Ben Findley

Col. Ben Findley is retired with 30 years service in the U.S. Air Force, with joint services Special Ops duty and training, and is Air Force qualified as "Expert" in small arms. Ben is an experienced NRA-certified pistol instructor, NRA range safety officer and Florida concealed carry license instructor. Ben recently wrote the book "Concealed Carry and Handgun Essentials for Personal Protection" (second printing 2016) with 57 comprehensive chapters about concealed carry and handgun principles, techniques and tips for both experienced and new shooters. His reference book is endorsed by several organizations and is available on his website FloridaHandgunsTraining.com. Contact him at ColBFF@gmail.com.

Articles by Ben Findley

• 10 inspections and actions for your new handgun

  ​Congratulations, you have set your criteria for selecting your new handgun, and you've purchased your…

  Monday, January 30, 2017

• Top 15 compact 9mm pistols for concealed carry

  ​Recently, I wrote about my current ​top 14 subcompact 9mm pistols for concealed carry (CC), and…

  Tuesday, September 27, 2016

• Top 14 subcompact 9mm pistols to consider for carry

  Which of the current top 100 concealed carry (CC) subcompact 9mm guns available in the market now are…

  Thursday, September 08, 2016

• A concealed carry checklist for personal protection

  Given the terrible terrorist activities recently, now is a critical time for us to be concerned about…

  Monday, December 07, 2015

• A simple checklist for choosing your handgun

  It is important to identify and specify the features you want in your handgun before randomly searching…

  Thursday, November 19, 2015

• 7 trigger control errors and how to fix them

  In my years of training shooters, I have observed major trigger control errors in my students. I have…

  Friday, October 16, 2015