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  • Weekend Knowledge Dump- June 27, 2025
    by Greg Ellifritz on June 27, 2025 at 11:00 am

    Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Vang Comp Thunderstick Summit 2025 Open enrollment registration for the best shotgun […]

  • New Podcast Interview
    by Greg Ellifritz on June 23, 2025 at 8:08 pm

    Lee Weems interviewed me for his “That Weems Guy” podcast a couple days ago.  We discussed current events and strategies for avoiding large scale public demonstrations, riots, and protests.   […]

  • Weekend Knowledge Dump- June 20, 2025
    by Greg Ellifritz on June 20, 2025 at 10:42 am

    Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Ceecurets Of Shootin’ Clint Smith’s “shootin’ ceecurets.”     Lasers Vs. Red […]

  • Free Books- Part 321
    by Greg Ellifritz on June 19, 2025 at 7:03 pm

    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 […]

  • Weekend Knowledge Dump- June 13, 2025
    by Greg Ellifritz on June 13, 2025 at 10:49 am

    Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   The world is getting a bit spicy again.  Dozens of large protests are scheduled for […]

  • A Warning About This Unconventional Carry Method
    by Greg Ellifritz on June 12, 2025 at 11:00 am

    I’ve always thought that the fastest draw was to already have the weapon in your hand.   I once interviewed a criminal who had used The Bag Trick to stab someone.  I explored using it and found […]

  • Weekend Knowledge Dump- June 6, 2025
    by Greg Ellifritz on June 6, 2025 at 10:36 am

    Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Critical Incidents! John Farnam’s commentary about last week’s terrorist attack in […]

  • Free Books- Part 320
    by Greg Ellifritz on June 5, 2025 at 6:39 pm

    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 […]

  • Weekend Knowledge Dump- May 30, 2025
    by Greg Ellifritz on May 30, 2025 at 9:59 am

    Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   “Scan and Assess” Seeing Beyond the Bang “Shooting is a mechanical skill. Staying […]

  • Weekend Knowledge Dump- May 23, 2025
    by Greg Ellifritz on May 23, 2025 at 10:05 am

    Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Traffic and Truth   What’s going on with the move to change the regulations with […]

American Rifleman
  • Springfield Kuna: A PDW For The Masses
    on June 30, 2025 at 1:00 pm

    Small, yet fierce, the namesake of Springfield Armory’s latest large-format pistol is a revered forest dweller in the land of its Croatian manufacturing partner, HS Produkt. The new Kuna is poised […]

  • The Armed Citizen® June 30, 2025
    on June 30, 2025 at 12:00 pm

    Read today's "The Armed Citizen" entry for real stories of law-abiding citizens, past and present, who used their firearms to save lives.

  • Book Review: Clockwork Basilisk: The Early Revolvers Of Elisha Collier & Artemas Wheeler
    on June 29, 2025 at 1:00 pm

    The result of a decade of research, Clockwork Basilisk is a comprehensive, two-volume history of the rare revolvers that preceded the development of the well-known Colt guns of the 1830s.

  • Preview: 1791 Gunleather Cobra Gun Belt 01
    on June 29, 2025 at 12:00 pm

    Employing the same rugged and rigid 0.25"-thick American steerhide as 1791 Gunleather’s original Gun Belt 01, the new Cobra Gun Belt 01 offers enhanced ease of use by taking advantage of a […]

  • NRA CEO Hamlin and President Bachenberg Hold First Virtual Townhall
    on June 28, 2025 at 2:00 pm

    In the interests of transparency, NRA CEO and EVP Doug Hamlin and NRA President Bill Bachenberg held a live Townhall event, where both answered direct questions from NRA members.

  • Benelli Adds New 28-Gauge Models to Super Black Eagle 3 Line
    on June 28, 2025 at 1:00 pm

    Benelli initially introduced the 28-ga. chambering to its Super Black Eagle 3 line in 2022, but this year, the company added three new models tailored specifically to hunters.

