Our own course · Two days · Eight places
You have the licence and the firearm. This is the range time nobody gives you afterwards — on your own handgun, over two days.
Day one: your firearm, stripping and cleaning, ammunition care, grip, stance and trigger control. Day two: drawing, reloads, stoppages, movement, home-defence and vehicle scenarios, and everyday carry.
You must hold the licence for the handgun you bring. This is practical training, not a competency course — it carries no unit standards and does not produce a competency certificate. Need the competency first? Start with handgun training.
Eight places only, booked and paid in advance. We confirm the exact round count when you book so you can buy your ammunition in good time.
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Bookings close 19 November 2026
Only 8 places
Call 065 967 1535
Range days · Every Thursday
Regulation 21 re-assessments and firearm proficiency training — every week, on an accredited range.
Handgun · Shotgun · Self-Loading Rifle · Manual-Operated Rifle
Security companies — if Thursday does not fit your shift roster, we will arrange a separate date around your schedule. Group discount from 5 people.
Cape Town Firearm Training Academy (Pty) Ltd · SAPS Accreditation No. 4001535
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Train with confidence.
Shoot with skill.
Professional firearm training in Cape Town — from your very first shot to business-purposes and tactical proficiency.
Cape Town Firearm Training Academy teaches safe, lawful and confident firearm handling — for first-time owners, sport shooters, hunters and professionals. Training is practical, patient and personal: small groups, real range time, and instruction in plain language.
Every firearm type, private use and business purposes, and what each one costs. Not sure which your SAPS application needs? Ask us and we will tell you.
How the price works
You keep the manual. Every course is delivered on accredited International Training Academy material, issued and stamped by this academy — the same book your assessment is written from. The full list below gives the price for every combination; if you are not sure which one your SAPS application needs, ask us.
For security officers and security companies
The three unit standards behind a handgun competency for security work, in one booking.
Firearm, ammunition, range fees and the training manual included. Group rates from 5 people, and alternative dates for security companies. Call or WhatsApp 065 967 1535 to book; we invoice you.
Every course and what it costs
For a firearm you own or are applying for in your own name.
Safe handling, the law, grip, stance and live fire, for a handgun you own or want to own privately.
Unit standard 119649 49BH
The same course with the Firearms Control Act module added: unit standard 117705, the legal knowledge test SAPS expects behind the practical training.
Unit standards 119649 · 117705 49BH + K
Handling, safety and live-fire marksmanship on a self-loading rifle or carbine, for private ownership.
Unit standard 119650 50BSR
The same course with the Firearms Control Act module added: unit standard 117705, the legal knowledge test SAPS expects behind the practical training.
Unit standards 119650 · 117705 50BSR + K
Bolt, lever and pump-action rifles: handling, safety and live-fire marksmanship, for private ownership and hunting.
Unit standard 119651 51BM
The same course with the Firearms Control Act module added: unit standard 117705, the legal knowledge test SAPS expects behind the practical training.
Unit standards 119651 · 117705 51BM + K
Shotgun safety, handling and live fire for home defence, sport and the field, for private ownership.
Unit standard 119652 52BS
The same course with the Firearms Control Act module added: unit standard 117705, the legal knowledge test SAPS expects behind the practical training.
Unit standards 119652 · 117705 52BS + K
For a firearm you carry for work — security, armed response, close protection, game ranging. You must already hold the private unit standard for that firearm: the private course always comes first and the business one is added afterwards. The Legal Test comes with the private course, so it is never added here.
The handgun unit standard for anyone who carries one for work — security officers, armed response and close protection.
Requires the private unit standard for the same firearm, done first.
Unit standard 123515 50BPH
The self-loading rifle unit standard for business-purposes users and security companies.
Requires the private unit standard for the same firearm, done first.
Unit standard 123511 50BPSR
The manually operated rifle unit standard for business-purposes users, game rangers and farm security.
Requires the private unit standard for the same firearm, done first.
Unit standard 123519 50BPM
The shotgun unit standard for business-purposes users and security officers who carry one on duty.
Requires the private unit standard for the same firearm, done first.
Unit standard 123514 50BPS
One course, one manual, both unit standards for that firearm.
Both handgun unit standards in one course and one manual, so the same firearm covers you privately and for work.
Unit standards 119649 · 123515 CMH
The same course with the Firearms Control Act module added: unit standard 117705, the legal knowledge test SAPS expects behind the practical training.
Unit standards 119649 · 123515 · 117705 CMH + K
Both self-loading rifle unit standards in one course and one manual.
Unit standards 119650 · 123511 CMSLR
The same course with the Firearms Control Act module added: unit standard 117705, the legal knowledge test SAPS expects behind the practical training.
Unit standards 119650 · 123511 · 117705 CMSLR + K
Both manually operated rifle unit standards in one course and one manual.
Unit standards 119651 · 123519 CMMOR
The same course with the Firearms Control Act module added: unit standard 117705, the legal knowledge test SAPS expects behind the practical training.
Unit standards 119651 · 123519 · 117705 CMMOR + K
Both shotgun unit standards in one course and one manual.
Unit standards 119652 · 123514 CMS
The same course with the Firearms Control Act module added: unit standard 117705, the legal knowledge test SAPS expects behind the practical training.
Unit standards 119652 · 123514 · 117705 CMS + K
Done together, on the same days, on one manual.
Three firearms in one course: handgun, shotgun and self-loading rifle, all for private ownership.
Unit standards 119649 · 119652 · 119650 CMB
The same course with the Firearms Control Act module added: unit standard 117705, the legal knowledge test SAPS expects behind the practical training.
