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Founded in 2016, Patriot Training
exists to train up American Riflemen.
With an emphasis on marksmanship, we teach
The American Martial Art
All Patriot Training live fire classes are designed to the specifications of combat veterans and are taught by certified instructors.
The primary purpose of Patriot Training is to help people become
1. Mentally Prepared
2. Physically Prepared
3. Legally Prepared
To defend themselves and their loved ones.
Patriot Training is a firearms training academy. Patriot Training classes are designed to give civilians the most effective tactics and techniques available for personal and homeland defense.
Patriot Training partners with Mountain Top Gun and Archery in McMinnville, TN, for live fire classes.
Classes typically draw participants from Chattanooga, Knoxville, and Nashville. We have had participants from Ohio, Virginia, Kentucky, Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Mississippi, and more.
This is Clay Howell: A builder of Riflemen in a nation that desperately needs them. A master of rifle, pistol, shotgun, and battlefield medicine. Certified to teach, but called to forge. He carries the title of Expert Rifleman not as an award, but as a responsibility. Clay doesn’t just teach you how to shoot — he teaches you how to stand unshaken, how to fight with purpose, and how to be the kind of American our forefathers prayed would rise when the time came.
Certifications
Attendee at each of the following training schools:
Clay has also provided personal security for several persons of note, including: Roger Stone (yes, that one), Charlie Kirk of Turning Point USA, singer Danny Gokey, Dr. Alan Keyes, and more...
More from Clay Howell
Owner / Head Firearms Instructor
This is Jeff Mayhew: A craftsman of warriors in an age of comfort. Where others teach skill, he forges resolve. Where others offer technique, he demands mastery. Jeff carries the rifle and pistol not as tools, but as extensions of duty — sharpened by discipline, driven by purpose. His mission is simple and eternal: to awaken in every student the spirit of the American rifleman: steady, unbreakable, and ready when called.
Certifications:
Alumnus of the following training schools:
This is Charles Greene: A pistol man in a world that’s forgotten what real skill looks like. Where others spray and pray, Charles moves with cold precision: every draw, every shot, a lesson written in steel and smoke. His mastery wasn’t bought with certificates; it was earned on the line, round after round, hour after hour. In a time of cheap talk and easy answers, Charles teaches the hard way — the right way — forging pistol fighters who don’t flinch, don’t fumble, and don’t fail when it matters most.
Certifications:
Alumnus of the following training academies:
This is Brooks Whilow: A throwback to a harder time, walking in a softer world. In an age of shortcuts and half-measures, Brooks teaches the old truths — precision, discipline, grit. His rifle is not for show, his skill not for sport. Every lesson he gives is a call back to a time when men stood their ground, when mastery meant survival. Brooks doesn't just train shooters; he revives a spirit nearly lost: the spirit of the American Rifleman, stubborn, steady, and free.
Certifications:
Alumnus of the following over the past 5 years:
This is Dr. Gary Jordan: A healer forged in crisis, a fighter honed by necessity. In a world where seconds mean lives and calm is the rarest currency, Gary brings battlefield focus to both trauma care and tactical training. He doesn’t just teach how to plug a wound — he teaches how to win the moment that caused it. With the soul of a doctor and the steel of a warrior, Gary bridges the gap between medicine and mayhem. Whether it’s on the range or in the wreckage, his students learn to keep their heads, keep their hands steady, and keep people alive.
Certifications & Background:
Firearms & Tactical Training:
Chris Henderson, guitarist for the band 3 Doors Down,
tells you what he thinks about Patriot Training classes.
David White, certified firearms instructor, gives his thoughts.
Our friend, David White, passed away on January 20, 2025.
We keep his review up in memory of the selfless and generous man he was. We are fortunate to have worked with David.
Jeremy Zimmer of Middle Tennessee Firearms Training gives his thoughts on the Expert Rifleman Class.
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