Learn to shoot well — and be yourself while you do it.
Private firearms instruction and range design consulting from a Texas-licensed Chief Instructor. Careful technique, honest safety practice, and no lecture about politics attached.
Our approach
An activity, not an identity
Arma Ignifera exists for people who want real competence with a firearm — and who haven't felt at home in the usual version of gun culture. We built the room we wished existed.
A skill, not a stance
Marksmanship is a discipline you build rep by rep, the same as any other sport. Class time goes to grip, stance, and trigger control — not to relitigating politics on the range.
Practice, not peril
We treat firearms as tools that deserve serious respect, not high drama. Good training makes the whole subject calmer and more matter-of-fact, not more intense.
A room you're glad to be in
Many of our students hadn't felt comfortable at a typical range or gun shop before finding us. This is a space built by and for people who'd rather leave the ideology at the door.
A reason to meet people
Classes stay small on purpose. Most students leave with a few new friends who happen to share a Saturday morning hobby — and, it turns out, a lot more besides.
What we offer
Two ways we work with people
Firearms Instruction
Private and small-group lessons for new and returning shooters, taught at your pace. First-timers welcome — there's no such thing as too basic a question.
- Fundamentals: grip, stance, sight picture, trigger control
- Safe handling, storage, and range etiquette
- Texas License to Carry (LTC) preparation
- Defensive pistol fundamentals
- Private, couples, and small-group sessions
Range Design & Operations Advisement
For range owners, clubs, and facilities that want their layout, procedures, and staffing to hold up under real use.
- Layout and safety-flow design
- Standard operating procedures
- RSO staffing and training programs
- Safety and compliance review
- Built on hands-on Chief RSO experience
Chief Instructor
Joey Jablonski
Chief Instructor, Arma Ignifera
Joey has spent years teaching new and experienced shooters alike, with an approach built on patience, plain communication, and zero ego. Good instruction meets people exactly where they are — whether that's a first time ever holding a firearm or a refresher before an LTC renewal.
Every class starts from the same place: safety first, technique second, confidence follows on its own.
- LTC
- State of Texas License to Carry Instructor
- NRA
- NRA Certified Rifle Instructor
- NRA
- NRA Certified Pistol Instructor
- CRSO
- NRA Certified Chief Range Safety Officer
Bring a friend. Leave with a few more.
Every class is small by design — room enough to actually get taught, and to talk shop with people who get it.