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Weekend Knowledge Dump- August 12, 2022

Knowledge to make your life better.  If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.

 

Vehicle Tactics in a Carjacking — How To Play It Safe

Most newer cars have chipped keys that make it much harder for criminals to hotwire vehicles to steal them.  The easier option is to just steal the car and the keys from you at the same time.  You should have a counter-carjacking plan in the event your are targeted.

 

 

Keeping the Dot on your Pistol

Erick gives you some tips to keep your dot mounted where you want it.  Along the same lines, you may also enjoy My Pistol Red Dot Optic Broke.

 

 

Ayoob Files: Going For A Gun: the Jarrett Jones Case

An excellent legal and tactical analysis from Massad Ayoob.

 

 

Five Reasons Firearms Training Fails

I think reason number four is a problem of epic proportions in both the civilian and police shooting instructor world.   There are some extremely poor shooting instructors out there.

It’s important to be able to differentiate the true experts from the pseudo-experts.

“In every field, there are very few true experts, who understand the given subject and operates accordingly. There are, however, typically, very many pseudo-experts, who do not not understand the subject but yet are able to operate because they have compiled a large amount of tips and tricks on how to behave and respond by copying the behavior of the experts(*). The problem why pseudo-experts is that pseudo-experts do not understand why the rules are the way they are. This means that they do not understand the limits and context of the rules they are copying and so when the limits are exceeded or they leave their familiar surroundings, they do not know how to think and act because they are really unfamiliar with the subject on a fundamental level.”

 

 

THE CROSS-DOMINANT EYES

Massad Ayoob’s thoughts on cross-eye dominance.

 

 

The Windlass Tourniquet: Is It Taking the Wind Out of the “Stop the Bleed” Sails?

 

What have I been telling you all for years?  Training matters.  “Skills decay for tourniquet application was observed between 1 and 6 months following STB.  Incorrect placement was noted for 19.4% and 23.5% of attempts at 1 and 6 months.”  And 26% were unable to control life-threatening bleeding.
 
This study demonstrates that refresher training is needed within 6 months of initial training. At 6 months, 39% of participants were unable to successfully apply a tourniquet
 
 

 

Hold My Guns, Offering Help to Gun Owners in Distress

This seems like a valuable program.

 

 

5 AR-15 Drills That Will Help You Master Your Rifle

Challenging shooting drills you can practice with your rifle.

 

 

Actions Of A Good Guy In A Bad Scene

As I mentioned about a similar article I posted last week, these are things you should be considering if you carry a gun.

 

 

Recap of Concealed Carry: Street Encounter Skills and Tactics

Lee and his cohorts discuss one of John Murphy’s recent classes.  John teaches the best “next step” class available for those who have only taken a basic CCW carry class.  Even thought I have instructor certifications in all the subjects John teaches, I will be attending one of his classes as a student next month.  That’s how valuable I think his material is.

In addition to reviewing the FPF Training class, Jon Hauptman from PHLster provides some very actionable tips for dealing with crazy people in urban environments.  Listen to this podcast.

 

 

Stress Proofing Skills

Training advice to ensure that your skills survive the test of combat.

 

 

Fighting Handgun: The Art & Science of Defensive Shooting

What I’m reading…

I met Don for the first time in person at Andy Stanford’s Surgical Speed Shooting Summit back in June.  he recently sent me a copy of his book.  I’m not far in to it, but I’m enjoying it so far.

 

 

Poisonous Plants of the Southern Appalachians

Useful information for most of the Eastern United States.

 

 

Strife Happens: What to Do During an Urban Uprising

A good mob violence survival guide from ITS Tactical.

 

 
Loss Prevention Officer Shows Lessons In Defensive Tools

Pepper spray in the gel formulation is the worst of both worlds.  It is significantly slower to take effect than the stream or aerosol cone mist.  It also doesn’t really prevent inadvertent exposure as demonstrated in this video.  Buy POM, Sabre Red, or Fox Labs unit in a stream or aerosol cone mist formulation for best results.

If you need more pepper spray information read Pepper Spray: How to Choose it and How to Use it.

 

 

8 Long Guns You Have to Know from the American Civil War

You history buffs will like this long form article about the rifles used in the Civil War.  You might also like Guns of Bonnie and Clyde: Pre-NFA Pew Pew.

 

 

Grabbing The Weapon Bearing Limb – In Fashion – Again

I’ve been exposed to a lot of different knife defense strategies in the 30 years I’ve spent studying the topic.  I believe a two-on-one arm control remains the best choice for most folks who are forced to deal with a knife-armed assailant.  Here are Hock’s thoughts on the topic.

You might also like to watch Hock’s free hour-long handgun retention class.

 

 

Vision

Do you ever have “double vision” when shooting pistols with both eyes open?  This article describes why it happens and how you can prevent it.

 

 

Tourniquet Slack: Pulling tight is more important than the windlass

If you have to twist your tourniquet windlass more than two complete turns, you have applied the tourniquet ineffectively.  For more information on the topic, read Review: Getting Tourniquets Right = Getting Tourniquets Tight.

 

 

The Efficacy of the Partial Load for the Revolver

If you carry a revolver for self protection and you use speed strips to carry spare ammunition, you should be practicing the “partial load.”  It’s  a critical skill to master.  Two bullets now is often a better solution than six bullets 10 seconds from now.

 

 

In the words of William Aprill

I was hiking on a mountain with no cell reception all day on the anniversary of William’s death and didn’t get to post anything. William was an incredibly intelligent and unique individual. We partnered to teach six classes together over the years. He was a friend and I continue to miss his advice and smart-ass commentary.

Annette’s link above preserves a bit of his legacy.

 

 

The AR Ban of 1994: What, When, and How

A sweeping new “assault weapon” ban passed in our House of Representatives a couple weeks ago.  This is nothing new.  We had a similar ban in place from 1994-2004.  It did very little to prevent criminals from using these weapons.  here is an article detailing the provisions of the original “assault weapon” ban  for those of you who didn’t live through that decade.

 

 

A Practical Reload – topping off your pistol while retaining rounds

Of these methods, I prefer the “reload with retention.”  I’ve found that under stress, people don’t do well handling two objects at the same time.  This is especially true when I had to train small female officers carrying bulky Glock 21 pistols.  “Old magazine out.  Stow it.  New magazine in.”  It’s really that simple.

 

 

 

 

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  3. Weekend Knowledge Dump- January 4, 2019
  4. Weekend Knowledge Dump- July 30, 2021
  5. Weekend Knowledge Dump- March 18, 2022
Posted on August 12, 2022 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Active Self Protection, American Cop, American Handgunner, Annette Evans, AR-15, Breach Bang Clear, carjacking, crowd violence, Erick Gelhaus, firearms training, FPF Training, Gabe White, Gun Mag Warehouse, history, Hock Hochheim, ITS Tactical, John Murphy, Jon hauptman, knife defense, Lee Weems, Lucky Gunner, Massad Ayoob, medical skills, On Her Own, pepper spray, PHLster, red dot sights, reloading, revolvers, shooting drills, Swift Silent and Deadly, William Aprill

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