  • Preview: BKL Technologies Model 260
    on June 28, 2025 at 12:00 pm

    BKL Technologies is a well-regarded manufacturer of scope mounts and rings for airguns and rimfire rifles in particular, offering several different lines of products depending on the optic and […]

  • Gun Of The Week: Ruger 10/22 Carbon Fiber
    on June 27, 2025 at 1:00 pm

    We're on the range with one of the most iconic rimfires in America–only this time, it's got a high-tech twist. This is the Ruger 10/22 Carbon Fiber, a lightweight and modernized take on a classic […]

  • The Armed Citizen® June 27, 2025
    on June 27, 2025 at 12:00 pm

    Read today's "The Armed Citizen" entry for real stories of law-abiding citizens, past and present, who used their firearms to save lives.

  • The Browning Automatic Rifle: A Combat Chronicle
    on June 26, 2025 at 2:00 pm

    The Browning Automatic Rifle is often criticized for its M1918A2 configuration used throughout World War II, but what did the troops who fought with it and alongside it really think? Here are the […]

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  • Down for the Count
    by David Codrea on June 9, 2022 at 6:05 pm

     What are people still doing coming here? And no, I don't see the majority coming from links at the new site.Go HERE.

  • Success of Sorts
    by David Codrea on May 6, 2022 at 4:39 pm

    It's not pretty. It's not sophisticated. There's plenty of room for improvement and helpful features.But by God, after several days of inventing new cuss words and letting my inner ADD make me no fun […]

  • 'I Find Myself to be Exorbitantly Superannuated for This Feculence'
    by David Codrea on May 5, 2022 at 4:05 pm

    Trying to set up the new site has been an exercise in pure frustration. It sure adds a whole new dimension to "A man's gotta know his limitations."Nothing about it is intuitive.  You'd think if you […]

  • Blog Update Sitrep
    by David Codrea on May 3, 2022 at 3:38 pm

    I'm workin' on it. I should be able to do a test post at the new place by the end of the week.It's been nice having less hectic days at the keyboard, especially with Spring yard work demands, but I […]

  • ‘Be a Victim’ is No Way to Run the Republic
    by David Codrea on May 2, 2022 at 9:40 pm

    No doubt, there are reasons why citizens should think twice about confronting those committing criminal acts, but prominent among those is that the same “law” that fails to “secure the […]

  • Silence from Black Leaders on Biden ATF Nomination is Deafening
    by David Codrea on April 30, 2022 at 3:23 pm

    You’d think with all their talk about “equity,” more angrily outspoken members of the Congressional  Black Caucus, representatives like Maxine Waters and Sheila Jackson Lee, would be demanding […]

  • Armed American Radio Redux
    by David Codrea on April 30, 2022 at 3:04 pm

    David Codrea explores Ukraine disarming citizens for weapons storage? WAT? [Listen]Thursday's Hour 2 program, where we discussed the (thus far unreported by anyone else) Ukraine gun storage order...

  • Donald Trump Jr’s 2A Task Force Needs Closer Scrutiny by Gun Owners
    by David Codrea on April 29, 2022 at 2:01 pm

    Fleshing out the details of the “group,” its organization and specific efforts it intends to make is important because getting visitors to register and donate seems to be the purpose of the 2A […]

  • I'll Be On Hour 2
    by David Codrea on April 28, 2022 at 7:57 pm

     TODAY on #AAR Hour 1, 4-5p ET (1-2p PT) @HT_GunWriter Lee Williams, Hour 2, 5-6p ET, (2-3p PT) @dcodrea. Good hard-hitting talk radio! Make sure to tune in or watch live at […]

  • EXCLUSIVE: Ukrainian Territorial Defense Ordered to Turn in Arms 'for Storage' Purposes
    by David Codrea on April 26, 2022 at 4:39 pm

    The disarming of citizen soldier volunteers (especially when a war is still in full swing) is a good indicator that if and when the situation in Ukraine “normalizes,” the plan is to return to […]

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