Unit standards 119649 · 119652 · 119650 · 117705 CMB + K
All four firearm types for private ownership: handgun, shotgun, self-loading rifle and manually operated rifle.
Unit standards 119649 · 119652 · 119650 · 119651 CMB2
The same course with the Firearms Control Act module added: unit standard 117705, the legal knowledge test SAPS expects behind the practical training.
Unit standards 119649 · 119652 · 119650 · 119651 · 117705 CMB2 + K
Three firearms in one course for business-purposes users — the usual set for a security officer.
Requires the private unit standard for the same firearm, done first.
Unit standards 123515 · 123514 · 123511 CMBP
The two that are not priced per firearm.
The law module: knowledge of the Firearms Control Act 60/2000 as it applies to possessing a firearm. Add it to any course above for R600, once, however many firearms you train on.
Unit standard 117705 K
The annual compliance re-assessment for anyone who carries a firearm for work. Not priced per unit standard: R850 for the first firearm, then R450 for each additional one. Every Thursday at False Bay range.
REG 21
Skills training we present ourselves. No unit standards, no competency — range time and the things that come after competence.
Two days on the range with your own licensed handgun: the fundamentals, drawing and reloading, home defence and hijacking scenarios, and everyday carry. You bring your own firearm and ammunition. Not a competency course.
PHC
Prices are per person and include the official training manual, which is yours to keep. The law module (Legal Test, unit standard 117705) is R600 and is added once, however many you train on. Each firearm counts once for each use — a gun covered privately and for business is two. Group discount from 5 people. Regulation 21 re-assessment is priced separately — see the card above.
What each course covers, who it is for, what to bring and the unit standards behind it — plus Regulation 21, tactical training and first aid, which are priced on their own.
Safe handling, the law, grip, stance and live fire on the range. Perfect for first-time owners — no experience needed.
R1200 for the handgun on its own. R1800 with the Firearms Control Act module. Each extra firearm after that R1200.
Group discount from 5 people.
Manual and self-loading rifles: safety, handling, zeroing and live-fire marksmanship fundamentals.
R1200 per rifle type (self-loading or manual-operated). R1800 with the Firearms Control Act module. Each extra firearm after that R1200.
Group discount from 5 people.
Shotgun safety, handling and live fire — for home defence, sport and field use.
R1200 on its own. R1800 with the Firearms Control Act module. Each extra firearm after that R1200.
Group discount from 5 people.
Training for security officers and professionals who carry a firearm for work — handgun, rifle and shotgun options.
R1200 per firearm, the same as private. R1800 with the Firearms Control Act module.
Group discount from 5 people.
Two days on the range with your own handgun — fundamentals, drawing, reloads, home defence and hijacking scenarios, and everyday carry. Not a competency course.
R1800 per person for both days. You bring your own handgun and your own ammunition — we confirm the round count when you book. 8 places only.
Group discount from 5 people.
Regulation 21 training and assessment for business-purposes firearm users — keep your paperwork current and compliant.
R850 for the first firearm, then R450 for each additional firearm. Handgun R850 - handgun and shotgun R1300 - three firearms R1750.
Group discount from 5 people.
Essential first aid for the range, the field and everyday life — wound care, CPR basics and emergency response.
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E28 De Grendalhof, Daniell Road, Milnerton, Western Cape, 7441
Cape Town Firearm Training Academy offers professional firearm training across Cape Town and the Western Cape — for first-time owners, sport shooters, hunters, professionals and security officers.
Firearm competency training and SAPS unit-standard courses for your handgun, rifle or shotgun licence — the training you need before you apply for a competency certificate and firearm licence. Renewals too.
Regulation 21 training and assessment for business-purposes firearm users — security officers, armed response and security companies. Business-purposes handgun, rifle and shotgun training and Regulation 21 renewals in Cape Town.
Regulation 21 runs every Thursday at False Bay Firearm Shooting Range, Glencairn — handgun, shotgun, self-loading rifle and manual-operated rifle. Bookings are essential, and there is a group discount from 5 people — send a team and talk to us about a rate.
Basic and advanced training on handguns (pistols and revolvers), self-loading and manual rifles, and shotguns — safe handling, the law, marksmanship and live fire on the range.
Tactical firearm training and defensive shooting — drawing, movement, use of cover and decision-making under pressure, built on a solid safety foundation.
Level 1 first aid and CPR training — essential skills for the range, the field and everyday life.
Each course has its own page — what it covers, who it is for, the unit standards it is assessed against and what to bring.
We train clients from across Cape Town and the Western Cape, including:
Milnerton · Table View · Bloubergstrand · Parklands · Century City · Cape Town CBD · Sea Point · Green Point · Bellville · Durbanville · Brackenfell · Goodwood · Parow · Edgemead · Panorama · Plattekloof · Tygervalley · Northern Suburbs · Claremont · Rondebosch · Kenilworth · Wynberg · Constantia · Tokai · Southern Suburbs · Muizenberg · Fish Hoek · Somerset West · Strand · Stellenbosch · Paarl · Kuilsrivier · West Coast · and surrounding areas.
Cape Town Firearm Training Academy offers handgun, rifle, shotgun, competency, Regulation 21 and tactical firearm training across Cape Town and the Western Cape. Beginners are welcome.
Regulation 21 training is the firearm training and assessment required for people who possess a firearm for business purposes — such as security officers and security companies — under the Firearms Control Act. We offer Regulation 21 training and renewals in Cape Town.
Yes. You must complete firearm competency training in the relevant unit standards before you can apply for a competency certificate and firearm licence with SAPS. We provide the training; our sister service Firearm License Pro SA helps you prepare the SAPS application.
Absolutely. Many of our clients have never handled a firearm before. Training is patient, practical and in plain language, with real range time.