Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Gunfighting and Neuroscience: Why Using Your Front Sight Might Kill You A look at “quiet eye” research and how it relates to winning gunfights. The best case scenario is that sighted fire becomes such […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. 5 Best Rimfire Loads for Self-Defense These are the .22 loads I carry in my defensive rimfire handguns. Best Showers Guns to Protect Your Bathroom I’m about as paranoid as anyone can […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. A Guide for Parents: Understanding Youth Mental Health and Preventing Unauthorized Access to Firearms This looks like an excellent resource for gun-owning parents. Road Rage Statistics An in-depth analysis of the issues […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Weaver vs. Picatinny: What’s the Difference? The two most commonly available optics rails and their differences. Sheriff identifies pastor killed in East Texas church shooting An interesting case that my church security […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. 5 Firearms instructor red flags “If your instructor commits one of the 5 Firearms Instructor Red Flags, I would be concerned, especially if it’s the medical one. If they break 2 of them, I […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Is Your Neighborhood Safe? 6 Tools to Help You Find Out Valuable resources that will help you identify the crime trends in an area where you may be living or visiting. Speed […]
Written by: Greg Ellifritz There are more competent firearms instructors teaching quality classes than ever before in human history. None of us has a corner on the market. Just like I’ve trained with dozens of top instructors over the years, my students will also train with other teachers. That’s a good thing. In […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. How to Survive a Mass Shooting The post-Covid quarantine mass shootings are starting to kick up. This is good advice to review. We had a respite for awhile, but there are lots of people […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. My Mistakes in the Knife Teaching World. Hock’s valuable thoughts about the evolution of knife training. Understanding Police use of Force Massad Ayoob drops some knowledge. What About BB? “Let’s […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Battle of the Nines: 9mm Luger vs. 9×19 vs. Parabellum Everything you could ever want to know about the differing 9mm cartridges available on the market. I Guess I Should Buy a […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Openrange Defense – Is Awareness Mightier than the Gun? Marlan uses the demise of some historical gunfighters to stress the importance of situational awareness. Purse Carry is the Worst Carry: Part 1 […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Your Best Defense: Staying Out of Trouble Michael Bane and Claude Werner talk about important concepts here. Why Hollow Points Are The Only Option For Self-Defense When talking about service calibers like […]
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. […]
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 […]
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? […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Staying Alive in the Brave New World Michael bane shares some valuable survival information. On the same topic, you should also read WARNING: Armed Conflict in America Is a Turning Point. Are You Prepared? […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. What’s the Best 38 Special Ammo for Self-Defense? Although I wouldn’t put the Lehigh Defense cartridge into my list of the “top loads,” the author’s ballistic testing results provide very useful information for any […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Hold Tight To The Past “The upshot of all this? Ain’t much new under the sun. Sometimes we need to get away from being explorers of new shooting worlds and become archaeologists instead, digging […]
Written by: Greg Ellifritz I spent all of last week attending Massad Ayoob and Marty Hayes’ Deadly Force Instructor class as a student. We spent some time discussing the use of weapon mounted lights and the safety concerns associated with them. It caused me to realize that I haven’t written about this topic […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Is Hollowpoint the Best Defensive Ammo for Concealed Carry? In most calibers, you should be carrying hollowpoint bullets for defensive purposes. One can argue that solid bullets have advantages in .22, .25, .32, .38, […]
