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Weekend Knowledge Dump- October 16, 2020

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Your Best Defense: Staying Out of Trouble Michael Bane and Claude Werner talk about important concepts here.     Why Hollow Points Are The Only Option For Self-Defense When talking about service calibers like […]

Posted on October 16, 2020 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
ACLDN, Active Self Protection, AK-47, AR Build Junkie, AR-15, Ballistic Magazine, Ballistic Radio, Brian Enos, Caleb Giddings, Claude Werner, crowd violence, Denny Hansen, Doom and Bloom, exercise, fitness, GAT Daily, Growing Up Guns, Guns Magazine, ITS Tactical, Legal, Marcus Wynne, Massad Ayoob, medical skills, Michael Bane, Mountain Man Medical, night vision, Paul Martin, Pew Pew Tactical, police, Recoil Magazine, revolvers, riots, shooting drills, shotguns, snubnose, Spotter Up, Swift Silent Deadly, The Revolver Guy, tourniquets, William Aprill, Wim Demeere View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- September 25, 2020

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   THE ANYWHERE DEFENSE: IMPACT WEAPON TACTICS Steve Tarani offers some impact weapon advice.     The Orange Dot Drill Dave Spaulding shares an incredibly valuable shooting drill that doesn’t need a lot of rounds.  […]

Posted on September 25, 2020 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Active Self Protection, Ballistic Radio, ballistics, Black Man With A Gun, body armor, Buckeye Firearms, Caleb Giddings, carjacking, Craig Douglas, Dave Spaulding, escape, firearms training, forgotten weapons, GAT Daily, Grant Cunningham, Guns Guide to Liberals, home defense, impact weapons, jiujitsu, Ken Hackathorn, Legal, Marcus Wynne, Massad Ayoob, medical skills, Michael Bane, Paul Martin, Pew Pew Tactical, police shootings, Practically Tactical, restraints, revolvers, shooting drills, Spotter Up, Steve Tarani, Swift Silent Deadly, Tamara Keel, Todd Green, vehicle tactics, William Aprill View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- September 11, 2020

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   The Backpack Gun Project Thanks to Lucky Gunner for the kind words and the link to my book!  For more bag carry advice, check out Vertx Commuter Sling.     Strife Happens: What to Do […]

Posted on September 11, 2020 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
ACLDN, Active Self Protection, ammunition, AR-15, Ballistics by the inch, Building Shooters, civilian gunfighter, Claude Werner, Concealed Carry Radio, Doom and Bloom, drones, dryfire, Ed Head, firearms training, Glock, Growing Up Guns, Gun Mag Warehouse, Havok Journal, ITS Tactical, Jeff Gonzales, John Mosby, Justin Dyal, Ken Murray, Legal, Lucky Gunner, medical skills, Michael Bane, modern service weapons, open carry, Organic Prepper, Paul Martin, Precision Rifle Blog, riots, Rob Pincus, Scott Reitz, shooting drills, shotguns, Todd Green, William Aprill View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- August 14, 2020

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Situational Awareness – Everything You Need to Know A very comprehensive look at situational awareness.  You should also read Situational Awareness in the Age of Masks and How to Maintain Your Situational Awareness and […]

Posted on August 14, 2020 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
active killer, active shooter, AK-47, appendix carry, AR-15, Caleb Giddings, ccw, crime statistics, Daniel Shaw, David Yamane, dryfire, Elden Carl, exercise, Glock, Havok Journal, ITS Tactical, James Altucher, Jocko Willink, kettlebells, Larry Vickers, left handed, Marc MacYoung, medical skills, Organic Prepper, pocket pistols, police, Precision Rifle Blog, psychology, shooting drills, situational awareness, Spotter Up, Steve Moses, stratfor, Survival Sullivan, Swift Silent Deadly, The Art of Manliness, Todd Green, William Aprill View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- June 5, 2020

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Overview of gun laws by nation A lot of Americans think that no one can own guns in other countries.  It’s simply not true.  There are nearly 40 countries that have some type of […]

Posted on June 5, 2020 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
1911, ACLDN, active killer, Active Self Protection, active shooter, Caleb Giddings, concealed carry, CrossFit, crowd violence, exercise, firearms training, fitness, Karl Rehn, Kevin Davis, kidnapping, Lucky Gunner, Massad Ayoob, medical skills, Michael Bane, open carry, police, Practical Eschatology, psychology, revolvers, riots, Rob Pincus, shooting drills, shotguns, slings, sniper, Strategos, Tier Three Tactical, Tiger McKee, travel, William Aprill View Post

