Lodestone Training and Consulting

Lodestone Training and Consulting operates out of Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, and specializes in structured firearms instruction for civilians, armed professionals, and law enforcement agencies. Unlike ranges that just let people send rounds downrange, they build curriculum around actual skill development.

Their training pyramid starts with Level One courses covering foundational pistol and rifle skills, progresses through Level Two for intermediate shooters, and tops out with Level Three for advanced techniques. Beyond that ladder, they offer:

• •Small Unit Tactics - Team-based shooting and movement
• •Austere Environment Survival - Skills for hostile or resource-limited areas
• •Specialized Seminars and Workshops - Focused training on specific skills
• •Women-Only Classes - Dedicated instruction designed for female shooters
• •Medical Training - Trauma response and field medicine
• •Private Instruction - Custom curriculum for individuals or small groups

Their team includes IT specialists, law enforcement professionals, and serious practitioners—not just people who shoot well. This shows in their content. They publish detailed articles on practical topics: how to zero a rifle properly (not just "good enough"), why your carry ammo might shoot different than your training ammo, proper selector switch technique, neuroplasticity and muscle memory, managing zero across multiple weapons.

They understand that "owning a handgun doesn't make you armed any more than owning a guitar makes you a musician." Their job is building competency, not selling the fantasy.

Based on their published curriculum and instructional content:

• •AR-15 and M4 platform operation and accuracy
• •Pistol fundamentals through advanced techniques
• •Tactical rifle employment and positioning
• •Malfunction clearing and immediate action drills
• •Speed, accuracy, and decision-making under pressure
• •Equipment setup: optics, suppressors, magazines, accessories
• •Brand selection and equipment evaluation
• •Urban environment tactics and evasion
• •Shotgun defensive use and reloading
• •Communication in tactical settings

Their articles demonstrate deep technical knowledge. They've run ballistics tests comparing different ammunition types zeroed to the same rifle, documenting actual impact differences. They discuss specific brands used in instruction: Geissele Super Duty rifles, Nightforce ATACR optics, Allen Engineering suppressors, Reptilia mounts, Magpul magazines, Armageddon Gear range bags and equipment.

They understand equipment matters but don't worship it. One instructor runs an 11.5" Geissele as an exact clone of his work gun, uses specific shooting bags, cheek risers, and anti-cant devices during zeroing—then removes the extra gear for actual training because you won't have it in real conditions.

They offer membership options and sell equipment directly: medical gear, night vision accessories, targets, books, apparel, and branded items. Free targets available to members.

Location: 1 S. Wilson Ave., Suite 201, Elizabethtown, PA 17022 Phone: (717) 405-2999 Email: [email protected]

They maintain a podcast, publish regular articles on their Briefing Room, and track student performance through Light Fighter and Night Fighter result documentation.