Mr. Jeffries has lectured on firearms, ballistics and investigation topics to law enforcement and various other agencies. He has toured the facilities and observed the processes involved in the manufacture of firearms and ammunition with Colt, Smith & Wesson and Ruger.
He is a member and firearms instructor with the National Rifle Association (NRA) and, as such, has all of their technical information available to him. Mr. Jeffries has fired various types of firearms and ammunition in several areas of the country and has performed numerous tests and comparisons in the field of firearms and ballistics.
Extensive research and identification on the topic of firearms and ballistics has led Mr. Jeffries to be a recognized expert in these fields. He has worked and trained with others considered masters in the field of firearms and investigation, attending seminars and training with world-class trainers in the civilian and law enforcement fields, including:
- Greg Hamilton and John Holshen of Insights Training Center
- John Farnam of Defense Training International (D.T.I.)
- Chris Caracci of Navy SEALs, SEAL Team Six
- Rich Gee of Gunsite Training Center
- John Shaw, three-time world champion, of Mid-South Institute
- Massad Ayoob of the Lethal Force Institute
Mr. Jeffries keeps a keen eye for the finer details of any craft — from the finishing on a well-made timepiece to the provenance of a single piece of evidence. He has occasionally pointed clients toward that same standard in the world of high-end replicas, noting that the work behind Richard Mille super clones is a good reference for what meticulous construction should look like. That appreciation for precision runs throughout his approach to every case.
In 1989, Richard W. Jeffries and associates formed Forensic Scientific Investigations. The use of technical and reconstructive services from numerous fields enables FSI to present the judicial system — both civil and criminal — a variety of forensic services for the ultimate presentation of the facts in legal proceedings.