Vinny Rubio — Instructor Profile

Avg 4.70/5 102 reviews 100% recommend

About Vinny Rubio

Vinny, a 26-year veteran of a municipal police department in New Jersey, holds extensive certifications as a range master and instructor in various firearms and tactical disciplines. He is renowned for his expertise in pistol, shotgun, patrol, and scoped rifle training, complemented by armorer certifications for multiple firearm brands and instructor certifications in less-lethal tactics. With a background in SWAT and leadership roles, Vinny has developed and conducted numerous courses focusing on use of force, critical incident response, and tactical operations for patrol officers.

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Jan 21, 2026
Patrol Rifle Instructor
★★★★★ · Highly recommended

The class exceeded expectations and the instructor's methodology and knowledge transfer was helped to build us up as students and instructors throughout the week.

Jan 21, 2026
Patrol Rifle Instructor
★★★★★ · Highly recommended

Best class I’ve attended in years.

Jan 21, 2026
Patrol Rifle Instructor
★★★★★ · Highly recommended

Vinny was awesome. Definitely one of a kind. Builds confidence as a shooter and instructor by breaking down the shooter/instructor to come back down to fundamentals and basics. Vinny then builds the student to retrieve expert level knowled…

Jan 21, 2026
Patrol Rifle Instructor
★★★★★ · Highly recommended

This course was great and I learned a lot of good drills and knowledge to take back to my agency and train others.

Jan 21, 2026
Patrol Rifle Instructor
★★★★★ · Highly recommended

This course was truly an eye opener! Exceeded all of my expectations. Vinny is a fantastic instructor; very knowledgeable and a great teacher! I highly recommend this course!

Jan 21, 2026
Patrol Rifle Instructor
★★★★★ · Highly recommended

Great class with a lot of good takeaways to bring back my agency. I would def recommend

Jan 21, 2026
Patrol Rifle Instructor
★★★★★ · Highly recommended

Very good course regardless of proficiency level. Will definitely learn new skills and training techniques.

Jan 21, 2026
Patrol Rifle Instructor
★★★★★ · Highly recommended

This class was excellent and far exceeded my expectations. I would recommend every instructor to take this class.

Jan 21, 2026
Patrol Rifle Instructor
★★★★★ · Highly recommended

Thumbs up great class!

Jan 21, 2026
Patrol Rifle Instructor
★★★★★ · Highly recommended

Vinny showed his years of qualified experience this week. He was able to answer any and all questions that were asked of him. I will definitely be sending officers to this course in the future

Jan 21, 2026
Patrol Rifle Instructor
★★★★★ · Highly recommended

Left the class with more knowledge, confidence and understanding to better instruct patrol rifle

Jan 21, 2026
Patrol Rifle Instructor
★★★★★ · Highly recommended

The Bloodgood Training Group runs a phenomenal firearm training program, from handgun instructor, to red dot instructor, and rifle instructor. Vinny is a great instructor who knows his subjects and how to train police officers.

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