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Mining Ridge Armory
Firearms Training in Elkin, NC
Mining Ridge Armory is a North Carolina-based training and consulting organization offering professional firearms instruction and sales by appointment only.
- Phone
- +17047500333
- Website
- miningridgearmory.com
- Directions
- Open map directions
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- Private Club access is listed.
- No lanes, distances, or specific range areas are structured yet.
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Are classes listed?
6 dated classes, 12 course offerings
How is training offered?
Online
Classes and Training Programs
Upcoming Classes
Class
Protector Shotgun I: Core Combat Shotgun
- Date
- October 3, 2026
- Time
- 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
- Duration
- 9 hr
- Price
- $120
Run the gauge like a protector.
Class
Ghost Tactics: Applied OSINT For Protectors
- Date
- October 17, 2026
- Time
- 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
- Duration
- 9 hr
- Price
- $120
What you don’t know can kill you. Can you thoroughly identify critical aspects of a location, person, or event that could compromise the safety of those under your protection?
Class
Ghost Tactics: Live USB Field Tradecraft
- Date
- October 18, 2026
- Time
- 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
- Duration
- 9 hr
- Price
- $120
Structured training in secure portable computing with TAILS Live-USB, authorized field workflow, controlled data handling, and communication security.
Class
Ghost Tactics: Mobile Anonymity & Secure Ops
- Date
- October 24, 2026
- Time
- 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
- Duration
- 9 hr
- Price
- $120
Ghost Tactics: Mobile Anonymity & Secure Ops is a one‑day, hands‑on lab that teaches protectors how to harden and sanitize Android and Apple devices, build a GrapheneOS 'ghost phone,' and run mobile operations with privacy, security, and legal awareness.
Class
Ghost Tactics: Situational Awareness
- Date
- October 25, 2026
- Time
- 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
- Duration
- 9 hr
- Price
- $120
Learn to spot pre‑threat indicators, read behavior, and make faster protective decisions long before violence breaks out.
Class
Protector Shotgun III: Advanced Engagement
- Date
- December 5, 2026
- Time
- 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
- Duration
- 9 hr
- Price
- $120
From gunhandling to gunfighting: CQB, transitions, and scenario-driven problem solving.
Training Programs
Course NRA Beginner
NRA Basics of Pistol Shooting
- Format
- In Person
- Duration
- >8 hours
- Price
- $120
This entry-level course combines classroom and range time to teach safe handgun handling, pistol parts and operation, ammunition basics, and fundamental marksmanship skills with both revolvers and semi-automatic pistols. Students learn NRA range safety rules, basic shooting positions, and how to clean and maintain their handgun.
Course NRA Instructor
NRA Range Safety Officer
- Format
- In Person
- Duration
- 9 hours
- Price
- $120
This non-shooting, 9-hour course prepares you to safely supervise shooting activities on the range. Candidates learn the roles and responsibilities of an RSO, range standard operating procedures (SOPs), range inspection and rules, conducting safety briefings, handling stoppages and malfunctions, and responding to emergencies.
Course NRA Beginner Defensive
NRA Basic Personal Protection In The Home
- Format
- In Person
- Duration
- 8 hours
- Price
- $120
An 8-hour defensive pistol course for law-abiding, experienced adult shooters who want to protect themselves and their families at home.
Course CCW
NC Concealed Carry Handgun
- Format
- In Person
- Duration
- >8 hours
- Price
- $75
This course meets North Carolina’s training requirement to apply for a Concealed Carry Handgun Permit. Students complete at least 8 hours of classroom instruction plus a live-fire qualification on the range. Classroom topics include NC laws on the use of deadly force and where concealed handguns are prohibited, along with firearm safety, handgun types, and m...
Course NRA Beginner
NRA Basic Shotgun Shooting
- Format
- In Person
- Duration
- >8 hours
- Price
- $120
This introductory course combines classroom and range time to teach safe shotgun handling, parts and operation, ammunition basics, and fundamental skills for shooting moving targets. Students learn NRA range safety rules, how to engage straightaway and angled targets, and basic cleaning and maintenance.
Course NRA Beginner
NRA FIRST Steps Pistol, Rifle, or Shotgun
- Format
- In Person
- Duration
- 3 hours
- Price
- $75
NRA FIRST Steps courses are short, small-group introductions to one specific pistol, rifle, or shotgun model/action type. Each class runs about 3 hours and combines classroom and range time to cover safe gun handling, basic parts, operation, ammunition, fundamental shooting skills, cleaning and care, and how to continue developing your skills.
Course NRA Beginner Defensive
NRA Basic Personal Protection Outside The Home
- Format
- In Person
- Duration
- 2 days
- Price
- $240
This intermediate defensive pistol course teaches the knowledge, skills, and attitude essential for avoiding dangerous confrontations and for the safe, effective, and responsible use of a concealed pistol for self-defense in public.
Course NRA Beginner
NRA Basic Rifle Shooting
- Format
- In Person
- Duration
- >2 days
- Price
- $240
This introductory rifle course combines classroom and range time to teach safe gun handling, rifle parts and operation, ammunition basics, and fundamental marksmanship skills. Students learn NRA shooting positions (bench rest, prone, sitting, standing, and kneeling), range safety, and basic cleaning and maintenance.
Course NRA Online
NRA Refuse To Be A Victim Seminar
- Format
- In Person
- Duration
- 3–4 hours
- Price
- $75
The NRA’s award-winning personal safety and crime-prevention seminar. In this non-shooting, classroom-only program, you’ll learn practical strategies you can use every day to reduce your chances of becoming a victim at home, in your vehicle, online, at work, and in public places.
Course
Ghost Tactics: Hijack, Extract, Communicate, Vanish
- Format
- In Person
- Duration
- >8 hours
- Price
- $120
A one-day, intensive lab on recovering data, moving information, and staying connected in non-permissive environments — legally and ethically.
Course
Protector Shotgun II: Applied Combat Shotgun
- Format
- In Person
- Duration
- >8 hours
- Price
- $120
Take the shotgun from 'home-defense tool' to a fight-winning system under movement, pressure, and complexity.
Course
Protector Series I, II, III Pistol, Shotgun, PCC, Rifle
- Format
- In Person
- Duration
- >8 hours
- Price
- $120
The Protector series from Mining Ridge Armory is a progressive training program for responsible citizens, first responders, and security professionals.
Listing Snapshot
- Primary category
- Shooting Ranges
- Also listed as
- Firearm Instructors
- Legal name
- PMElk Outdoors Sporting Goods LLC
- ZIP
- 28676
Social Links
Profile Details
Range Access
- Range detail status
- No lanes, distances, or specific range areas are structured yet.
- Access signal
- Private Club
Training and Classes
- Established
- 2018
- Training types
- Online
- Certifications
- Range Master Certified Defensive Shotgun Instructor, Chief Range Safety Officer (CRSO), NC Wildlife Resources Commission Hunter Education
- Regions served
- NC
- Service bundles
- House Of Worship Team Training
Concealed Carry Classes
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Primary location: 965 Mining School Rd, Elkin NC 28676
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