Custom Gun Specialist & Educators
Will Sabatini
Will was born and raised on Long Island, NY. At a young age he was introduced to target shooting and firearms culture. Attending NRA meetings and 2nd Amendment rallies in the late 90’s/ early 2000’s his passion for firearms grew. After the attacks that took place on 9/11, Will wanted to follow in his parent’s footsteps and join the United States Army, But due to a medical condition he was unable.
In August of 2010 Will decided to follow his passion for firearms and enrolled at The Pennsylvania Gunsmith School in Pittsburgh, PA. While in attendance at PGS his love for modern day sporting arms took off and he knew he was on the right path. Graduating at the beginning of 2012 Will had several job opportunities come his way, unfortunately none were the right fit.
In the summer of 2013, Will accepted a position with Mesa Kinetic Research, LLC in Gonzales, LA. And started his career in the firearms industry. After 6 years of being down in South Louisiana, Will made the move to Nashville and has been with Royal Range ever since.
Will is extremely active in his local church, community outreach serves, and is a big fan of 80’s and early 90’s action/Sci-fi movies, along with the culinary arts.
Jeffrey Carmichael, Jr.
Originally from Western New York, Jeff and his family moved to TN in 2012. He is a former Marine who pursued a career in Law Enforcement before a career ending injury set him on a different path. Jeff started shooting at 4 years of age ,and when it came time for a new career he fell back on his love of firearms and working with metal. Jeff decided to become a Certified Gunsmith. Jeff landed a position at Royal Range and the rest is history.
Jeff is the main go to guy on keeping all of the machine guns working at Royal Range. Jef has expertise on all of the full-autos and belt fed platforms.
Brian Hinkle
Brian was born in Ft. Benning Georgia and raised primarily in southern West Virginia. He has worked as a Firefighter/ EMT, Rescue Technician (auto/swift water/high angle). Correctional Office for the West Virginia Department Corrections. Contract security for the Department of Defense. Correctional Officer/ CERT Team Commander for the Tennessee Department of Corrections.
Brian Started with Royal Range before it was opened, helping with the build out. And has been here ever since. Brian started working in the Custom Shop due to his passion for upgrading certain platforms. He has found his niche in building custom firearms, along with adding personal touches that makes that unique piece for our customers. Brian is a certified Cerakote applicator.
"Sledge hammer or scalpel. Be proficient with both, then pick the right tool to solve the problem. "