Gun Websites crew, 2005 to 2013. AZ556 was part of the team that kept the network online during its biggest years of growth. He works in the firearms industry and hunts all over Arizona.
The handle says it all: 5.56, the cartridge behind the AR-15 and the carbine classes that fill his training record. Where most shooters take a class or two, AZ556 built a résumé that reads like a tour of the best-known schools of the era, then carried those lessons back to the range, the hunting field and the people he taught.
Licenses and Certifications
- Arizona, Nevada and Utah concealed carry permits
- Arizona CCW Instructor
- NRA Certified Instructor: Basic Pistol
- NRA Certified Instructor: Personal Protection Inside the Home
- Glock Certified Armorer
- Smith & Wesson Certified Armorer
Instructor credentials on both the state and NRA side, plus armorer certifications from two of the most common handgun makers, means he can teach a new shooter, carry legally across three states and keep the guns running.
Training Record
More than 20 courses from 10 schools and instructors, covering carbine, pistol, low light and force on force:
- MDFI: Carbine 1 and 2, Pistol 1 and 2, Low Light 1 and 2
- Magpul Dynamics: Pistol I and II, Carbine I and II
- Tactical Response: Fighting Pistol, Force on Force
- E.A.G. Tactical: Tactical Carbine, Pistol
- Front Sight: 4 Day Pistol, Three State CCW
- Dave Harrington, Combat Speed: Tactical Pistol and Carbine Fighting
- Larry Vickers: Pistol
- Trident Concepts: Carbine
- Viking Tactics: Carbine
- Spartan Tactical
Many of these same schools are reviewed in detail on the After Action.net Training Log, where the network has kept after action reports on more than 50 classes since 2006.
Memberships
- Arizona Citizens Defense League (AzCDL)
- Tucson Rifle Club
- Arizona Arms Association
- National Rifle Association (NRA)
Meet the rest of the crew on the About Gun Websites page.