Drienie van Eeden
Chief Executive & Firearms Instructor
Runs the business and still teaches on it. Drienie leads the women's programme and handles the commercial side of the academy.
01About
Ready.Steady.Go.
Ultimate Firearms Academy is a comprehensive partner in firearm training, licensing and gear — built on twenty-five years of hands-on instruction across civilian, security and professional sectors.
SAPS accreditedPFTC registeredNationwide delivery
At a glance
- Established
- 25 years
- Based
- Klerksdorp, North West
- Courses
- 14
- Products
- 31
- Delivery
- Nationwide
02Who we are
Training that
goes beyond
the textbook.
We deliver top-tier training grounded in real-world expertise. Our programmes are designed to equip you with practical skills that matter most in high-pressure situations — not theory that collapses the moment it is tested.
Every course is built around accuracy, safety and confidence with the firearm you actually own. Whether you are a first-time buyer or an experienced shooter, the work is pitched at your level and adjusted as you go.
Beyond the range, we offer a complete licensing service — from accredited training and competency through to professionally drafted motivations and DFO submission. We also run a dedicated study zone for focused learning and an online shop stocked with AKRA Precision Optics and UFA kit.
Ultimate Firearms Academy is your comprehensive partner in firearm training, licensing and gear.
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Years in the field
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Course dossiers
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Products stocked
AWAITING FIGURE
Students trained to date
Supply an audited number — not invented.
AWAITING FIGURE
Licences facilitated
Supply an audited number — not invented.
03The team
Three people.
Twenty-five years.
Andre van Eeden
Advanced Tactical Firearms Instructor
Twenty-five years on the range, across civilian, security and professional sectors. Andre leads the tactical, low-light and advanced programmes.
Susan Lombard
Administration & SAPS Liaison
The reason applications do not stall. Susan manages the paperwork, the DFO correspondence and every client's application status.
04The facility
Purpose-built,
not borrowed.
Our Klerksdorp premises includes a study zone for the theory work and an on-site range for the practical. Everything happens in one place, which is why a four-hour course actually takes four hours.
Opening hours
- Monday – Friday
- 08:00 – 17:00
- Saturday
- 08:00 – 15:00
- Sunday & Public Holidays
- By appointment
05How we work
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We tell you when you do not need it
If a cheaper scope or a shorter course does the job, we will say so. Repeat business matters more to us than one sale.
02
We do not rush the range
Nobody leaves a course until they can actually handle the firearm safely and shoot to a standard. Time is not the constraint.
03
We stay on the paperwork
Licensing is mostly administration. We track your application and chase the DFO, because that is the part clients cannot do themselves.
06Client feedback
In their words.
Carried over from the current site and flagged as placeholders until real, permissioned reviews are supplied.
REF 001
“I never felt more comfortable behind a weapon. Highly recommend UFA for any of your firearm needs.”
REF 002
“I went from a complete beginner to ready for any situation. Very professional business.”
REF 003
“Our security staff are now more competent than ever. Big thanks to the team at UFA.”
Accreditation
Certification matters
more here than anywhere.
Firearms training in South Africa is regulated. Only training delivered by an accredited provider, against registered unit standards, produces a proficiency certificate SAPS will accept. Ask any trainer for their accreditation number before you book — including us.
Client input required
SAPS accreditation number, PFTC registration, company registration and VAT number must be displayed here. They are deliberately blank rather than invented.
Community
Training security
and business teams.
A significant share of our work is corporate — armed response companies, farm security, dealerships and cash-handling businesses. We train their staff to the unit standards their licences require, and we build the paper trail that supports those licences.
Corporate trainingCome and see the range.
Book a course, or just come through and talk to an instructor before you decide anything. No pressure, no sales pitch.