I took the April 9th 2011 Concealed Carry class from Kevin Martin and the adjunct instructors from HillTop Gun Club. We recently moved back into the area and due to an domestic issue I approached a local county sheriff about getting a permit. I went to his home and asked him for an emergency permit Later I was told by a deputy to go get training locally then apply.  (NOTE should have this woman been violated by her EX and the local sheriff did not give her an emergency permit to carry a loaded handgun about herself Im assuming somehow some way that deputy could be sued in Civil Court for misleading this ambused woman. All Ohio County sheriffs have the right to issue emergency handgun carry permits on the spot)  It was sugguested by the deputy to seek out a couple of local county Concealed Carry Instructors but we couldnt find anything about them on the web. We did all of our research on the web for a compentent instructor. Even the Ohio Attorney Generals website link lists HillTop Gun Club as a certified teaching school. Everywhere we looked on the web HillTop popped up. My husband searched through HillTops website and spent a considerable time reading what was inside the website. HillTops web site and information convinced us to pay for the class. One hundred dollars apiece plus ammo is a lot of money to us but it was well worth hiring Kevin and his team. I will recommend them to all of my friends. And Ive never shot that much ammo out of my handgun ever!

Name withheld for protection.

My father is a proud Vietnam veteran and I am a retired Ohio Corrections Officer.  I have a very cronic pain issue and cannot stand set lie or move more than 5-10 minutes at a time. My dad has Parkinsons which gets worse over time. When I called Kevin I was immedieatly put to ease with his light banter and joking. When I told him about dad and how f—— up I am he just laughed at said. “dude Im a Vietnam veteran and a hillbilly and I gar-ron-tee you both will pass my test even if I have to give it to you ten times!” I havent even seen this guy and he is carrying on and telling me not to even worry. I sent in the deposit quickly and called him a lot just to make sure we could be in his class. Kevin and Ben dont f— around. Both have been in combat and they are not the silly boy types. Matter of fact they both have been trained by Sam Jones in Glouster. Hell my dad taught Sam how to play the geetar. If you trained and fought with Sam then you gotta be tough.  HillTop expects all students to qualify first then go through the combatives course next. Dad and I had a rough time but Kevin and his other instructor Mickey just gave us personal private attention and instruction like we were there brothers.  They are shocking, fun, intense, proud and very partrotic. I recommend them to anybody.

J and J in Logan

I am a Ohio University college student.  I have been raised up on Trap shooting and rifle and have not shot a pistol very much. I was anxious about taking the class in the first place and thought the instructors would be against me for being a college student.  I learned a new way to hold or “Mount” my pistol, how to stand in a stance, how to breath and how to shoot Center Body Mass. I shot about 200 times and missed my Center Body Mass (CBM) about twice.  The instructors are highly talented, skilled, deadly, tough and can shoot like nobody I have ever seen. I was robbed in Athens. I told my friends and they just laughed when I told them I was going to get a handgun license in case of a campus shooting by some nut. Im not going to be vunerable again.

O.U.

O.U. athletic. Im not going to give you my name. I was hunting in Southeastern Ohio fall of 2010 for deer. I was up in a deer stand and along comes this dude under the tree. I just stayed quite. He came back and was carrying shoulders full of fresh cut marijuania plants.! Yes here I am in a tree. (Im from Northern Ohio) and this man comes out of the woods carrying pot! Then the dumb a– asked me if I want some so I wont call the police.  Im not making this up. I wont get caught without a handgun again even though I did have my shotgun with me but I didnt know the laws. I recomend Kevin and HillTop to anyone.

Challanging, engaging, frightfull, tiring. I dont know about any other who teaches concealed carry but after taking this course with HillTop Gun Club I will recommend them to anyone who asks.

Bob

I drive for a living. I took Kevins class year and Im still buzzing off from the range time. One guy told me there is some class in Parkersburg who teaches CCW and the guy is a clown. My other shooting buddy says there some people in Trimble and they are as bad if not worse. Why  does the Ohio goverment let people who dont know what they are doing give people who dont know what they are doing give a concealed carry certificate. Go to HillTop and really learn what to do and not to do. CR

I watched Ben and Kevin go through what was called “Instructor Drills” they take the time to shoot right beside us and often use our guns. My God they can shoot fast and never and I mean never miss. They did shoot while we loaded our magazines a drill called Two to center body mass and one to the head. I watched them put 5 -3 shots on target in about 12 or 15 seconds. If I get into a shootout I want them with me.  Take their course as you will get the best known in Southeastern Ohio. Barb

I have never held or shot a gun. I called the number on the flyer and got ahold of some man with a gravelly voice. He is fun and calmed me down and took all the time I needed to answer my questions. I came to the class not knowing what to expect. Kevin is a down to earth professionial who loves what he is doing. I am now a part of my gun and my gun is a part of my life. I feel safer. S. I.

I live on big boats for a living. I am a ship captain on the ocean and do not get back to Athens often as I like. I hired Kevin for a private class. We studied the laws and does and donts then went to the range. Man we shot and shot and shot. Kevin says its all good to know how to clean a handgun or go buy ammo at Walmart but by God he is more into shooting than required. I burnt up 150 rounds of ammo in about 1 hour with my thumb hurting like hell loading the magazines. It didnt matter to Kevin as he said learn to shoot and learn right. I can say its an excellent time with him.

I wish I would have done this years ago. Ben and Kevin and Mickey taught us some very high level self defense with a handgun then added in a kickboxing demostration using empty handguns. Wow! I didnt know that being in a gun battle meant to be in a fight. I see all my gun information on TV and they only shoot once and the bad guy is dead. Wow did I get an earfull. Take the class.  Kevin is a bit crude and swears like a sailor but he is lovable like a teddy bear.  Mary