Steven Hendricks
Instructor # 595279 | Custom Tactical Services
Certified with the USCCA since 7/13/2016
Certification Renewal Date 10/5/2026
USCCA Certifications
- Concealed Carry & Home Defense
- Defensive Shooting
- Countering the Mass Shooter
- Emergency & First Aid
- Women's Handgun & Self-Defense
- Concealed Carry & Home Defense Fundamentals - Training Counselor
- Defensive Shooting Fundamentals - Level 1 - Training Counselor
- Advanced Defensive Shooting
- Defensive Shooting Fundamentals - Level 2 - Training Counselor
- Range Safety Officer
- Concealed Carry & Home Defense with Simulations
- Simulations
- AR-15 Fundamentals
- AR-15 Fundamentals
- DPP
- DPP1
- Non-Lethal Program - Certified Instructor
- Non-Lethal Program - Training Counselor
My Biography
Steve Hendricks is an Instructor Development Specialist with the USCCA and a nationally respected firearms and defensive tactics professional with more than 45 years of real-world and instructional experience. A veteran Range Master and certified defensive tactics instructor, Steve has trained and mentored thousands of instructors and armed professionals across the country. His background includes service as a Sheriff’s Deputy, Protective Security Specialist with the U.S. Embassy High Threat Protection Detail in Afghanistan, lead instructor for Firearms Instructor Certification with the U.S. Department of Energy, and adjunct instructor at the renowned Gunsite Academy. Known for his engaging presentation style and practical, experience-driven approach, Steve delivers clear, actionable instruction that elevates instructor performance, safety standards, and defensive readiness.
