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OUR TEAM

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JEFF KRANZ

Owner - Lead Instructor

  • Pistol

  • Rifle

  • Competition

  • Long Range

Jeff is a current Police Officer/ SWAT Operator/ Sniper in a suburb of North Dallas, TX. He has been a police officer for 27 years, a SWAT operator for 25 years, and a sniper for the SWAT team for 24 years. He holds a Master Peace Officer License and is a TCOLE-certified instructor, firearms instructor, and Texas Department of Public Safety-certified LTC Handgun Instructor. He has been the adjunct instructor for numerous Craft International classes including sniper and combative courses.

 

He was a lead instructor for Craft International at several civilian classes with an emphasis on pistol/carbine classes before Chris passed away. He has provided training for individuals ranging from private citizens to SWAT and military personnel. He competes heavily in competitions all over the United States including SWAT competitions, sniper competitions, three gun matches, USPSA and Steel Challenge. Being a competitive shooter has provided him with a special skill set that allows him to teach a wide variety of shooting techniques from new shooters, to home defense, to high-level operators. Jeff’s teaching technique isn’t barking orders and treating you like a recruit. He is a two-time runner-up competitor in the North American Sniper Championship, Grand Master Steel Challenge PCC shooter, Master PCC classification in USPSA, and  Class A Limited Pistol USPSA shooter.

His unique approach is based on positive reinforcement. We get numerous students who have said they were worried about taking a class from a bunch of SWAT guys but were pleasantly surprised at how nice, calm, and FUN the instructors were. Check out the section on testimonials to see other comments.

JEFF KRANZ

Shawn Casey has been serving as a Police Officer since 1997. Prior to entering law enforcement, he was an MP in the US Army. Currently, he works with Jeff as a SWAT Operator/Sniper for a suburb north of Dallas TX. He holds a Master Peace Officer license and is a certified TCOLE Firearms Instructor. He is also a certified NRA Tactical Shooting Instructor. Shawn uses the competitive shooting to hone his skills and test his equipment. Along with being an instructor, he is also a lifelong student who aims to help every person obtain their goals. Shawn is a level 2 Gracie Combatives Instructor for Law Enforcement.

  • Pistol

  • Rifle

  • Competition

  • Long Range

  • Hand to hand Combatives

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SHAWN CASEY

SHAWN CASEY
Long range precision shooting in Cresson, TX

Chris Bush has been serving as a Police Officer since 2010. He has been a SWAT operator since 2015 and became a sniper for the SWAT team in 2020. Chris holds a Master Peace Officer License and is a TCOLE certified instructor with many specialized tactical instructor certifications. Chris enjoys competing in two gun competitions and is a part of his SWAT competition team as well.

  • Pistol

  • Rifle

  • Long Range

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Chris Bush

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Brad Flanagan has been serving as a Police Officer since 2011. He has been a SWAT Operator since 2014.  Prior to his Law Enforcement career, Brad played professional soccer for 8 years.  He holds an Advanced Peace Officer license and is a TCOLE certified instructor, firearms instructor, and an NRA Tactical Shooting Instructor.  Brad currently works alongside Jeff as the Department’s Firearms Proficiency Officer and oversees all of the department’s firearms instruction and Patrol Tactics.  Brad competes in SWAT Competitions and is a Level 1 Gracie Survival Tactics Instructor.

  • Pistol

  • Rifle

  • Hand to Hand Combatives

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BRAD FLANAGAN

Brad Flanagan
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