GA Firing Line

Took the Pistol 101 Class. I learned so much! Our instructor Peter taught in a way that was easy to comprehend and remember. I’m still pumped up about how great the experience was and can’t wait to get back and practice what he taught! …and there was no problem with the ventilation.

Great FFL service. Knowledgeable and friendly staff.

Friendly, knowlegeable staff. Clean lanes with good ventilation. Pricing is competitive.

Great place to shoot your guns. Went there with my in laws on our trip to Georgia. They have a great supply of many different guns and automatic weapons. I would love to live here if not for the humidity. Middle of winter and it’s freezing and hot at the same time. Very bizarre.

These guys are great! I’ve always had a great experience! And the young ladies that work there are more than absolutely beautiful, and genuinely sweet! They know their rifles, pistols, and everything tacticool! You just can’t beat pro2nd knockouts with intelligence! They must all be married! That’s all I can assume! :) –Not a creeper!, a Man!:)

Great local place to support! Ladies’ day on Tuesdays is wonderful. The staff is always kind, patient and always willing to help. They monitor the range very well. This makes it feel much safer.
Great selection of guns and they have the best prices.
Wonderful business overall!

I would say, this is probably the best gun shop in metro Atlanta now. It used to be very different, but fortunately they’ve changed. For one, they’re just about the only gun shop that doesn’t freak out if you have a gun. That’s a big plus. The top way for a gun shop to lose my business is by putting up a «no gun» sign on their door. I won’t even walk in at that point.
Also, here is a novel concept: Georgia Firing line doesn’t charge you extra when you use a credit card! Their prices are good, and while they may not have 5,000 guns like AO, you have a great experience, and aren’t charged extra for using a card. Big plus on that one.

Great Place I decided to take my wife go to GA Fire Line on Valentine’s Day. I havent been since it was Rick’s. Still great customer service and small range what I need to get shots of blow off steam. Thanks.

Extremely well ventilated, clean, nice people. Not intimidating for a «non gun» person. Very helpful sales people. Lots of cool accessories. Gun smith can fix or customize anything. Heard classes are great but haven’t taken one. Best range anywhere. Prices can’t be beat.

The beginner pistol course taught by Pete is terrific! Ask for him by name, and you won’t be disappointed.
With my wife, a 21 year old son, and a 12 year old who had never shot before, we went for the class as a family. Other attendees included a mom and her daughter, a middle aged husband and wife and us. A few had some shooting experience, but for most it was a first time event. With Pete as an instructor we quickly felt at ease (except for our 12 year old, and we’ll get to that later).
Pete took about an hour and fifteen minutes going over gun safety, and it was very informative, interesting, and most of all — fun. It was interactive and detailed with the students learning how to handle, hold, aim and fire a weapon safely using dummy pistols.
After the classroom Pete selected appropriate pistols for each students to fire. Me, a Glock 17. My son, a S&W M&P. My daughter and wife, a Ruger SR-​22. All perfect choices. We get taken to the range with our targets, and we are set up, two students to a firing lane, supervised 1:4 by instructors. It was great! The instructor helped us to safely and correctly handle the pistol, shooting with increasing accuracy as we fired more rounds. My 12 year old daughter is fear-​based and began to cry when it was her turn. Miraculously Pete took her aside and helped her overcome her fear. He shot a few rounds with her, holding her hands and the pistol, then letting her shoot several rounds herself. As the evening progressed the little one was proficient enough to hit the bulls eye every time. Quite an accomplishment.
We had gone to educate our family about proper gun handling and safety. In particular, my daughter now knows what to look for if she sees a gun in a social setting. She knows the first step of clearing the weapon, and never, ever pointing it at anything you don’t want to kill. Responsible gun handling and respect for the weapon… Course objective achieved!
The best part is the family all wants to go back for more fun. Pete did such a great job at GA Firing Line I know we’ll be back very soon.

Awesome range. A small little shop/​range, but their customer service is great and they have awesome prices. I went here with a buddy to go shooting for my bachelor party, and it was a great experience. They have good prices on reloaded ammo as well. Highly recommended.

I’ve been going to GFL since it was Ed’s or whatever it was. (In fact my dad built the shopping center.) My first trip was around 1985 just after I bought my first .357 — since then I have been many times. I never have any trouble getting a lane during the week and they always have most ammo in stock, with the exception of .22LR. Friendly, knowledgeable people and military discounts on range time and accessories.

