Exciting combat and defense oriented shooting competition with 6-8 dynamic stages of fire for pistol and rifle. Move and shoot in challenging scenarios. Distances vary from 0 meters to 400 meters and feature many reactive steel targes. Time: 9-10am open range for zeroing and practice.At 10am we’ll begin the first stage, and alternate ranges. Plan […]
Continue your firearms training in a beginner friendly and low pressure environment. Class sizes are small so you have great hands-on time with all the different guns and close attention from your instructors. Practice loading, unloading, aiming and shooting various firearms. See which type of weapon suits your body and your self defense needs. Gain […]
Beginners interested in learning the right way, start here. Experienced students seeking to fill gaps in their knowledge regarding Use of Force, weapons handling, and self defense psychology, start here. Firearms and ammunition are provided. You do not need to bring any of your own. Ask detailed questions, learn, explore, and play with all the […]
Principles of Patrol is the first installment of a four part series offered during spring 2024 Small Unit Tactics School. This curriculum was previously offered only in Monarch Defense's Special Purpose Rifle School, and after gathering customer feedback for several years, this year we aim to break up the curriculum into recurring once-a-month classes that […]
Defensive Handgun Mastery is a quarterly recurring guided practice session for advanced students that will allow you, over time, to review and master all aspects of pistol, revolver, and concealed carry technique. Prerequisites:Â Firearm Safety Class Defensive Handgun Fundamentals, legacy Defensive Handgun 1 & 2 from Monarch Defense, or equivalent level of training from another […]
You're looking to choose a firearm for defense in your home or business, and you're not ready to be carrying a gun in public. What gives you the best combination of ease of use, light weight, compact, light recoil, modularity, accuracy, lethality, ammunition capacity, and affordability? The carbine! A small, light, reduced power rifle made […]
A lot has changed in weapon technology since John Moses Browning gave us the modern delayed blowback semi-automatic pistol more than a century ago. Lightweight polymers, tritium sights, weapon lights, hollow point bullets... yet of all the implements available for your pistol, none other have simultaneously allured, and confounded folks like the illusive Red Dot […]
Continue your firearms training in a beginner friendly and low pressure environment. Class sizes are small so you have great hands-on time with all the different guns and close attention from your instructors. Practice loading, unloading, aiming and shooting various firearms. See which type of weapon suits your body and your self defense needs. Gain […]
High intensity, high round count, live fire training for experienced shooters. Shoot, move, and communicate. Teamwork and tactical drills based upon real life gunfight case studies. Meet other like-minded students and train at your level. All weapon types are welcome. We can provide gear and ammo. We shoot rain or shine. Dynamic Drills is not […]
Over the years our most requested type of firearm training has been specifically for the purpose of protecting family in the event of a burglary, home invasion, or other violent crime in and around the home. In this class, we seek to understand how criminals think, how they choose victims for home break-ins and burglaries, […]
Care Under Fire is the 2nd installment from Monarch Defense’s small unit tactics series offered spring 2024. This curriculum was previously offered only to military students and in Special Purpose Rifle School, and after gathering customer feedback for several years, this year we aim to break up the curriculum into recurring once-a-month classes that will […]
New for 2024 we will be making some changes in our handgun program. Introduction to Defensive Handgun (DH1) and Defensive Handgun Skill Builder (DH2) are now merged into Defensive Handgun Fundamentals for an accelerated pace full day class. Defensive Handgun Fundamentals will shift towards serving intermediate level students who have already completed some basic firearms […]
Beginners interested in learning the right way, start here. Build your foundation for Use of Force doctrine, safe weapons handling, self defense mindset, meet the instructors, and tour our facility. Firearms and ammunition are provided. You do not need to bring any of your own. There is no charge for this class, but you must […]
Exciting combat and defense oriented shooting competition with 6-8 dynamic stages of fire for pistol and rifle. Move and shoot in challenging scenarios. Distances vary from 0 meters to 400 meters and feature many reactive steel targets. Stage 1: Heavy shelling and spring rains have left the fields between our trench and the enemy's trench […]
