If you have been reading this blog for a while, you are undoubtedly familiar with the writings of Justin White from Mad Science Defense. Justin recently contacted me about running a few of his most successful articles as guest pieces on my blog. He is closing down the Mad Science Defense site and is focusing […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Industry Secrets To Buying Ammo (What Nobody Tells You) An option for finding ammo that lots of shoppers haven’t considered. Why Everyone Likes Lever Actions As my friend Darryl Bolke says: “Museum […]
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 […]
Written by: Greg Ellifritz In a world filled with rioters armed with Molotov cocktails and commercial fireworks, we have to consider fire as a weapon used against us. I’ve given advice to police officers facing flammable liquids. I’ve also written about dealing with thrown Molotov cocktails. Today’s installment will take a look at a […]
If you have been reading this blog for a while, you are undoubtedly familiar with the writings of Justin White from Mad Science Defense. Justin recently contacted me about running a few of his most successful articles as guest pieces on my blog. He is closing down the Mad Science Defense site and is focusing […]
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. […]
Written by: Greg Ellifritz I had an unusual experience at the range today. The gun I was shooting blew up in my hand. In a 20+ year career as a full time firearms instructor, I’ve seen a few guns blow up. I blew up a Kahr PM-9 once (stupidly) shooting reloads from an unknown […]
I found this drill in the “Skills and Drills” section of The Firearms Rack Website. John Johnston from Citizens Defense Research came up with the drill. It requires either a Langdon LTT-1 Target, or two B8 Targets separated by two more one inch square targets. According to the link above, the drill is run as […]
If you have been reading this blog for a while, you are undoubtedly familiar with the writings of Justin White from Mad Science Defense. Justin recently contacted me about running a few of his most successful articles as guest pieces on my blog. He is closing down the Mad Science Defense site and is focusing […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. The New Rules of Engagement If you only consume one piece of content from this post, make it this one. In Michael Bane’s podcast, he discusses how the criminal threats we are training to […]
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 […]
Written by: Greg Ellifritz I found a very interesting piece of research linked up on the Practical Eschatology website. The report “Understanding Decisions to Burglarize from the Offender’s Perspective” provided the conclusions researchers amassed after interviewing more than 400 incarcerated burglars. The study proposed to answer the following questions: 1. What motivates […]
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 […]
Written by: Greg Ellifritz Most of you collect guns. Sometimes I feel like I collect hearing protection. When I started shooting at five years old, no one wore eye and ear protection. After all, “it was just a .22.” When I started shooting K-frame revolvers and shotguns more seriously in my […]
It seems that people are itching to train again after the Covid-19 layoff. All but two of my remaining classes in 2020 are completely sold out. The two that are still open don’t have many open seats and are likely to sell out as well. If you still want to train with me this year, […]
Written by: Greg Ellifritz I had two different friends send me messages last weekend requesting my thoughts on what policing is going to look like in the future. I thought about it quite a bit and here are my predictions. We have to recognize that police are a part of our […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. 5 Lost Secrets Of The Combat Handgun Mas shares some secrets from the old timers. Mr. Ayood was exceptionally prolific last week. You may also like his articles Is the 1911 Dangerous to Carry? […]
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 […]
Written by Greg Ellifritz Do any of you shoot with a tactical light mounted on the rails of your self defense or police duty pistol? If so, you have likely experienced immense frustration trying to remove the burnt carbon residue from the light’s lens after a long shooting session. The lenses get […]
Written by: Greg Ellifritz I find it endlessly fascinating to listen to my students’ thoughts about the “best” course of action to take in a crisis situation. Especially when teaching female students, I hear a one very common response. Whenever I ask the students how they would respond to a challenging and dangerous situation, […]
