Instructor Advice

By: Phil Chaney, Mobile Training Team Instructor How to conduct a systematic check of your rifle starting from the rear and working your way forward: sling, stock, sights, and lights. Training [...]

By: Phil Chaney, Mobile Training Team Instructor M4 Weapon System: Press Check As in any loading procedure, make sure you have a safe weapon and safe direction. Lock the bolt to the rear – [...]

By: Trevor Thrasher, Curriculum Manager & Senior Instructor Safe Firearm Storage in the Home Having the right attitude, plan, training, and tools is important for any self-defense situation. [...]

By: Trevor Thrasher, Senior Instructor & COO When it comes to self-defense, or nearly anything else, I often rely on Pareto’s Principle or the “80/20 Rule.” For most things, you will get the [...]

By: Trevor Thrasher, Senior Instructor & COO The AR-15 is a versatile, reliable, and highly effective firearm that is well suited for home defense. There are tradeoffs to any choice in [...]

By Shawn Whittington, Senior Instructor As an EMS worker and instructor at both indoor and outdoor training facilities, I have seen countless cases of heat emergencies. When the temperature [...]

By: Paul Hein, Risk Management Consultant & Senior Instructor A quick Internet search may provide helpful safety tips for first-time travelers, business travelers or college students, but [...]

By Tim Pirruccello, CCW Program Director & Lead Instructor As 88 Tactical’s Concealed Carry (CCW) Program Director, I get a lot of requests for firearm recommendations. One frequently asked [...]

  By Shawn Whittington, Senior Instructor An injury on a shooting range, a motor vehicle accident, a child running through a plate glass door, and even an animal bite are all injuries I have [...]

By Terry Barney, Senior Instructor Most people are hesitant to take 88 Tactical’s Survival Skills courses in the winter. I can understand that line of thinking, to a point. However, if you focus [...]