My name is Justin Coleman. I currently run the training program at my local gun range. I am an Air Force veteran with 8 years of service, and began teaching about firearms in 2017. My mission is to give people a positive experience with firearms and help them make the right choices when it comes to their firearms and training needs. That’s why I’m highly active in the training community, always seeking out new knowledge and skills to bring back and share with my students.
Here on the website, you will find reviews and links to products that I have actually used and tested in classes I have taken or taught or both. You will not find me pitching a sale to you for a product I don’t care about. Whether it’s the new WhizzBang 5000, a class I’ve taken, or a piece of gear like holsters, bags, ear protection, etc., you will get my honest opinion.
Here is a summary of my experience:
United States Air Force: 8 years; 1 deployment to Southwest Asia
NRA Basic Pistol Instructor
NRA Range Safety Officer
USCCA Concealed Carry & Home Defense Instructor
USCCA Training Counselor
Rangemaster Certified Firearms Instructor
Citizens Safety Academy Gateway Instructor
Tactical Anatomy Systems - Shooting With X-Ray Vision (SXRV) Instructor
Agile Tactical OC Spray Instructor
Top Gun Academy Personal Protection & OC Instructor
Personal Survival Solutions: Covert Protective Pistol 1 (multiple times)
Personal Survival Solutions: Covert Protective Pistol 2 (multiple times)
Citizens Safety Academy: How to Be An Effective Assistant Instructor
Personal Survival Solutions: Guardian Medical Essentials 1 (multiple times)
Personal Survival Solutions: Guardian Medical Essentials 2 (multiple times)
Redhawk Firearm Training: Dry Fire Solutions
The Outpost Armory: Low Light Pistol
Parking Lot Performance: Parking Lot Pistol
Personal Survival Solutions: Intro to OC Usage
Personal Survival Solutions: Covert Protective Pistol 3 (multiple times)
Personal Survival Solutions: Close Range Rifle/Carbine 1
The Complete Combatant: Red Dot Concepts
Combatives Association: Combatives Summit (x2)
TacCon 2024 and 2025 Attendee
Cougar Mountain Solutions: Off-Body & Non-Traditional Carry Methods
Active Response Training: Concealed Carry Revolver
Active Response Training: Tactical Shotgun for Home Defense
Memphis Beech Coaching: Dry Fire Basics
Tatiana Whitlock: Handgun Accuracy
Agile Tactical OC Spray Use and Street Encounter Skills
Agile Tactical OC Spray and Less Lethal Tools Instructor
Agile Tactical Pistol
John Hearne: Crime & Criminals: Risks & Mitigations
Modern Samurai Project: Red Dot Pistol Fundamentals & Performance
Glock Armorer’s Course (x2)
Glock Operator Course
Personal Survival Solutions: Intermediate Distance Rifle/Carbine
Personal Survival Solutions: Scout Marksman Course
The Complete Combatant: Reactionary Zones
The Complete Combatant: Interrupt the Attack Cycle
Active Response Training: Impact Weapons Skills
Active Response Training: Close Quarters Gunfighting
Active Response Training: Snubnose Revolvers
Active Response Training: Tactical Shotgun
KR Training: Basic Pistol 2
KR Training: Defensive Pistol Skills 1
Personal Survival Solutions: Protective Shotgun
Claude Werner: Social Space Gunfighting
Agile Tactical: Pocket Rockets
Tactical Anatomy Summit
Pepper Spray for Self Defense (Amy Bellart)
Foundations of Reality-Based Training (Jeff Boren)