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Combat Rifle 3: Fundamentals of Riflecraft 2MAR25
The Combat Rifle Series consists of six 10 hour immersive classes that will cover everything you need to know regarding the use of carbines and fighting rifles. This includes the weapon’s role in modern human conflict, the basics of safety, movement, and weapon operation, then going all the way into low light fighting, night vision, close quarter battle, teamwork and tactics, precision shooting out to 400 meters, how to use red dots and magnifiers, lasers, LPVO and ACOG scopes, ballistic theory, and more!
You can sign up for classes individually or purchase the entire package of 6 classes for an awesome deal. Each class is technical, detailed, and action packed. We offer a both a primary and an auxiliary date for Basic Combat Rifle, as this information is critical for safe and smooth advanced training later in the series. If you can’t make a class you signed up for, simply email Brian at info@monarchdefense.org and we can credit you or reschedule you for a future date.
Winter/Spring 2025 Combat Rifle Series dates:
Basic Combat Rifle, Sunday 5th of January, 2025.
Live Fire Battle Drills, Sunday 2nd of February, 2025.
Basic Combat Rifle, Sunday 16th of February, 2025.
Fundamentals of Riflecraft, Sunday 2nd of March, 2025.
Combat Rifle Optics, Sunday 6th of April, 2025.
Close Quarters Combat Rifle, Sunday 4th of May, 2025.
Advanced Combat Rifle, Saturday 31st of May to Sunday 1st of June, 2025.
Prerequisite:
You must have prior safe weapons handling experience.
Location:
Our facility is in the mountains 1 hour east of San Jose, 1 hour south from Livermore. Detail directions will be emailed to those who sign up.
Topics:
What is a rifle, what does it do, and what do we do with it?
How do bullets fly, or the study of ballistics
Minutes of angle
Milliradians
Yards versus meters
Inches vs centimeters
Defining the size of the target for hunting, fighting, and target shooting
Defining accuracy vs precision
Proper zeroing procedure
Shooting positions, especially Rifleman’s Prone and Perfect Prone
Finding your maximum theoretical effective range
Practicing hold-over and hold-unders
Dialing for distance vs holding for distance
How to mount and level scopes
Comparison of rifle and caliber capabilities and how to select and buy equipment
First focal plane vs Second focal plane scopes
Packing list:
Sturdy boots
Sturdy pants
Belt
Long sleeve shirt or jacket
Gloves
Layer garments so you can adjust for cold, wet, or warm weather
Hat
Rifle with 4+ magazines
250+ rounds of ammunition
Cleaning kit with oil, rag, toothbrush, barrel rod
Tools for mounting and adjusting your optics
Spare batteries for lights, night vision, lasers
Individual first aid kit (IFAK)
Eye protection
Ear protection
1 gallon of water per day
Salty snacks and bag lunch
We have weapons, magazines, magazine carriers, pistols, holsters, night vision, armor, helmet etc. for you to borrow for free. All you need to do is communicate clearly in advance what you need to borrow, and clean what you used before turning it back in.
We can supply all the ammunition you need for $80 per person per day. Simply choose the “Ammunition” ticket option during checkout.
