It seems we can’t find what you’re looking for. Perhaps searching can help.
Editorial Advisor · Defensive Rifle, Shotgun & Training
Clint Smith
Clint Smith is an editorial advisor to Conceal & Carry Network on defensive rifle, shotgun and training guidance. President and Director of Training at Thunder Ranch, which he founded in 1993, he served two tours in Vietnam with the U.S. Marine Corps, seven years as a police officer heading his department's firearms training division and serving on SWAT as a precision rifleman, and was Dean of Instruction at the American Pistol Institute (Gunsite) and Director of Training for Heckler & Koch. He writes for American Handgunner, GUNS and SWAT magazines. Advisory role; he does not test products for this site.
Experience
- U.S. Marine Corps — two tours in Vietnam
- Police officer — 7 years; head of firearms training division; SWAT precision rifleman
- Operations Officer & Dean of Instruction, American Pistol Institute (Gunsite)
- Director of Training, Heckler & Koch Inc. — 1986
- Founder, Thunder Ranch — 1993 (Texas), Lakeview, Oregon since 2004
Certificates & Qualifications
- Columnist, American Handgunner, GUNS, SWAT and American Cop magazines
- Thunder Ranch training video series