I like this place. I went last year a bunch of times to test out some guns. I was thinking of buying on. I enjoyed myself pretty well here. It seemed like I paid a lot but I did get to try a lot of guns. It was worth every penny. I have went back a few times since I bought my gun, and its a lot less. I had a lot of fun shooting with my hubby. I tell others about this place all the time.

I’ve come here several times to shoot, and I’ve used both the rifle and pistol range. It can get a little pricey if you are renting a gun and buying ammunition, but if you bring your own, you can shoot for 10 – 20 bucks.
The staff are friendly, and I haven’t had any problems with them approving ammunition that I’ve brought myself. There is a policy that if you shoot the binder clips, you owe the range an extra $ 2.00 (which is fair if you ask me). One time, after I finished, the worker made a mistake and charged me for a broken clip (guy in the lane next to me shot his, so that may have been the source of confusion), and I didn’t notice. As I’m walking away, the worker noticed the clips were intact, called me back to the register, apologized for the mistake and gave me the two dollars. Considering I didn’t realize he charged me for the clip, I appreciate the honesty and willingness to fix the mistake. Something small like that will have me returning again.
The lanes are generally clean, and the target distance it set electronically (as opposed to some other indoor ranges where lines are painted across the floor, and you have to guess how far out you’ve put your target), so you know how far out you’re shooting.
The lanes are a little bit loud and could be vented a little better (the main reason I won’t give a full five stars), but shooting indoors is going to have that issue. Also, while there are enough guns to rent and ammunition to buy, the store is a little smaller than a place like Adventure Outdoors, so it won’t have as extensive a selection. Also, the rifle range goes only to 25 yards, which limits what you can do, but again, it’s an indoor range, so space is at a premium. Also, to be forewarned, with the rifle range, you are required to shoot from the bench.
I’ve gone here to shoot .40 cal pistol as well as my rifles in 5.56 and .30−40, and all the times I’ve been, the staff has been friendly. Range time is fairly priced, and though buying ammunition there can get expensive, it’s still fair (and you get a slight range rental discount for in-​store ammo purchases). For the above reasons, GA Firing Line is my choice for an indoor shooting range in Kennesaw/​Marietta.

I had a minor issue with my Glock 19 after some minor custom work was performed on it from another gunsmith. I gave him the opportunity to resolve it but on his advice — fire about 300 rounds through it and should be fine– I did that but to no avail. Not completely satisfied with that experience I took it to The Firing Line and Andy ironed out the lingering issue within 10 minutes. Great experience. A true professional. Thank you.
T.H.

I went shooting to try out different caliber guns. I was given a gun that I didn’t know till after my experience was known by the staff to be broken previously, and they «have been having problems with it». I spent most of the time waiting for someone to come and fix the gun to no avail. When I was getting ready to leave, they tried to charge me over $ 45 for my terrible experience. Even though I spent much of the time waiting for staff to assist me to fix the gun, they told me that they didn’t have any other 380 guns for range use. I was forced to pay for the ammo for a gun I don’t have, and pay full price for the time I spent on the range, even though most of it was waiting or hunting down staff members. I will never return. Now I’m stuck with a half a box of 380 ammo and I don’t even own a 380!
Try SharpShooters in Roswell, they actually have customer service.

I’ve been coming to GA Firing Line for quite a while and have never had anything other than excellent experiences. Though there are minor hiccups as with any business.
Pros: good ventilation, top quality range (rails instead of cables, electronic distance system), cheap range ammo, renowned gunsmith, friendly and knowledgable staff
Cons: limited rental guns available (though they let you switch out guns free of charge), and they’re a victim of their own success in that their large customer base creates longer wait times on weekend peak hours.
Overall I think the Cons are easy to live with considering the Pros, and would highly recommend visiting this range.

No ventilation. I was only in the room for five minutes and I came out smelling like I had been shooting for 3 hours.
Sound amplifies so bad in here it was going right through my ear protection. My ears hurt every time somebody took a shot. I’ve never had a problem like that before.
They let really really young kids just come on in with their folks and shoot it up. There were four kids under the age of ten while I was there. I find that terrifying.
The bathroom in the place was disgusting. No toilet paper. Toilet not flushed. Just nasty. Absolutely nasty.
I will never go to this place again. Will stick with American Classic or whatever it’s called now.

