Instructor Qualifications: All AFT instructors have either NRA or USCCA Instructor certifications in the disciplines they teach, police or military experience, or have gone through an internal instructor training course defined by our Instructional System Design documents. We are very careful in who we choose to be instructors. The key word is “instructors”. We look for a minimum level of competency and expertise but what we value the most in a potential instructor is formal instruction in coaching, mentoring and other instructional disciplines. Experience as instructors, corporate or government trainers is sought. We can train instructors to the knowledge and skill levels we need if they have a good foundation but we can never train an instructor to enjoy coaching and mentoring if they are not so inclined to it. Subsequently a successful history of coaching and mentoring combined with a patient personality defines our instructors.

History: Atlanta Firearms Training was started in 2009 by two airline instructor pilots who were upper level IDPA competitors and is currently owned by Chuck Marable. We have, as of January 2026, trained over 3500 students.

Location: We do not have a brick and mortar location. We decided to organize the business around a consultant model to keep our prices affordable. Our primary training locations are:
South River Gun Club about 30 miles east of Atlanta
Bullseye Gun Range in Lawrenceville, and
Gunsite Hills about 70 miles east of Atlanta in Lexington GA
but we can set up private or group sessions at nearly any range complex near you.
Advanced Pistol Classes,