🇿🇦 Proudly South African · Cape Town

Train with confidence.
Shoot with skill.

Professional firearm training in Cape Town — from your very first shot to business-purposes and tactical proficiency.

About the academy

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.

Why train with us

  • Experienced, registered instructors
  • Small groups — real personal attention
  • Handgun, rifle, shotgun & business purposes
  • Beginner-friendly: never touched a firearm? Perfect.
  • Licence paperwork sorted on the spot with Firearm License Pro SA

Courses & training

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Contact & bookings

📞 065 967 1535

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✉️ info@capetownfirearmtraining.co.za

🌐 capetownfirearmtraining.co.za

Cape Town, Western Cape

How booking works

  • Call or WhatsApp us with the course you're interested in
  • We confirm a date and what to bring
  • Train, shoot, and walk out more confident

Firearm training in Cape Town

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.

Competency & licence training

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 for security officers

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.

Handgun, rifle & shotgun

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 & self-defence

Tactical firearm training and defensive shooting — drawing, movement, use of cover and decision-making under pressure, built on a solid safety foundation.

First aid & CPR

Level 1 first aid and CPR training — essential skills for the range, the field and everyday life.

Shooting experiences for visitors

Never fired a gun? Visiting Cape Town? Book a guided live-fire shooting experience and safely shoot a real firearm under one-on-one instruction.

Areas we serve

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.

Frequently asked questions

Where can I do firearm training in Cape Town?

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.

What is Regulation 21 training and who needs it?

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.

Do I need firearm training to get a firearm licence?

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.

Do you train complete beginners?

Absolutely. Many of our clients have never handled a firearm before. Training is patient, practical and in plain language, with real range time.