I have carried a handgun for at least the past 40 years. I also have an aid bag in my vehicle. So far, I have used my aid bag over a dozen times and have yet to use my handgun (for its intended purpose).

You’ll hear Max talk about getting sucked into your scope (rifle), the same WILL happen when dealing with a patient in…[Read more]

by Matthew J Trewhella
2013
ISBN 978-1482327687

Introduction
• When a citizenry’s view of the State is theologically-driven, the State can no longer get away with doing whatever just tickles its fancy. Pxi…[Read more]

Combat Lifesaver; Jonathan

I’m not new to the medical world; I’m an EMT myself and many people in my family are in the…[Read more]

The Combat Lifesaver class is the perfect balance between squad tactics and medical trauma training.  There are three days to the course and the intensity of the stress levels increase with each day of the class in order to best challenge your mastery of the TCCC principles.

The first day of training is…[Read more]

Everyone on their first deployment or combat action rationalizes that death and being wounded won’t happen to them. However, reality is something different. Just ask those who deployed a second time for they have seen the harsh truth. Therefore, a secondtruth–you and all your team members must a…[Read more]

The Combat Life Saver Class is one of the few, perhaps the only MVT classes where the OPFOR (Opposing Force i.e. enemy) are permitted to attend the Classroom portion of the class. I greatly appreciated this as the information in this class is highly valuable. It also enabled the OPFOR to better play the…[Read more]

Overview

This year marked my fifth trip to Texas to attend Max Velocity Tactical’s annual Alumni Week at Quinn Ranch. Over the past several years I’ve participated in four previous alumni…[Read more]

My 9th year at Brady continues to be one of learning, pushing boundaries, and developing friendships across the nation amongst like-minded people.  In those 9 years, I have NEVER felt unsafe.  Max’s focus on safety sometimes comes out as gruff and blunt, but let’s face it – once the bullet leaves the barrel,…[Read more]

This is not casual range time. It’s seven days of demanding, immersive, live-fire small-unit training across 6,000 acres of rugged terrain that punishes complacency and rew…[Read more]

TRAINING CALENDAR

A list of classes and descriptions here:

TRAINING AT MVT

Class reviews:

CLASS REVIEWS

Novels and Manuals Available!

Must Read Tactical Thrillers!

Genuine & Modern military tactics

Books in the series:

Book 1: Patriot Dawn: The Resistance Rises.

Book 2: Patriot…[Read more]

Mid-February is the annual Texas adventure, with a HEAT 1 Combat Tactics class and the Alumni Live Fire…[Read more]

TL;DR: MVT classes are top notch. The instructor is always adapting and changing based on feedback to make the class even better, and you can never do too much quality training.

My background: I have attended several MVT classes, repeating many of them. I had been fortunate enough to have t…[Read more]

Just a quick FYI to those that didn’t make HEAT 3 (Night Ops), you missed bigly and I hope to see you guys there next year. 

My takeaways:

Cost: Keep in mind that you can rent NODs for the class via JRH. This should lower the cost to attend and give you an idea of what you’re looking for. 

New Stuff: The raid is at a new location (no…[Read more]

I am also interested in a Recon class offering.

TL;DR: Fantastic class about a topic I hope that I never, ever have to do in real life.

My background: I’ve been taking MVT classes for several years now. This is the third time that I have attended this particular class (ironically it was the first class I ever attended, tho…[Read more]

Texas HEAT 1 Combat Tactics: 18-21 Feb.

Texas Alumni Live Fire: 23 – 28 Feb.

Combat Lifesaver: 27 – 29 Mar.

Private HEAT 1 Combat Tactics: 16 – 19 Apr.

HEAT 1 Combat Tactics: 30 Apr – 3 May.

Squad Tactics: 14 – 17 May.

HEAT 2 Combat Patrol: 28 – 31 May.

Close Quarter Battle…[Read more]

This is a quick review of the October 2025 Reconnaissance class at MVT. My experience prior consists of HEAT 1 and 2.

“What did I get myself into?” This thought crossed my mind several times the first three days. I had heard plenty of tidbits about “recce” from YouTube personalities and read about it in books beforehand. When all that…[Read more]

Student Review: HEAT Squad Tactics September 2025 – Tony

TL;DR: For me this is the ultimate MVT class (I know others will say Texas is, but I have not done that one and thus cannot say that myself.) I encourage you to sign up for every chance you get. Move things around in your schedule, save your pennies, sell stuff you don’t really nee…[Read more]

Second, I am hoping to get more people to express desire and show willingness to send in deposits for a SPRING Squad Tactics class as well. My first date choice would be the 30 Apr -…[Read more]

Squad Tactics Class Review – Eric

This marked my third consecutive year attending the Squad Tactics Class, and there’s a reason I keep coming back: it’s where everything from HEAT 1 and HEAT 2 comes together. This course lets you apply what you’ve learned in realistic force-on-force scenarios that push both your physical and mental limit…[Read more]

Read the entire email and respond accordingly.

There is SO much “lessons learned” on this website that it is easy to lose track of. STRONGLY recommend folks reading through – if you find something useful, give it a bump. As Joe has pointed out repeatedly, there is no such thing as a dead thread on this forum.

Made a lot of jerky over the years but never Pemmican. Do you dry it like jerky? Probably not cause of the fat content?

Had a buddy we did combatives with that liked to shoot deer, but didn’t like to eat deer. I told him “call me, we will pick it up anytime.” We would get calls at 11pm and have to drive to the other end of the county, and…[Read more]