I’m working on finalizing my 2023 class schedule and will be teaching my first open enrollment class at the end of the month. Here’s what I have scheduled for February, March, and April. My first class is in the Los Angeles, California area on February 25-26, 2023. It will be my relatively rare Two-Day […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Is A Sub Caliber Enough Gun For Concealed Carry? I think this decision really comes down to an evaluation of both skillset and relative risk. Tested: Buffalo Bore 25 ACP 60 Grain […]
Shotgun patterns have been on my mind since attending Rangemaster’s excellent shotgun instructor class in Nashville two weeks ago. I was honestly a bit shocked that many of my fellow students didn’t really understand the differences in buckshot patterning at various differences. I patterned three different common 00 Buck defensive loads out of my […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Mass Attacks in Public Spaces: 2016-2020 A new Secret Service study analyzing 173 public mass attacks. It’s free and contains valuable information. Download it. Snubbies-The Four Formats Massad Ayoob provides a lot […]
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I recently returned from a three-week trip to Mexico. I wasn’t teaching and didn’t have any holiday plans, so I decided to do some relaxing down in one of my favorite places in the world, Playa del Carmen. I spent my 50th birthday, Christmas, and New Years down there. If you want to experience […]
I got this drill from my friend Bryan Eastridge of the EDC Belt Company. I really like drills like this that have the same set par time for each stage. They make for very simple and efficient shooting sessions. Here’s the drill: Each stage has a set par of 2.5 Seconds 25yd-Draw and Fire […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. There Have Been at Least 9 Attacks on the Energy Infrastructure Since November If you aren’t preparing for a long term power outage, I believe you are making a mistake. How […]
One of the more popular demonstrations at the annual Pat Rogers Memorial Gunsite Revolver Roundup every year is the ballistic gelatin testing block conducted by Chuck Haggard and Mark Fricke. Last week, Mark got all the bullet penetration, expansion, and velocity information categorized into an easily digestible table. Mark and Chuck […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. How to Survive a Carjacking Mike Boyle’s thoughts on carjacking. Going Deeper Into the Gray Zone A road map for leadership development. WHEN SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE SAID Hey! I […]
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 […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. P&S Ballistics Gel Test 2: 38, 357, 9mm Everyone does gel testing with common defensive loads. Here are some testing with some unconventional rounds. This one shows penetration of heavy Buffalo Bore .38/.357 revolver […]
Written by: Greg Ellifritz Last week, I posted an article linking to my most popular posts in 2022 In that article, I discussed how my “most popular” articles were not the same as my “best” articles. I liked many of the most popular articles (ranked by page view), but I think other […]
Back in the earlier days of my blog, I used to write incredibly detailed posts about all the training and travel I completed each year. I talked about how many students and classes I had taught, rounds I fired, and books I read. You can read my older annual updates HERE I enjoy […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. HOW DO YOU KNOW WHEN YOU’VE MASTERED A TECHNIQUE? My friend Nick Hughes answers an important question. Are We Seeing A Revolver Renaissance? Tamara drops some revolver knowledge. And to back up […]
Written by: Greg Ellifritz “I like to throw myself passionately into a sport or activity until I reach about an 80 percent efficiency level. To go beyond that requires an obsession and degree of specialization that doesn’t appeal to me. Once I reach that 80 percent level I like to go off and do […]
Seth Godin once made a very powerful statement in a blog post. “My most popular blog posts this year…weren’t my best ones. As usual, the most popular music wasn’t the best recorded this year either. Same for the highest-grossing movies, restaurants and politicians doing fundraising. “Best” is rarely the same as “popular.” Which means […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Ayoob Files: Furtive Movement: The Richard Palmer Case “The rule is, “You don’t have to be right, but you do have to be reasonable.” You can be cleared four times over in a shooting […]
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 […]
*Fair warning, The following text contains a frank discussion of cancer, death, and sexual function. If any of those topics offends you, move on and avoid reading this piece. If those topics don’t bother you, read on to learn about the challenges I’ve been experiencing during the last few years. – Greg While […]