Like many others, have been coming here over the years as it has changed names. Must say, I am really impressed with the current state of the facility, service, pricing, and range. Staff here are excellent, friendly, and give great recommendations. Recently purchased a new firearm, accessories, and ammo here and was surprised that pricing was still at «pre-​hysteria» levels. Nice to see they arent gouging like some other places around the area are.
They participate in IDPA, Women shoot free on designated weeknight, and the range always has a quite the crowd. This is definitely a shop I will continue to support.

More than once I’ve found myself at The GA Firing Line after having been irritated by Adventure Outdoors.
GAFL’s price are at least as good, even if their selection is quite a bit smaller. the staff is pleasant and eager (for the most part) to help and chat if they’re not too busy. Their guns are displayed in a really accessible way, so as to been safely out of reach, but fully visible with price, etc
I recently wanted to purchase a 1911 from Adventure Outdoors and was led around blindly by a couple of staff members who were of less than no help, so I called GAFL while standing at the counter at Adventure Outdoors, well within earshot of the salesman.
The girl who helped me at GAFL found me several 1911’s in the price range I wanted and even a Kimber that I thought I couldn’t afford at a great deal used (which I happily bought)
I ALWAYS double check pricing and selection with GAFL, now, when considering purchases at other stores (and even gun shows) and end up here as often as all my other purchases combined

Been here several times, and I must say. the renovation looks amazing! They integrated higher technology to their target controls, which now have digital displays with distance readouts. No longer are the days where you’re guessing approximately how far away your target is! The staff is extremely friendly, knowledgeable and will provide a mini teaching course for newbs for an extra fee.
Not a fan of Glocks, but my friends have them, which makes it cheaper for me. My favorite is the P226. Cheapest way to shoot in a range is if you go with a friend who provides their own gun and then bring your own ammo! Ladies get free range time all day Tuesdays. Otherwise, range time is charged for every half hour. FYI, they also give military discounts.

This is a limited review as I haven’t shot at GFL.
I needed a case for a gun and wanted something pretty specific and didn’t want to wait to buy from the Internet. As i was already in the area I dropped by.
The staff was friendly and I was actually asked if I needed help from a guy behind the counter (again, I wasn’t looking at guns — just a case. I would have been ignored more places than not). Not only did he help me, he pulled a gun off the wall to make sure the case fit like I wanted it to. The price was also reasonable and worth any small premium due to the service. But, I checked the price of the case on the Internet after I got home and actually paid LESS and received SERVICE. BONUS!!!
I’ll be back for sure.

Brought my boyfriend in today as a surprise for his birthday and he definitely had a great experience. This place is cheaper than the average but the wait was at least half an hour or so. They also do not go over the use of the gun for new timers.
The staff was very friendly and apologetic about the long wait.
Also, this place is cool cause you can switch out pistols and not get charged.
Sig sauer 226 was the favorite for my boyfriend.
4 stars for lack of training for newbs.

This place used to be called Nick’s Gun and Tackle. Before that, it used to be called Ed’s Gun and Tackle. You can find my original review for Ed’s (Nick’s) here:
So the owner changed, and they changed the name to Georgia Firing Line. I guess they stopped selling tackle. Besides the owner, did anything else changed? Yes, I think so.
First, everyone in the store seemed super cool and friendly. I remember at Nick’s, they had one dude working there who seemed very intense. He always yelled and looked stressed out all the time. Now everyone seemed mellow and cool. It looked like a definite change in work environment.
Also, they seemed to have cleaned up the range. It still looked dark and dingy, but they improved the ventilation system. At least you won’t breath in gunpowder the minute you walk into the range. So you don’t have to worry about lung cancer or getting lead poisoning.
They have both pistol and rifle ranges. You can shoot up to .50 AE and .454 Casull on the pistol range. I find that pretty cool. Other ranges don’t even allow you to shoot .22 magnums out of a small NAA revolver.
They put the bathroom right behind the pistol range, behind the backstop. Sure their backstop can withstand .454 Casull rounds, but I always felt a bit insecure when I walked behind the range to go to the bathroom. Maybe having the bathroom there helps with the bodily functions.
The price seemed competitive with the other gun stores and ranges. I bought my new gun there recently without any trouble. Once again, the sales associate who took my order seemed cool and friendly. If you buy a gun, you get a $ 25 range credit. With that much credit, you can get about 1.5 hours of pistol range time or about 30 minutes of rifle range time.
Overall, I liked what the new owner did to the place. I might actually visit them more often.