Peggy and I are thankful for many things, but among the top are our employees and you our friends and customers.  Happy Thanksgiving to all of you.

The holidays are near and that also means election time. So for the last time this year I beg you on both the National and Local level please get out and vote.

Our gunsmith services continue to expand and I discuss this in more detail below. Our seldom offered classes are listed below and although Terminal Ballistics is a class that does not have a broad appeal, I know how important the information covered in this program is. If you have an interest in how bullets cause trauma, sign up ASAP. I would like this class to have enough participation to make it worthwhile to run it. I promise if you take this class, you will never read the "Know It All - Best Bullet for Defense" ad or magazine article the same way again.

A reminder that the Glock rep will not be here in November as was previously listed. Due to personnel changes and schedule conflicts our NEW Glock rep will be at CTS on December 15th in support of our GSSF match.

Matt Chen was promoted in the Glock organization and our new rep will be Kyle Hopp. Mark your calendars as you don't want to miss the opportunity to have the master Glock armor work on you gun for FREE!   We like FREE!

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Don't forget CTS when it comes to that special Christmas gift. We truly have something for everyone. From non-firearms training and products to the most advanced firearms related training and accessories. We sell gift certificates in any denomination you desire and they can be used for training, range time or products...and they don't expire! 

Our expanded AR accessories and parts is the most complete selection available in the Northwest. You can now touch and feel and carry home that new accessory. No longer are you destined to purchase online, wait and pay for delivery only to find that your new selection is the wrong one or is made of Air-soft quality.

For those of you waiting for our new combo Mini-baton and stuck case remover, they should arrive soon. I have redesigned the Mini-baton and I am having 100 made at a local machine shop. They will be made of aluminum and will last a lifetime. Of Course they will be capable of removing a stuck case in any handgun caliber 380 and above.

REMEMBER...We are the home of the LIFETIME Warranty and the Repeat any Class Completed Forever for FREE Policy!

If we peaked your interest with the October Free Clinic on Gunshot Trauma, you won't want to miss the "how the trauma is caused" class we call Terminal Ballistics. This is the class that will put to rest all the myths of stopping power, knockdown power and dispel much of what we see on TV and in the movies.  

This class is based on fact and science as well as testing by men and woman a lot smarter than me. However, I have studied terminal ballistics for over 30 years and have been fortunate enough to surround myself with people who live this terminal ballistic life as a profession. This is a class you will not want to miss.

Terminal Ballistics 

Combative Handgun Skills... 

December 1st 

This is a course developed to introduce our students to the appropriate response to a surprise attack. This class teaches students to use the body's natural FLINCH response to their advantage. Natural flinch body posturing will be the initiation position for many of the techniques presented in this course.

Advanced gun techniques and manipulation skills are included in this course which also include defensive and offensive movements.

Even the best prepared or situational aware person is subject to a surprise attack. This class will teach you to win that fight!

Low-Light Shooting... December 22

Experience the most comprehensive and innovative Low-Light training. Through our innovative training systems you will learn to dominate your suspect and your environment.

This one day course provides the student with the training to effectively control their environment and suspect with light. Students learn how light affects the eye and are taught to use light to gain and maintain the advantage in low-light encounters.

Classroom instruction and live fire exercises are used to insure the students understanding of the skills necessary to survive and thrive in a low light environment.

Low-light shooting

1st Aid/CPR/AED (American Heart Assoc)

December 23

Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED is a classroom, video-based, instructor-led course that teaches students critical skills needed to respond to and manage a first aid, choking or sudden cardiac arrest emergency in the first few minutes until emergency medical services (EMS) arrives.

You will learn skills such as how to treat bleeding, sprains, broken bones, shock and other first aid emergencies. This course also teaches adult, child and infant CPR and AED use. Upon completion of this course, students receive an American Heart Association Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED Course Completion Card that is valid for two years.

Our AHA Instructor conducts video-based lessons and works with students to complete their first aid, CPR and AED skills practice and testing. Topics covered include First aid basics, Medical emergencies, Injury emergencies, Environmental emergencies, Adult CPR and AED use, modules in child CPR and AED use and infant CPR are included.

 1st Aid/CPR/AED

Wilderness 1st Aid...January 8

If You Hunt, Fish, Hike, Bike, ATV, Ski, Snowmobile or spend any time in the backcountry, You Need This Class. This entry level course is designed to provide the student with the knowledge and skills necessary to manage injuries and medical emergencies in wilderness situations, any time or anywhere that back-up resources aren't readily available.    

Injury Prevention 

Survival Considerations  

Primary Patient Survey  

Secondary Patient Survey  

Extreme Measures 

Basic Procedures 

Special Wounds 

Fractures 

Climate Injuries 

Bites & Stings

First Aid Kits, Bandages, Dressing

 Wilderness First Aid