Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. With the upcoming presidential inauguration, the current worldwide military conflicts, and the extensive damage done by recent storms, the USA is in a very turbulent place right now. Until things calm down, I’m going […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Guest Shot: Trendy or Noteworthy? Part II “Too many instructors go off to a school and return to teach what they learned for no other reason than the course was fun and they learned […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Are We There Yet? Quality information and analysis from Paul Martin. You should buy his book. Best knife sheath for EDC ever! Craig gave me one of his El Nino push […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Ayoob: How to Find the Red Dot on Your EDC Massad Ayoob provides some advice for using your red dot equipped handgun. YOU’RE ON YOUR OWN There is more to this saying […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Why A Holster? Clint Smith’s thoughts on holsters. Forensic psychologist largely dismisses common talking point that mass shootings are caused by individuals with mental disorders A reader sent me this link and […]
Written by: Greg Ellifritz I originally posted this article in the height of the Covid-19 pandemic last year. I had received an email from a reader who suggested that I put together a list of shooting drills that don’t involve firing too many rounds. I thought it was an excellent suggestion and wrote the […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. 100 Shoppers Became Hostages in a NY Protest. Here’s How to Survive in a Protest Turned Hostage Situation With the never ending protests/riots heating up again, it’s prudent to plan for this contingency as […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Why “Gray” Is the New Black: Assessing Baseline and Blending In Daisy discusses why it’s important to blend in and how to achieve the “gray man” look. Chumming For Monsters Michael Bane […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. When You Can’t Pull the Trigger I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard ignorant gun owners make the statement “I’ll just shoot him if he grabs my gun.” It isn’t quite that […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. FSI Investigates Unintentional Discharges: When Are You At Greatest Risk? Force Science takes a look at where police unintentional discharges take place and what we can do to prevent them. Federal Syntech […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Protecting Houses of Worship, Part 1 A very useful two part series on church security. Read Part Two Here. Spare Gun Parts: Why You Need Them Now I personally believe that one’s […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Crime Guns Obtained Illegally Shortly Before Shootings Research that indicates guns used in crime were mostly acquired through the criminal’s friends or family less than two months before the crime. Thanks to Practical Eschatology […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. This guy got lucky. You might not. “Just because it “worked” doesn’t mean it’s worth emulating Let’s look at this incident from a practical standpoint. What if the thief hadn’t obeyed the owner’s commands? […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. The Old and the Bold: Fairbairn-Sykes Fighting Knife A very interesting video series interviewing British WWII vets. In this episode the veteran being interviewed dishes the dirt on the famed Sykes Fairbairn combat knife. […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. THE TROUBLE WITH RED FLAG LAWS “Red Flag laws need to be done right, and that won’t happen unless our side goes beyond knee-jerk opposition and has a hand in formulating them. Such a […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. 9 Lifesaving Self Defense Tips From Pat McNamara Pat Mac’s advice for staying alive. Shooter’s Tips: Learning the Red Dot I am not a red dot pistol shooter and claim absolutely zero […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. The Best .22 LR Handguns for Concealed Carry I occasionally carry a .22 defensively. I relied on two of them when they were the only guns I could carry after a surgery a couple […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Defense Against Bears with Pistols: 97% Success rate, 37 incidents by Caliber I find it interesting to note that, even against bears, shot placement is more important than caliber selection. Press Check? […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. But How Do You… Sit? John Johnston from Ballistic Radio interviews the owner of Dark Star Gear about the nuances of carrying in the appendix position. They talk about how your gear can be […]
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Mass Shootings Are Actually Pretty Rare, but Here’s What to Do if You’re Ever in One One of the best articles I’ve read about unarmed response to an active killer event. WD-40 […]
