Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. In Defense Of The Defensive Revolver Let’s start this edition of the Dump with some revolver knowledge. Begin with the link above. It’s Clint Smith’s take on the revolver in the modern world. Then […]
Weekend Knowledge Dump- May 5, 2023
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Gunfight On Fremont Street: O.K. Corral Part 1 Last weekend when I was teaching in Dayton, I had dinner with my friend Dave Spaulding. We talked about his return to magazine writing and this […]
Free Books- Part 272
Amazon has a tremendous number of FREE ebooks on their website. You can find thousands of free kindle books on Amazon’s site every day. These books can be downloaded to a Kindle reader or a free App on your phone or personal computer. Even if you don’t have a Kindle, you can download a free […]
Managing the Unsafe Student in a Firearms Class
A friend and fellow firearms instructor asked me an interesting question a few weeks ago. I thought that my answer would have a broad appeal for the instructors who read my articles. Here is the question, with some details redacted/edited to preserve anonymity: “Hey Greg, I have an instructor question that I would […]
Upcoming Classes- May-June 2023
Here are all the open enrollment classes I am teaching between now and the end of June. On May 14, 2023 I’ll be back in Ohio at Blackwing teaching my Snub Nose Revolver class. Registration details HERE. This is one of only two snub revolver classes I am teaching this year. […]
Weekend Knowledge Dump- April 28, 2023
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. LEARNING FROM TRAGEDY Solid advice from Massad Ayoob. You might also like Mas’ take on backup guns. Why the LCR .22 LR? More information about why someone might choose to carry a .22 […]
Email Newsletter Updates
Two years ago, the email service I was using to notify all of you when I had posted a new article became defunct. In looking for a replacement email notification system, we found that most of the programs charged between $300 and $700 a month for a service similar to what we were getting […]
SEX TRAFFICKING AND WHY NO FAMILY MAY BE IMMUNE
*This is a guest post by my friend Steve Moses from Palisades Training. Despite the extent of the problems with human trafficking, I haven’t addressed it much here on my blog. I dealt with it a bit during my police career (note Columbus, Ohio is one of the top trafficking cities), but I don’t feel […]
Weekend Knowledge Dump- April 21, 2023
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. 12 Gauge #4 Buckshot to the FACE! My friend (the real) Dr. House writes up a case of a patient being shot in the face twice with number four buckshot at a range less […]
Free Books- Part 271
Amazon has a tremendous number of FREE ebooks on their website. You can find thousands of free kindle books on Amazon’s site every day. These books can be downloaded to a Kindle reader or a free App on your phone or personal computer. Even if you don’t have a Kindle, you can download a free […]
Should I Provide First Aid to the Attacker I Just Shot?
Written by Greg Ellifritz I had an interesting question posed to me by a student in a recent Systems Collapse Medical Class I taught. He asked me: “If I have to shoot a criminal in a gunfight, should I provide first aid before the paramedics arrive?” It’s a good question. I’m probably going to […]
Weekend Knowledge Dump- April 14, 2023
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Anatomy of a Port Load An intelligent analysis of shotgun port loading methods. I’m still an “over the top” guy, but I encourage my students to try both ways. But even more important is to […]
2023 Rangemaster Tactical Conference Round Up
Two weeks ago, I spent three days teaching at the Rangemaster Tactical Training Conference in Dallas. I’ve now taught at the last ten Tactical conferences and my TacCon blocks are regularly the most fun classes I teach every year. The conference consists of three days of material taught by 40 different world-class […]
October Classes in North Carolina
In October, I will be teaching three classes at the Apache Solutions facility in Yadkinville, North Carolina. If you would like some more information about Apache Solutions and the trainers they bring in, check out the link below. https://youtu.be/yIykhzlkKi4 The registration links are below. October 13, 2023- Snub Nose […]
Weekend Knowledge Dump- April 7, 2023
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Are We There Yet? Quality information and analysis from Paul Martin. You should buy his book. Best knife sheath for EDC ever! Craig gave me one of his El Nino push […]
Free Books- Part 270
Amazon has a tremendous number of FREE ebooks on their website. You can find thousands of free kindle books on Amazon’s site every day. These books can be downloaded to a Kindle reader or a free App on your phone or personal computer. Even if you don’t have a Kindle, you can download a free […]
Upcoming Classes: April-June 2023
Here are all the open enrollment classes I am teaching between now and the end of June. In mid-April, I will be traveling to Davie, Florida (near Ft. Lauderdale) to teach three different classes. On Friday night (April 14), I’m teaching a three- hour lecture class called Armed Citizen Response to the Terrorist […]
Choosing a Buckshot Load for Home Defense
Written by: Greg Ellifritz Although I’m not well known for it in the commercial arena, I really enjoy teaching shotgun classes. In fact, the first firearms instructor school that I attended was a Benelli shotgun instructor school taught by Phil Singleton (of SAS and HK fame) way back in 1999. I taught police shotgun […]
Weekend Knowledge Dump- March 31, 2023
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Training Red Flags: What to Look Out for When Choosing Instructors Fewer than 1% of gun owners seek professional training beyond a CCW class. My readers might be the exception. Keep an eye out […]
Something to Consider
Two weeks ago, I attended a large weekend music festival in Tampa, Florida. Almost all of these festivals have some type of security screening with either pat down searches or metal detectors. I’ve written in the past about how to smuggle defensive weapons past security checkpoints in places like these, where “no guns” signs […]