About Us

Our Company

Spartan Firearms & Tactical, Inc. was incorporated in 2018. Based in the Foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains in Maryville, TN. Our company is dedicated to providing the highest quality of services, training, firearms, and tactical gear to law abiding citizens, law enforcement, and military. The CEOs and Head Trainers bring over forty years of law enforcement and tactical training to our customers. We offer a multitude of products to include custom firearms, handguns, rifles, tactical gear, Cerakoting, gun smithing, suppressors, SBRs, custom kydex holsters, and tactical training. What separates us from other companies? We have real world experience in the practical applications of the products we make and sale. We use and test our products on a daily basis. Our gear is featured and utilized by numerous civilian and law enforcement agencies across America. 

Dustin Cook, Co-CEO/Master Trainer

Dustin Cook is the Co-CEO and President of Marketing & Sales for our company. Dustin brings over twenty years of law enforcement experience to the company. Dustin holds a bachelors degree in Criminal Justice from Bethel University and is a member of the Tennessee Law Enforcement Training Officers Association, National Tactical Officers Association, a certified instructor by the Tennessee P.O.S.T. Commission, the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, and a member of the National Rifle Association and has trained with numerous members of the special forces community. He is a certified instructor in: Single Officer Response to Active Threats (Federal Law Enforcement Training Academy), Team Response to Active Threats, Safariland Ballistic Shield Instructor, Tennessee State Firearms Instructor, ALiCE Instructor, Basic S.W.A.T Instructor, CQB Instructor, Counter-Ambush Instructor, Mossberg Master Armorer,  Advanced Glock Armorer, Axon Taser Instructor,  PAMAX Tactical LION Distraction Device Instructor, and Low Light/Night Fighter Instructor, Ronin Tactics “Blade Tactics.”, Advanced SWAT/S.R.T. Instructor. *All courses, excluding armorer’s courses, are certified by the Tennessee Peace Officer’s Standards and Training.* Dustin is still in law enforcement as a Special Agent and part-time officer with a local agency and operator on the Special Response Team.

 

Doug Sparks, Co-CEO/Master Trainer
Doug Sparks is the Co-CEO and President of Production for our company. Doug brings over twenty years of law enforcement experience tp the company. Doug is veteran of the United States Marine Corp., a former SWAT Team Leader, and a member of the National Rifle Association. Doug has performed in numerous arenas including training police officers in the Middle East and dignitary protection of high level assets. He is a certified instructor in: Single Officer Response to Active Threats (Federal Law Enforcement Training Academy), Safariland Ballistic Shield Instructor, ALiCE Instructor, State of Tennessee Firearms Instructor, Advanced Glock Armorer,  PAMAX Tactical LION Distraction Device Instructor, and an AR-15 Armorer. Doug is a certified instructor by the Tennessee P.O.S.T. Commission and the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center. 

 

 

“Skill in arms counts for little, but courage tells all.” -Gates of Fire, The Battle of Thermopylae 

“Praise be to the LORD my Rock, who trains my hands for war, my fingers for battle.”

Psalms 144:1 NIV