Welcome

Corey has dedicated a large part of his life around teaching,  particularly US History, Education, and firearms training. He has  advanced degrees in Human Growth and Development and Learning Sciences.  Corey has trained all over the Northwest, in particular at Firearms  Academy of Seattle. He is a USCCA and NRA Certified Instructor. Over the  past 6 years at Guns N Gear, he has helped advance a robust Instructor  Development program that focuses on helping our students learn the most  efficient techniques in firearms and personal safety and security.  When  he’s not teaching or shooting, he enjoys traveling to our  national/state parks with his family. 

 As an Idaho native, Nathan grew up in the outdoors camping, hiking, and  shooting guns with his father.  Nathan began his formal firearms  training during his seven years in the military where he first qualified  as an expert marksman with both pistol and rifle.  During his last  three years in the Navy he served multiple roles on an SRF Team which  specialized in CQB operations.  Nathan has been part of the Guns N Gear  training team since 2018 and is a certified Instructor with both the  USCCA and the NRA as well as a qualified Armorer through Smith &  Wesson. 

Dillon J. Maughan grew up in Idaho Falls enjoying the beautiful outdoors  and a strong Second Amendment environment. His training consists of  both firearms and hand-to-hand through various groups, such as Universal  Security, Trigger Control Training, NRA, and many others. He is also a  Certified Smith & Wesson Armorer. Dillon’s formal work experience  began in 2010 when he joined Tactical Security for event security and  patrol. In 2014 he was recruited to Guns N Gear as a Range Safety  Officer and has since began working in Sales and has become an  Apprentice Instructor for Trigger Control Training. 

  Matt was born and raised in Idaho. Matt is an avid outdoors man and  enjoys all aspects of outdoor life; hunting and shooting are at the top  of the list. Matt loves to teach and coach. As co-owner of Legacy  Taekwondo in Rexburg, Matt has an understanding that each person is  different and therefore has unique challenges and needs. Recognizing  these needs, and helping students overcome them, is what drives Matt to  be a better instructor, a better person, and a better friend. Matt is a  USCCA certified Range Safety Officer. 

   Raised in Alaska, Ben grew up taking full advantage experiencing what the outdoors had to offer and continues to do so. Aside from Boy Scouts, Ben’s passion and talents for shooting was reviled in high school when he worked at a prominent clay target shooting facility near Wasilla, Alaska. Over the course of several years Ben became highly engaged with shooting competitively as well as working alongside several international shooting instructors. This aspiration for shooting sports carried onto college where Ben joined the University of Wyoming shotgun team while studying for his degree. Highlights of this time included such events as shooting at the Olympic Training Center under the instruction of Team USA coaches and attending the Collegiate National Championship each year at the National Shooting Complex in San Antonio, Texas. After graduation, Ben continued to shoot competitively as a hobby to focus on his career. Ben is excited to be a part of GNG’s Instructor Development academy to allow him to turn his focus to instructing the next generation of shooters and to share in the learning experience of shooting proficiency. 

Christian served in the United States Navy for 6 years as a Nuclear
Reactor  Operator, stationed in California and Washington before he moved to  Idaho. He has owned and trained with firearms for most of his adult  life. Christian has solid experience with rifles, shotguns, and pistols  and an extensive knowledge of many different types of weapon platforms,  both common and uncommon. Christian's goals are to become an
excellent  shooter, and an even better teacher by helping people learn how to  effectively defend themselves, and their families. Christian is proud to  have earned his USCCA Range Safety Officer Certification and to be a  part of Guns N Gear's ongoing mission to arm and train responsible  citizens in our community.