

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Protector Essentials: Pistol Home Defense
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 09 Apr, 2026 at 05:30 pm – Thu, 09 Apr, 2026 at 09:30 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: If you keep a pistol for home defense, you need more than a bedside gun, you need a plan and the skills to back it up.

Protector Essentials: Pistol Home Defense is a 4-hour indoor-range + coaching session built around the reality of home-defense problems: positive identification, safe movement/handling, fast decision-making, and accurate hits under time pressure. This class is designed to be accessible for new to intermediate shooters while still challenging experienced carriers who want to tighten fundamentals and pressure-test their process.

What you’ll work on (high-level):
- Home-defense setup &amp; staging: practical ways to keep a pistol accessible while prioritizing safety (household considerations, light, and muzzle discipline).
- Fast, accountable shooting: getting acceptable hits quickly from ready positions.
- Problem-solving: keeping your pistol running when the unexpected happens.
- One-handed &amp; support-hand skills: because your other hand may be busy (doors, family, phone, light).
- Low-light fundamentals: handheld-light use and decision-making (we’ll keep it realistic for indoor-range constraints).
- After-action habits: scan, assess, and communicate, what comes next after the last shot.

Who this is for:
- Responsible armed citizens
- Home defenders / protectors
- Church security team members
- Security-minded professionals
- Anyone who wants a structured skills tune-up for home-defense pistol use

Bring:
- 150 rounds of reliable practice ammunition (200 recommended for repetitions and alternates — more is always better)
- Open mind and readiness to train
- Notepad and pen
- Quality carry pistol (semi-automatic recommended)
- Minimum of 2 quality magazines
- Administrative flashlight (handheld)
- Eye and ear protection
- Food/snacks
- Water and/or electrolyte drinks

Safety and expectations:
- This is a coaching-forward class with clear standards: safe gun handling, muzzle discipline, and shot accountability are non-negotiable. You’ll be expected to follow all facility rules and instructor direction at all times.

Register / Pay:
- Reserve your seat at https://www.miningridgearmory.com/event-details/protector-essentials-pistol-home-defense 
- OR contact Mining Ridge Armory or Elk Outdoors Sporting Goods by phone or Facebook messaging. 
-- MRA: https://www.facebook.com/miningridgearmory; 704-750-0333
-- Elk Outdoors: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61560838838376; 336-258-8120
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/elkin/protector-essentials-pistol-home-defense/200029498591129
- **Event Categories**: workshops, sports
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 3

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://www.miningridgearmory.com/event-details/protector-essentials-pistol-home-defense?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=elkin-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Elkin
- **state**: NC
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Elk Outdoors Sporting Goods LLC
- **lat**: 36.28883
- **long**: -80.85623
- **full address**: Elk Outdoors Sporting Goods LLC, 198 Brookfall Dairy Rd, Elkin, NC 28621-7940, United States

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Mining Ridge Armory (https://allevents.in/org/mining-ridge-armory/14916677)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Thu, 09 Apr, 2026 at 05:30 pm (-04:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Elk Outdoors Sporting Goods LLC, 198 Brookfall Dairy Rd, Elkin, NC 28621-7940, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Mining Ridge Armory
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** workshops, sports
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Protector Essentials: Pistol Home Defense ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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