The Avtomat Kalashnikova has soldiered dutifully in every imaginable environment, from the frozen steppe of eastern Europe, to the jungles of southeast Asia, the grasslands of South Africa, the mountains of central Asia, and the bustling cities of the Middle East. Why has this weapon proven itself so successful over so many decades in so […]
For the past 20 years of war in the middle east, a generation of Americans have grown up seeing night vision prominently featured in movies, video games, and in the news. "We own the night" proclaimed military strategists and soldiers alike. It was our special American super power, to see in the dark, when the […]
Principles of Ambush is the 3rd installment from Monarch Defense's small unit tactics series offered spring 2024. This curriculum was previously offered only in Monarch Defense's Special Purpose Rifle School, and after gathering customer feedback for several years, this year we aim to break up the curriculum into recurring once-a-month classes that will allow you more […]
The adversary chooses the time and place. As a student of self defense and the modern martial art, it is critical that you add low light training to your repertoire of skills and capabilities. After all, half the world is dark all the time...Darkness has advantages, the question is, are you giving the advantage to […]
Monarch Defense's Firearm Safety Class is the most important class we offer, and the most important class you will ever take during your self defense training. That's why it is now free. Let's face it. If self defense was easy, you could just watch a few videos, and "figure it out" by yourself. If firearms […]
In recent years, the development of smaller, lighter, and more durable variable power scopes has challenged the traditional notion that scopes can only be used for long range, and are unsuitable for close range moving and shooting. Simultaneously, carbines used to be considered good for 200-300 meters, but with the advantages of variable magnification, you […]
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The adversary chooses the time and place. As a student of self defense and the modern martial art, it is critical that you add low light training to your repertoire of skills and capabilities. After all, half the world is dark all the time...Darkness has advantages, the question is, are you giving the advantage to […]
Defensive Handgun Fundamentals is a full day immersive class designed for beginner and intermediate students who have completed Monarch Defense's 6 hour Firearm Safety Class, and wish to deepen their understanding of self defense using a pistol or revolver, and concealed carry. We start where Firearm Safety Class leaves off, defining specifically the circumstances under […]
Principles of Raid is the 4th and final installment from Monarch Defense's small unit tactics series offered spring 2024. This curriculum was previously offered only in Monarch Defense's Special Purpose Rifle School. After gathering customer feedback for several years, this year we aim to break up the curriculum into recurring once-a-month classes that will allow […]
Confirm zero on paper at 100 yards or 100 meters, then enjoy open range practice on steel targets that range from 200 yards to 1000 yards. Range opens at 12 noon, closes at 8 PM. We have target stands, paper targets, range finder, chronograph and steel targets for you. Zero your weapon, practice positional shooting, […]
Monarch Defense's Firearm Safety Class is the most important class we offer, and the most important class you will ever take during your self defense training. That's why it is now free. Let's face it. If self defense was easy, you could just watch a few videos, and "figure it out" by yourself. If firearms […]
Zero lasers and thermal optics, then enjoy open range practice on steel targets from 0-400 meters. Open range begins at 7pm, cease fire at midnight. There will be a firearm safety class when you arrive, please do not disturb the ongoing class. We can set up the pistol range for 25 meter or 50 yard […]
Skill takes time to develop. While you may have an idea of the basics, let us deep dive into the theory behind why each technique is done a certain way, such that you can master and teach the fundamentals of stance, grip, aim, breathe, and squeeze. Shoot fast, shoot far, shoot close, and explore advanced […]
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Many people have experience owning and shooting firearms, but don't have much experience with shooting and moving, rapid fire, holsters, weapon transitions, team shooting drills, or managing the line on a dynamic range. This is a quick and informative safety orientation, followed by open range time, so you can begin enjoying Monarch Defense's dedicated private […]
