Train Real. Live Ready.

About Us

Mining Ridge Armory is a North Carolina–based training and consulting team focused on one mission: building capable protectors. Our instructors bring experience from law enforcement, military, private security, competitive shooting, and cybersecurity operations. We also maintain a vetted network of adjunct instructors to ensure coverage and specialty depth. If a need falls outside our lane, we’ll connect you with a trusted expert.

We take training seriously because real life is unforgiving. If you must defend life, you are accountable for every action and every round. Our programs emphasize safe gun handling, legal literacy, decision-making under stress, and disciplined execution, so your skills hold up when it matters.

What we teach

Firearms: Concealed carry fundamentals, pistol/rifle/shotgun, home defense, low-light, performance diagnostics, range safety, advanced tactics
Physical Security: Home & business hardening, site/risk assessments, SOPs, emergency action planning, active shooter event response
Cybersecurity: Personal & small‑business protection, security best practices, identity protection (obfuscation, anonymization), backup and incident readiness, digital privacy hygiene
Tactics & Mindset: Movement, communication, de-escalation, accountability, after-action processes

How we deliver

Private coaching, open-enrollment classes, corporate/workplace programs, and house-of-worship team training, on your site or ours (range & classroom).

Credentials & compliance

North Carolina–approved Concealed Carry Handgun (CCH) instruction
NRA-certified instruction available in: Pistol, Rifle, Shotgun, Personal Protection In the Home (PPITH) & Outside the Home (PPOTH), Refuse To Be A Victim, and Chief Range Safety Officer (CRSO/RSO)
NC Wildlife Resources Commission Hunter Education (including Muzzleloader)
Range Master Certified Defensive Shotgun Instructor
Curriculum aligned with NC and U.S. laws; safety is non‑negotiable