AAR: Rifle Manipulation Primer (RMP) 2 May – BC

AAR: Rifle Manipulation Primer (RMP) 2 May – BC Having completed the TC3 and CRCD classes on the weekend of May 3 / 4, I wanted to give special mention to Max’s newest addition to the training cadre, Aaron. Aaron has recently started to provide training in the MVT camp, and he is an outstanding […]

AAR: Combat Rifle / Contact Drills (CRCD) 3/4 May –BC

AAR: Combat Rifle / Contact Drills (CRCD) 3/4 May –BC  There have been many excellent AARs concerning the Combat Rifle/Contact Drills class written in the last few months.  In fact I reviewed many of them in making my decision to attend the class May ¾.  The earlier reports have all been very detailed, and that’s […]

AAR: Combat Lifesaver (TC3) 2 May – BC

MV: Combat Lifesaver (TC3) is offer as a morning block of instruction the day prior to CRCD classes, including the combined 5 day classes. The afternoon comprises Rifle Manipulation Primer (RMP) Training. Class Schedule AAR: Combat Lifesaver (TC3) 2 May – BC I recently had the good fortune to take Max’s newly offered Combat Lifesaver (TC3) class. I was excited when I first saw the addition […]

Apache FLIR Video Taken Down (+ Update)

Do you remember this post and video: *VIDEO* Thermal Shield Test by Apache FLIR – Pass!? Well, at the request of those that made and sent me the video, I have taken the video down. I hope you watched it while you had the chance! UPDATE: There has been a flurry of activity today as it […]

Video: Art of the Tacticool Mag Flip

More tacticool awesomeness! On a serious note however, notice how although these guys are making a comedy video, they are still firmly rooted in the ‘tacticool’ meme in everything they do. But, the ‘mag flip’ is a real technique. See ‘Rifle Stoppage Drills‘: Common First Step: If you are firing your weapon and it fails to […]

Alumni Weekend: Hard Labor, Beer, Shooting (+ Workshop) – June 7/8

What’s not to like? Many students have offered their help at the training site. Others have suggested Alumni Weekends. The leveling of the new square range has faced me with a dilemma : simply too many trees have been pushed down for me to deal with. What I need is help with cutting up downed trees, moving […]

Places Available on Classes

I have had a couple of spaces come available on upcoming classes. May 24-26 Combat Patrol: 2 spaces available. One of the students emailed me about an emergency appendectomy and has had to drop out! May 31-01 June CRCD: 2 places available. Ttwo students switched to the new CRM class. May 31 – 01 June […]

AAR: Combat Rifle / Contact Drills (CRCD) 3/4 May – Jim W

AAR  May 3-4 I have read a number of AAR’s about the CRCD class to help figure out what I would write.   One thing stood out for me that has been mentioned, but not highlighted.  Max and Aaron are excellent instructors, they even have a little “good cop, bad cop” thing goin’ on.   There is nothing more I can […]

AAR: Combat Rifle / Contact Drills (CRCD) 3/4 May – Redcoat

My wife and I attended the aforementioned classes this previous weekend……….and what a weekend it turned-out to be! I am now back aboard my ship & Heather aka ‘Momma Grizzly’ or ‘Shortbread’, is running the farm and keeping the home fires burning. We decided to jointly attend MVT for a number of reasons, but what […]

AAR: Combat Rifle / Contact Drills (CRCD) 3/4 May – CG

Corporate Guy (CG) from Carolina AAR – Combat Rifle / Contact Drills (CRCD) – 3-4 May, 2014 As an aspiring new MVT student, I read many of the AAR’s posted on this site over the months leading up to the Combat Rifle / Contact Drills course (CRCD) I had signed up for.  It occurred to me […]