Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. AAR- Pat Rogers Memorial Revolver Roundup 2022 An incredibly detailed AAR of the Pat Rogers Memorial Gunsite Revolver Roundup that I helped teach last month. If you like wheelguns, this is the training class to […]
Useful Training References- Shooting Drills
Written by: Greg Ellifritz I was at the range shooting yesterday and I realized I was using two really useful products to improve my practice sessions. I thought you all might benefit from knowing about them. I’ve written before about the books I use to create the best handgun practice routine. I use […]
Public Expectations of Police Officers
In the last decade, the relationship between the police and the society they serve has been quite contentious. Have you ever thought about how exactly you want your police to act? What mission priorities would you charge them with handling? It’s an interesting thought exercise. If you care about this issue at all, […]
Weekend Knowledge Dump- December 2, 2022
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Concealing for Two Tatiana Whitlock explores the issue of concealing a handgun when pregnant. You’ll also want to read The Second Trimester as well. Using DCC Clips on the PHLster Enigma Attaching […]
Free Books- Part 263
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 […]
Police Training Deaths
There have been a rash of police training injuries and deaths this year. If you haven’t been keeping track of such things, here are a few recent news articles to get you up to speed. CBP instructor dies after accidental shooting at west Miami-Dade gun range Retired DC Police Lieutenant charged with involuntary manslaughter […]
Weekend Knowledge Dump- November 25, 2022
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. What To Look For In A Good Knife Steve Tarani’s thoughts on good knives. What is Really Demoralizing Your Police Officers Eve is telling the truth. In 25 years as a police […]
Revolver Reliability- Part 2
This is a guest post from my friend Darryl Bolke. It is a followup to the Thoughts on Revolver Reliability post he contributed last week. The original is published on Darryl’s Facebook page DB’s Shooting Adventures. Darryl is the co-owner of Hardwired Tactical and a very well-established firearms instructor. All of you revolver […]
Thoughts on Revolver Reliability
This is a guest post from my friend Darryl Bolke. Darryl is the co-owner of Hardwired Tactical and a very well established firearms instructor. I saw this posting on Darryl’s Facebook page DB’s Shooting Adventures. In the piece, Darryl discusses his view of revolvers as defensive sidearms. All of you revolver shooters and instructors should […]
Weekend Knowledge Dump- November 18, 2022
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. ‘Aggressive drills’ in response to US school shootings can harm students, expert says Stupidly conducted active killer drills can harm student welfare. But not having such drills gets lots more kids killed in the […]
When the Killer’s Gun Jams- Can you Recognize an Opportunity for Action?
I’ve written quite a bit about malfunctioning guns over the years. I published Criminals and the Guns They Carry. That article was a study of all the unloaded broken and malfunctioning guns police take from criminals. I later wrote Weapon Malfunctions in the Active Shooter Environment about how commonly killers’ guns jam […]
Weekend Knowledge Dump- November 11, 2022
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. AN AMERICAN CLASSIC My 2.5″ Model 19 is my favorite revolver. If I could only have one pistol for the rest of my life, I wouldn’t feel undergunned with this one. Safely […]
Why Carry a .22?
I recently posted an article discussing the fact that I occasionally carry a Ruger LCP .22 pistol as a defensive carry gun. I got this email from a long time reader: Greg I know you did a few articles on the Ruger 22 lr in the past. Last I remember you were having trouble finding […]
Post Election Violence?
Written by Greg Ellifritz Unless you have been hiding under a rock you’ll know that tomorrow marks the day of the mid-term political elections in the United States. As a result of the election, congress may soon be under the control of a different political party. That often creates some cultural friction. Most […]
Weekend Knowledge Dump- November 4, 2022
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Covert Rifle Carry While I don’t think that carrying a folding stocked rifle in a backpack everywhere you go is a great plan, I must admit that it may be useful in certain situations. […]
Free Books- Part 262
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 […]
Street Encounter Skills and Tactics
Last month, John Murphy of FPF Training invited me to Dallas to take his ‘Street Encounters Skills and Tactics” course. I’ve been friends with John for a long while and he has been hosting me at his Virginia facility for about seven years. I have taken several of his classes at conferences like Rangemaster Tac […]
Weekend Knowledge Dump- October 28, 2022
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Five Reasons You Should Carry A Fixed Blade: Are Folders Really Cooler? Proponents of using the knife for self defense will tell you that fixed blade knives are demonstrably better for the task than […]
Baseline Assessment Drill +P
I got this drill from the October 2022 Rangemaster newsletter compiled by Tom Givens. The drill was developed by Tom and requires a free printed target from Lee’s Weems’ website (opens to PDF.) The directions are as follows: The circle at the top is 5.5” in diameter, the same as the “black” of […]
Weekend Knowledge Dump- October 21, 2022
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Safety Strategies While Traveling Tips to travel more safely. How Sketching Like a Sniper Can Help Your Situational Awareness: 13 Things You Should Practice Observing Things you should be paying attention to […]