Student Review: Combat Rifle 20 – 21 Sep: Trailwoman

Aside from basic NRA courses, attending Max Velocity’s CR (or CRM) class is the first formal rifle training that I have taken. While I have shot various firearms since I was about 9 years old, I have never done any extensive work with them. The little bit of one-on-one training that I have had has […]

Student Review: Night Optical Device Firing 19 Sep: Corporate Guy

Corporate Guy (CG) from Carolina AAR – Night Optical Device Firing – 19 September, 2014 I recently attended the 19 September, 2014 Night Optical Device Firing (NODF) class.   I was also fortunate enough to attend the inaugural 20 June, 2014 NODF class.  At the risk of being repetitive I will repeat some of what I included in […]

Student Review: Combat Team Tactics 19 – 21 Sep: Easy

Note: Class terminology has changed. Outlined in THIS POST. What was a two day CRCD class with an optional rifle manipulation class the day before, is now a 3 day Combat Team Tactics (CTT) class. In the review below, Easy is referring to the new first day of CTT, which ran fully for the first time […]

New Class Titles + Training Progression

We have re-titled some of the classes the better reflect what they are about: Combat Rifle / Contact Drills (CRCD) becomes Combat Team Tactics (CTT). 3 day class. Combat Rifle Manipulation (CRM) becomes Combat Rifle (CR). 2 day class. The upcoming Combat Rifle Urban (CRU) becomes Combat Team Tactics – Close Quarter Battle (CTT – […]

6 Day Class Sep 28: Combat Patrol Phase Available

  It is a little short notice but I am opening up the patrol phase of the upcoming 6 Day Combined class to CRCD alumni. It can be taken as a standalone patrol class. Dates are as follows: Saturday 27 Sept: Combat Lifesaver (TC3) is running. This can be taken as standalone class. Sunday 28 […]

Photo updates from site + book cover

W are up at the CRCD/CRM class this weekend. I’ll update this post with any good photos I get. It’s a full crew with Aaron, Chris and Fred. We had a breakthrough with Fred because we now have him dressed top half in multicam, despite his protests. His ICU’s are banned from site! I was […]

VIDEO: A Little On Break Contact Drills

A little on the application of Break Contact drills. This one look familiar?: I didn’t make this stuff up….I just added my flavor. OP Break Contact drills – fighting out of a compromised OP: Here’s your PT motivation. Thnk I give out bollockings? Max

New! Tactical Instructor Magazine!

Yes! Love it! I’m working on the MVT N-grip – it takes the C-grip and makes it even better, by moving the support hand from the 9 o’clock position round to the 12 o’clock position. It helps to counter muzzle rise in recoil, and results in faster follow up shots. It means you can’t see […]

Round-Up: Over the transom on Oathkeepers & Justin Giles

I posted yesterday the following: ‘More Tactical Ignorance + Oathkeepers‘ ‘Info from over the transom: Justin Giles of OathKeepers‘ More has come in since. Its veering a little towards the Bundy Ranch fiasco. 1) This one came in with the following quote: “I was up at Bundy Ranch.  Oath Keepers used it as a cash […]

Student Review: Combat Patrol Aug 30 – Sep 1: Jon R T

Combat Patrol Class August 30-Sept 1: Jon R T After reading and hearing directly from MVT alumni about the value of repeating training at MVT, I decided to repeat the Combat Patrol class. The environmental differences between my two experiences in CP were significant. During the day the temperature was in the mid 80’s as […]