Firearms &

Personal Defense Training

Tailored. Practical. Results-Driven.

I provide high-quality, no-nonsense instruction in firearms use and personal protection, with a focus on safety, practical application, and performance under pressure.

Whether you’re new to firearms or seeking advanced capability for home defense, concealed carry, or performance-based shooting, I’ll help you build the skills you need—quickly, efficiently, and with confidence.

Private, Flexible, and Fully Customized

  • Serving individuals, small groups, and businesses

  • Training is tailored to your goals and experience level

  • Off-range sessions at your home, business, or my location

  • Live-fire instruction available at top-tier facilities:

    • Brocks Gap Training Center (Pell City, AL)

    • My private range (Double Springs, AL)

    • Or any shooting range you have access to

As a Rangemaster Master Firearms Instructor, competitive shooter, and martial arts practitioner, I bring nationally recognized credentials and deep, real-world expertise to every session. My mission is to help you become safer, more capable, and ready to perform when it matters most.

Book Your Free Consultation Today

Let’s talk about your goals—and how to reach them.

Who I Am

I’m Chris Magyar, a lifelong practitioner and student of personal defense.

I’m a civilian, retired from a career as a software engineer and technology leader in the field of Enterprise Medical Imaging. Away from the keyboard, I’ve spent decades immersed in high-performance pistol shooting, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, and Integrated Combatives—a modern, pressure-tested approach to self-defense in weapons-based environments.

What I offer isn’t theory. It’s the product of years of focused training, competition, and hands-on experience—on the range, on the mats, and in force-on-force scenarios. I’ve learned from many of the nation’s top instructors and tested everything I teach under pressure.

I’d be honored to share that knowledge with you.

Why I Do This

Teaching and coaching sharpen my skills and allow me to give back in a meaningful way. Helping others become safer, more confident, and more capable is deeply rewarding—and it’s one way I work to make the world a better place.

What I Stand For

I care that you’re a decent human being with a desire to learn. I believe in life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness—and in protecting the civil liberties that make them possible, especially our right to self-defense.

Your politics, religion, race, gender, size, age, sexual orientation, or physical limitations? None of that matters to me.

If you’re here to learn, I’m here to give you my absolute best.

My Call To Action

Take Responsibility. Be Ready.

You don’t get to choose when danger shows up—

But you can choose to be prepared for it.

When it comes to protecting yourself and the people you care about, hoping for the best is not a plan. Every responsible adult should be equipped to recognize, avoid, and if necessary, respond to threats—decisively and effectively.

Here’s the reality:

  • Criminals strike when it’s least expected.

  • When seconds count, help is minutes away.

  • Police have no legal duty to protect you—they show up after the fact.

What can you do?

Take proactive steps now—before your moment of need.

I can help you develop the mindset, skills, and tools to protect what matters:

  • Build real-world situational awareness to avoid danger before it happens

  • Respond with purpose when avoidance is no longer an option

  • Understand defensive tools—firearms, pepper spray, improvised weapons, and empty-hand skills

  • Get clear on self-defense law and your responsibilities

  • Prepare for the aftermath of a use-of-force event—legally, financially, psychologically, and socially

Winging it is not a strategy.

The stakes are too high. If you’re not ready, the consequences can be catastrophic—even if you survive the encounter. You could still face arrest, lawsuits, or long-term trauma.

You don’t have to do this alone.

I’m Chris Magyar, a Rangemaster Master Firearms Instructor, accomplished performance shooter, and longtime martial arts practitioner. I bring decades of real-world training experience in firearms, self-defense, and Integrated Combatives—the modern study of protection in weapons-based environments, pressure-tested under realistic conditions.

Build Competence. Gain Confidence. Train with Purpose.

Schedule your free consultation today—and take control of your own safety.