Atlanta Firearms Training provides professional firearms instruction in a variety of disciplines from basic safety and firearms handling skills through personal defense firearms training and combat pistol skills. Never owned a firearm before? Interested in having a firearm for self defense? Target competition? Combat pistol competition? We offer a series of both National Rifle Association (NRA) approved courses and also proprietary courses in these areas. We can help you choose the firearm appropriate for your needs or get you started off right with the firearm you already possess.

 Origins

Co-Owners Brian Wilson and Tom Lipscomb have been shooting most of their lives.  Brian had competed in high school and college in small bore rifle competition and has been hunting and shooting most of his life. Tom's experience is mostly with the pistol.Tom began competing in combat pistol matches and rapidly reached Master Class skill level. Both are professional airline pilots and met through work - Tom introducing Brian to combat pistol competition.

After receiving a number of inquiries for personal coaching in competiton, they opened up Atlanta Firearms Training with the goal of providing the best possible firearms training to civilians and professionals. When Tom indicated he wanted to concentrate on competition, Brian bought out Tom in 2012. Fortunately AFT still enjoyes the excellent services of Tom Lipscomb

In January of 2013, longtime AFT Instructor Tom Mulheron came onboard as a new partner. Tom and Brian met while competing in IDPA combat pistol competition. Both are IDPA Safety Officers and Atlanta Firearms Training had a chance to watch Tom in action as he helped set up for the matches and ran competitors on the courses of fire. Impressed with Tom's interpersonal skills and mastery of his firearm, we gladly brought Tom on board as an instructor in 2009  and now as a partner. Tom brings years of business experience as the head of sales for a local software company as well as extensive firearm instructional experience and skills as a Master level combat pistol shooter.  Tom has brought fresh ideas and improved processes into the company.

Evolution

Opening up in 2009, Atlanta Firearms Training rapidly established a reputation for comprehensive, professional firearms instruction.  Initially comprising only co-owners Tom and Brian, Atlanta Firearms Training has expanded to a total of seven instructors in various disciplines. All instructors have NRA Instructor Certifications or military or law enforcement experience.

We have expanded our offerings greatly from the NRA  Basic Pistol Courses of the first year. Today we offer basic and advanced defensive pistol and AR-15 tactical classes, two Long Range Precision Rifle Classes, single day shooter improvement classes, and NRA Basic Rifle and Shotgun classes. In our first two and half years of operation, we have trained over 325 students. In 2012 we were selected by Simunitions Inc. to be the Atlanta area provider of Simunitions Training which previously was only available to law enforcement and military organizations.