Our Instructors

Hyatt Farms Shooting Complex offers one of the most comprehensive and informative training in the area. From basic handgun training, to concealed carry classes, to more advanced classes for rifle, pistol, and shotgun. We also offer non-shooting classes for folks looking to increase their situational awareness. Don’t see a class that suits you needs? No problem. We also have individual training classes tailored to your unique requirements. Please click here to check out our current classes.

We welcome instructors to utilize our ranges for training…Please email us at sales@hyattshootingcomplex for more information.

We employ some of the top instructors in the gun industry.

Christi Fagel

Christi Fagel was one of our first instructors and now is our Director of Training. She teaches concealed carry classes, our intro to home defense shotgun, tactical home defense shotgun, intro to AR-15, first steps handgun, and next steps handgun. She also handles many of our individual training classes.

Qualifications:

• Raised in a gun store in VA, grew up hunting and fishing with my Dad, shooting skeet and shooting revolvers. 
• Previous to Hyatt Farms, she worked for Point Blank Range as a beginner handgun instructor, RSO and concealed carry handgun instructor. 
• NRA certified Range Safety Officer, Basic Pistol Instructor and Basic Home Firearms safety instructor (pistol, rifle and shotgun)
• NCDOJ Concealed Carry Class Instructor 
• Daniel Defense University graduate 
• Sheepdog Defense Protector One graduate 
• Sheepdog Defense Carbine One graduate 
• Gunsite Academy 250 Pistol Marksman graduate
• Graduate of Stop The Bleed course 
• Point blank range classes completed: Defensive Handgun, Pistol Marksmanship, Shotgun 101, Beginner handgun fundamentals instructor
• USCCA Concealed Carry and Home Defense Instructor
• Women’s Handgun and Self Defense Instructor
• Countering the Mass Shooting Threat Instructor
• Real Estate Agent Safety
• Children’s Firearms Fundamentals and Safety
• AR-15 Fundamentals
• Emergency First Aid Fundamentals

Quotables: “My favorite students are beginners that are new to firearms. It’s rewarding to see someone go from anxious about guns, to comfortable and confident, and having fun while learning an important skill. The only thing more important than carrying the handgun is having the confidence to handle it safely and accurately when needed the most.”

Logan Hucks

Logan Hucks serves as our Chief Range Safety Officer and instructs the Intro to Precision Rifle class, in addition to assisting with handgun courses. An Army veteran, Logan has been a valued member of the Hyatt Farms team for several years and is known for his professionalism and approachable teaching style.

Qualifications:

• US Army Sniper
• NRA Range Safety Officer
• NRA Pistol Instructor
• NRA Rifle/Carbine Instructor

Sam Cranston

Sam Cranston has been with Hyatt Guns for a decade and has 12 years as an NRA Pistol/NC Concealed Carry instructor. Newspaper photojournalism took him to several of the world’s rough spots. As a witness to life and death at the mercy of others in thirty plus countries, he has a special appreciation of our Second Amendment.

Qualifications:

• NRA Range Safety Officer
• NRA Pistol Instructor
• NRA Refuse To Be A Victim Instructor
• NC Concealed Carry Handgun Instructor
• SC Concealed Carry Weapon Instructor

Quotables:

“Buying a gun without a commitment to regular training builds a false sense of security. In my view, having a firearm for hunting, competition, self defense, and even collecting demands ongoing training. Practical training should be safe, challenging, therapeutic and include an element of fun. Never stop learning.

“Own the gun don’t let it own you.”

Kwabena “K” Gabay

Kwabena “K” Gabay is the new guy on Hyatt’s excellent instructor platform with close to 2 years as an NRA pistol/NC Conceal Carry Instructor, as well as USCCA Concealed Carry/Home defense instructor. He also teaches classes on Stopping the Bleed, beginner handgun, Countering a Mass Shooter instructor and he’s also a Range Safety Officer.  “K” was an armorer on the award-winning film “Niko Newark” (credited as “Steve” Gabay).

Qualifications:

• NRA Range Safety Officer
• NRA Pistol
• NRA/North Carolina Concealed Carry
• USCCA Concealed Carry
• USCCA Home Defense
• USCCA Stopping the Bleed
• USCCA Countering the Mass Shooter

Blaine Fagel

Blaine is married to Christi Fagel, our Director of Training, and holds credentials that are closely aligned with hers. He actively contributes to and co-instructs many of Christi’s classes, including:

• First Steps
• Next Steps Levels 1 and 2
• Intro to AR-15
• AR-15 Defensive Concepts
• Concealed Carry Defensive Concepts
• Women’s Handgun and Self Defense Fundamentals