Unique Perspectives on COVID-19-Part 11

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   Since I don’t have TV in my house, I spend a lot more time reading than the average American.  I have more than 400 websites programmed into my RSS reader. On the average day I scan about 1200 articles in my feed.  I deeply read more than 100. You can […]

Posted on May 19, 2020 by Greg Ellifritz in News and Tactical Advice
Covid-19, health, Michael Bane, Michael Janich, Mike Seeklander, Rob Pincus, travel, TSA, William Aprill View Post

Unique Perspectives on COVID-19- Part Nine

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   Since I don’t have TV in my house, I spend a lot more time reading than the average American.  I have more than 400 websites programmed into my RSS reader. On the average day I scan about 1200 articles in my feed.  I deeply read more than 100. You can […]

Posted on May 6, 2020 by Greg Ellifritz in News and Tactical Advice
Claire Wolfe, Michael Bane, Michael Janich, Mike Seeklander, Organic Prepper, Paul Martin, Peak Prosperity, police, Rob Pincus, Robert Young Pelton, William Aprill View Post

Unique Perspectives on COVID-19- Part Seven

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   Since I don’t have TV in my house, I spend a lot more time reading than the average American.  I have more than 400 websites programmed into my RSS reader. On the average day I scan about 1200 articles in my feed.  I deeply read more than 100. You can […]

Posted on April 22, 2020 by Greg Ellifritz in News and Tactical Advice
James Altucher, Mark Rippetoe, medicine, Michael Bane, Michael Janich, Mike Seeklander, Peter Attia, Rob Pincus, statistics, William Aprill View Post

Unique Perspectives on COVID-19- Part Four

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   Since I don’t have TV in my house, I spend a lot more time reading than the average American.  I have more than 400 websites programmed into my RSS reader. On the average day I scan about 1200 articles in my feed.  I deeply read more than 100. You can […]

Posted on March 31, 2020 by Greg Ellifritz in News and Tactical Advice
Mat Best, Michael Bane, Michael Janich, Mike Seeklander, psychology, Rob Pincus, survival blog, William Aprill View Post

Born to Intervene?

Written by Greg Ellifritz   Read the story and take a look at the video below.  A convenience store customer named CJ Stout was chatting with a store clerk when a robber entered the store.  The robber pointed a gun at both the clerk and Mr. Stout before demanding money from the cash register and […]

Posted on March 2, 2020 by Greg Ellifritz in News and Tactical Advice
ccw, psychology, robbery, William Aprill View Post

Taking a Look at the Athens, Georgia Police Shooting

Written by Greg Ellifritz   My cop friends should watch this police body camera video footage. It highlights many of the problems created by poor officer selection practices and subpar training.     What can we do differently to create a better outcome?   – When responding to the call of a man threatening people […]

Posted on July 3, 2019 by Greg Ellifritz in News and Tactical Advice
John Hearne, Ken Murray, police shootings, police tactics, police training, William Aprill View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- January 18, 2019

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Critical Thinking About Defensive Shooting This is a topic about which I’ve changed my mind over the years.  Early in my instructor journey, I bought into the whole “gross motor skills” slide racking debate.  […]

Posted on January 18, 2019 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
.22 magnum, Active Self Protection, Animal Attacks, building search tactics, Cecil Burch, Civilian Carry Radio, civilian gunfighter, Claude Werner, drug cartels, Hock Hochheim, holsters, Integrated Skills Group, John Mosby, Lucky Gunner, medical skills, police, psychology, Recoil Magazine, Remington, shotguns, sniper, survival, The Art of Manliness, Tim Chandler, William Aprill View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- January 4, 2019

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   The Best .22 LR Handguns for Concealed Carry I occasionally carry a .22 defensively.  I relied on two of them when they were the only guns I could carry after a surgery a couple […]

Posted on January 4, 2019 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
.22, active killer, Active Self Protection, active shooter, ccw, Claude Werner, Craig Douglas, crowd violence, family safety, firearms cleaning, firearms training, ITS Tactical, John Murphy, Ken Hackathorn, Lucky Gunner, Matthew Allen, medical skills, Michael Bane, Mountain Guerilla, Pat McNamara, Pew Pew Tactical, Phil Elmore, police, pre-assault indicators, revolvers, Rick Hinderer, shooting drills, situational awareness, Surefire, tactical pens, Tamara Keel, third world travel, Tier Three Tactical, travel, William Aprill View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- September 21, 2018

