Written by Greg Ellifritz Last weekend I was honored to present at the Lone Star Medics “Field and Tactical Medicine” conference in Dallas, Texas. The conference was organized by my friend Caleb Causey, president of Lone Star Medics. This is the second year of the conference and it was again a tremendous […]
Links to some of the best tactical information on the web. If you have some free time, check them out this weekend. C&R Trigger Pull Test Trigger pull weight comparison on a whole bunch of older rifles. Day Tripping: Benefits Seen in Psychedelics An interesting article from a mainstream source (Newsweek) about the […]
Links to some of the best information on the web. If you have some free time, check them out this weekend. Ambush Fact Sheet A useful piece of information for my cop friends from the IACP. It’s an analysis of recent ambush attacks on police officers. Top 10 Ways to Guarantee […]
Links to some of the best tactical information on the web. If you have some free time, check them out this weekend. The Polygraph & Polygraph Countermeasures How a polygraph works and how to beat it. FO Podcast Episode 016 – Special Operations Veteran John Mosby An enlightening podcast episode about enhancing […]
Links to some of the best information on the web. If you have some free time, check them out this weekend. How to Keep Emergency Water in Your Vehicle Unfrozen During Winter Good advice here from the Survival Mom website. How To Make Difficult Conversations Easy: 7 Steps From A Clinical […]
Links to some of the best reading on the web. If you have some free time, check them out this weekend. Gear Review: 5.56 Muzzle Device Shootout For those of you looking for a compensator for your AR-15, this is a comprehensive evaluation of the options on the market. They looked at which one […]
Links to some of the best reading on the web. If you have some free time, check them out this weekend. There Is Nothing to Say About Ferguson A lot of folks have contacted me asking for my opinions on the mess that is going on in Ferguson, Missouri. I agree with Aaron’s […]
Links to some of the best reading on the web. If you have some free time, check them out this weekend. Shooting Technique: One Handed Shooting, Canted or Vertical? Mark talks about the advantages and disadvantages of canted one-hand shooting. I urge my students to try both methods and determine which one they like best. […]
Links to some of the best reading on the web. If you have some free time, check them out this weekend. 61 Travel Tips to Make You the World’s Savviest Traveler Some superb travel information here. If you like the content of the article, check out the author’s book How to Travel the World […]
Links to some of the best reading on the web. If you have some free time, check them out this weekend. Competition, Practice, Training, and Testing The Tactical Professor’s thoughts on competition shooting: “One of the most ridiculous statements I have ever heard is “I never saw a timer in a gunfight.” It was […]
Written by Greg Ellifritz David over at the Musings Over a Pint Blog took my Tactical First Aid and System Collapse medicine class last weekend down in Virginia. He wrote an excellent course description and review. If any of you are wondering exactly what I cover in the class, check out his article. […]
A list of some of the best reading on the web. If you have some free time, check them out this weekend. Gresham man robbed of pistol at gunpoint while exercising ‘open carry’ right A man robbed of his “open carry” piece. That’s what happens when you think of a gun like a […]
Here are a few links to articles and videos I found interesting this week. Some are intellectual. Some are informative. Some are just fun. If you have some free time, check them out this weekend. The Bell-Curve: Shooting Practice by the Odds A must-read article about how to structure your training session to prioritize the […]
Here are a few links to articles and videos I found interesting this week. Some are intellectual. Some are informative. Some are just fun. If you have some free time, check them out this weekend. The Babysitter Home Invader Plan! If you have young children, does your babysitter have a plan for countering a home […]
This is a guest article from my friend Jonathan Willis. Jonathan is a retired fire department lieutenant, paramedic, and instructor. Jonathan is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to all things medical and has written an excellent article on tourniquet selection. Not all tourniquets are created equal. As the modern tourniquet establishes […]
Here are a few links to articles and videos I found interesting this week. Some are intellectual. Some are informative. Some are just fun. If you have some free time, check them out this weekend. Throwback Thursday: Point Shooting An amusing point shooting article written by Charles Askins back in 1955. Askins was a […]
In my AAR of the Paul-E-Palooza 2 training event, I mentioned that one of the medical classes involved a wound ballistics lab where two (humanely killed) pig carcasses were shot with various weapons in order to take a look at the accompanying tissue damage. Dr. Brian Springer taught the class and led the exploration […]
Here are a few links to articles and videos I found interesting this week. Some are intellectual. Some are informative. Some are just fun. If you have some free time, check them out this weekend. Flying With Guns The Beretta Blog gives some good guidelines for traveling with your guns. When Citizens […]
Here are a few links to articles and videos I found interesting this week. Some are intellectual. Some are informative. Some are just fun. If you have some free time, check them out this weekend. I’m working with appendix carry, and noticed something interesting. Grant Cunningham discovered an often unrecognized benefit to appendix carry. […]
Here are a few links to articles and videos I found interesting this week. Some are intellectual. Some are informative. Some are just fun. If you have some free time, check them out this weekend. Tourniquet Best Practices: How to Prep, Store and Apply a TQ Watch this video from my buddy Caleb and ITS […]
