Written by: Greg Ellifritz My cop job kept me really busy on Monday. We had a freak thunderstorm with torrential rains and high winds for several hours. The massive storm blew down trees, knocked live electric wires down across roadways, caused power outages for most of the residents, and flooded roadways. The five other […]
Written by Greg Ellifritz Concealed Nation has a regular feature on its website called #DIGTHERIG. It consists of reader submitted photos about their individual chosen concealed carry weapon and holster choices. A huge variety of guns and holsters are featured. All are carried by someone. Unfortunately, some of the choices are less than […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. WHAT COPS KNOW A long form article that gives the reader an accurate perception of the kinds of things big city cops do on a daily basis. Situational Awareness In Terrorist Age Worthwhile […]
Written by Greg Ellifritz I just finished reading Straight Talk on Armed Defense, edited by Massad Ayoob. It’s a great book and I recommend that all of you pick up a copy. The book is a compilation of self defense advice from 12 different authors, all authorities in their respective fields of study. […]
Written by: Greg Ellifritz Instead of an article today, I’m going to provide you with some audio content. Last weekend I was on Ballistic Radio talking about terrorist vehicle attacks. Here are the hosts’ summary of the show: “Most people’s best option is to duck and dodge and not get hit, wait for the […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Lights On Carry Guns? I don’t think you always need a light on your concealed carry pistol. When one looks at the types of attacks that happen in public places, attacks seldom happen in […]
Written by Greg Ellifritz – Editor’s note. I’ve received a whole bunch of questions from students and readers wanting to learn about about appendix carry recently. Everyone wants to know what rig I use to carry my CCW pistol. I wrote this article a couple years ago and am re-printing it today to answer […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Dealing with Media for Firearms Instructors Good advice from a media savvy firearms instructor. My experiences echo his. I generally don’t trust television media. As I don’t consume TV news or read newspapers, I […]
Written by Greg Ellifritz This week, a Minnesota jury acquitted officer Jeronimo Yanez in the shooting death of motorist Philando Castile. This was a controversial police shooting that probably didn’t have to happen. I would encourage all of you to watch the recently released dash cam footage of the shooting if you have not done […]
Written by Greg Ellifritz Being able to switch hands while shooting a pistol is a critical skill to acquire. Not only is it useful to switch hands to maximize use of cover, it is critically important to be able to switch hands if your shooting arm becomes injured in the gunfight. It’s a […]
Written by Greg Ellifritz In this article, well known firearms instructor Larry Vickers describes a shooting drill that he likes to use with his students. It’s a pretty common drill and it has been ascribed to many people, most commonly Ken Hackathorn. Larry’s version of the drill is easiest. He uses a […]
Written by Greg Ellifritz One of the students in last weekend’s Extreme Close Quarters Gunfighting class wrote an exceptional after action review. If you are curious about the topics I cover in a class like this, please check out the link below. Thanks to Salvatore for taking the time to write such a detailed […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. How to use Tactical reticles More information than you would ever need about scope reticles. This article explains the difference between Mils and MOA if that topic confuses you. US Knife Laws […]
Written by Greg Ellifritz Concealed Nation has a regular feature on its website called #DIGTHERIG. It consists of reader submitted photos about their individual chosen concealed carry weapon and holster choices. A huge variety of guns and holsters are featured. All are carried by someone. Unfortunately, some of the choices are less than […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Responding to the Next Attack Check out the first two articles in this free online magazine. The first is a very thorough debrief of both the San Bernadino active killer events and the Pulse […]
Written by: Greg Ellifritz After last Saturday’s terrorist attack in London, numerous authors have created useful articles about the event, avoiding such an attack, and the nature of terrorism itself. I was going to add all these articles to my Weekend Knowledge Dump, but they grew so numerous that I decided to make them […]
Written by: Greg Ellifritz I just finished reading Patrick Sweeney’s excellent book about gunsmithing the AR-15 rifle. If you own an AR-15, you owe it to yourself to pick up this book to learn how to diagnose any problems you might have and make your rifle perform better. I have attended three different AR-15/M-16 Armorer’s […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Standards (Part VIII – Trainer Standards) Claude Werner presents a cogent and valuable perspective about the issue of “standards” in the firearms training community. How to Become a Firearms Instructor A good article containing […]
Written by: Greg Ellifritz Undoubtedly, by now you’ve seen or heard about the stabbing incident in Portland last week. If you aren’t familiar with the case, click this link for a description. In essence, a man who appears to be mentally ill begins screaming at and insulting two teenage Muslim (one was wearing […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Stealth Travel “We should always do the legal thing, we should always do the moral thing, we should always do the right thing – but above all, we should do the SMART thing. With […]