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Filthy Firearm: AR Accuracy Testing at 10,000 Rounds How accurate would your rifle be after firing 10,000 rounds without cleaning?  You might be surprised. Your rifle will last even longer if you regularly inspect […]

Posted on September 21, 2018 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Active Self Protection, AR-15, building search tactics, ccw, exercise, firearms training, fraud, ground fighting, holsters, ITS Tactical, Mark Manson, medical skills, optics, police, Primary and Secondary, psychology, Recoil Magazine, shooting drills, survival, William Aprill View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- September 14, 2018

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 […]

Posted on September 14, 2018 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
AR-15, Cecil Burch, Claude Werner, drugs, fraud, gelatin tests, ground fighting, handgun stopping power, impact weapons, Krebs on Security, Larry Lindenman, Lucky Gunner, malfunctions, medical skills, Michael Bane, Michael Janich, psychology, revolvers, shooting drills, shotguns, snubnose, SWAT magazine, travel, William Aprill View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump-August 24, 2018

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Public Bathroom Breaks While Armed Good ideas for those of you who have to use a public bathroom while carrying your pistol.   The Placeholder Workout Cecil drops some knowledge here.  His advice holds […]

Posted on August 24, 2018 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Active Self Protection, AK-47, Cecil Burch, Claude Werner, Craig Douglas, drugs, Hock Hochheim, holsters, Ken Hackathorn, medical skills, Pew Pew Tactical, police, Recoil Magazine, shooting drills, situational awareness, Steven Pressfield, William Aprill, William Petty View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- August 17, 2018

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.    Best Way to Get Attacked Marc MacYoung discusses Peyton Quinn’s five rules for preventing an attack.  This is important advice. 1) Don’t Insult Him 2) Don’t Challenge Him 3) Don’t Threaten Him 4) Don’t […]

Posted on August 17, 2018 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Active Self Protection, AR-15, carjacking, diet, exercise, gelatin tests, Grant Cunningham, gun disarms, Hock Hochheim, Jeff Chudwin, Jeff Gonzales, Legal, Lucky Gunner, Marc MacYoung, medical skills, Michael Janich, physical fitness, police, psychology, revolvers, shooting drills, The Revolver Guy, William Aprill View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- August 10, 2018

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Resist or Comply Fully, Do Not Be Indecisive! Indecisive dithering in the face of criminal violence is a poor strategy which often yields tragic outcomes.     Shoots and Ladders Drill Will Petty’s excellent […]

Posted on August 10, 2018 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
1911, Active Self Protection, AR-15, Ballistic Radio, criminology, Doom and Bloom, Ernest Langdon, firearms training, Gunsite, Hock Hochheim, Ken Campbell, knives, Lucky Gunner, Massad Ayoob, medical skills, psychology, shooting drills, sights, spyderco, terrorism, travel, William Aprill, William Petty View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- August 3, 2018

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Running the AK Some of the basics for you folks who are new to running the AK family of rifles. You may also like the same authors’ take on the pump shotgun as well. […]

Posted on August 3, 2018 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Active Self Protection, AK-47, building search tactics, dryfire, Gabe Suarez, ground fighting, Hock Hochheim, Jeff Gonzales, Ken Hackathorn, Larry Vickers, Mark Manson, Massad Ayoob, medical skills, precision rifle, psychology, revolvers, shooting drills, The Revolver Guy, William Aprill View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- April 6, 2018

Knowledge to make your life better.  If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Mass Shootings Are Actually Pretty Rare, but Here’s What to Do if You’re Ever in One One of the best articles I’ve read about unarmed response to an active killer event.     WD-40 as […]

Posted on April 6, 2018 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
active killer, Active Self Protection, active shooter, awareness, Ballistic Radio, civilian gunfighter, drugs, Ernest Langdon, gelatin tests, Grant Cunningham, health, Kathy Jackson, Legal, Lucky Gunner, medical skills, Mountain Guerilla, Pat McNamara, Personal Defense Network, physical fitness, revolvers, Rory Miller, school shootings, shooting drills, shotguns, survival, William Aprill View Post
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