsters, Lucky Gunner, Marcus Wynne, Massad Ayoob, Rangemaster, shooting drills, shotguns, situational awareness, weapon retention View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- October 28, 2016

Knowledge to make your life better.  If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Test Your Tactical Folding Knife You should be spine whack testing all of your defensive folders for the reason Chris talks about in this article. You folks carrying Kershaw assisted opening liner locks should […]

Posted on October 28, 2016 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Active Self Protection, AK-47, Breach Bang Clear, ccw, Chris Fry, gelatin tests, Grant Cunningham, Jeff Gonzales, knives, Legal, Massad Ayoob, MDTS, open carry, police, psychology, Seth Godin, shooting drills, terrorism, weapon retention View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- August 14, 2015

Knowledge to make your life better.  If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Armed Robbery At Mesquite Chevron I often have students in my close quarters shooting class say something like “I don’t need weapon retention skills. If the bad guy grabs my gun, I’ll just shoot […]

Posted on August 14, 2015 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
active killer, active shooter, AK-47, Claude Werner, Close quarter shooting, concealed carry, Ed's Manifesto, holsters, home invasion, improvised weapons, ITS Tactical, Jeff Gonzales, John Mosby, knives, Marc MacYoung, Max Velocity Tactical, Paul Sharp, Practical Eschatology, psychology, riots, shooting drills, Survival Podcast, takedown, weapon retention View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- October 17, 2014

A list of some of the best reading on the web.  If you have some free time, check them out this weekend.     Gresham man robbed of pistol at gunpoint while exercising ‘open carry’ right A man robbed of his “open carry” piece. That’s what happens when you think of a gun like a […]

Posted on October 17, 2014 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
accidental discharge, AK-47, Claude Werner, concealed carry, fitness, Growing Up Guns, gunsmithing, Hock Hockheim, knives, medicine, Michael Janich, modern service weapons, open carry, psychology, rifles, supressors, The Firearms Blog, weapon retention, women's carry View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- June 6, 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.   Running With the Carbine Kyle Defoor covers some simple techniques for carrying your rifle while running.     Most […]

Posted on June 6, 2014 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
criminolgy, diet, exercise, gun disarms, Kyle Defoor, Marcus Wynne, Mike Seeklander, modern service weapons, open carry, Paul Sharp, rifles, survival, weapon retention View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- August 30, 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.    The Best Handgun Caliber for Concealed Carry The Best Handgun Caliber for Your Concealed Carry Weapon?Read more: The […]

Posted on August 30, 2013 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
ballistics, concealed carry, EMP, escape, Grant Cunningham, handgun stopping power, holsters, revolvers, weapon retention View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- September 21, 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.   The Fight of His Life: Rob Dillon   This officer was attacked by […]

Posted on September 21, 2012 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
CrossFitt, firearms training, fitness, Grant Cunningham, Ka-Bar, knives, medicine, police, police shootings, spyderco, survival, training, weapon retention View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- June 22, 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.     How to Use a [BUSTED] Cell Phone to Meet 5 Basic Survival Needs   […]

Posted on June 22, 2012 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
3rd world travel, Argentina, art of manliness, awareness, cell phone, economic collapse, Kyle Lamb, links, Marcus Wynne, police, survival, taser, weapon retention View Post
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