Sent in by a reader, an interesting video for the USMC showing various weapon penetration effects.  It’s a good video, but I noticed a couple of oddities: When you watch it, it would appear that the AK, firing 7.62 x 39mm rounds, is very effective at all angles against the structure. When you get on […]

Building a Battle Belt from Max Velocity’s Template: Links Quote: “FWIW, Max himself will tell you that he makes no claims about this setup being the end all/be all of setups, only that it is functional, and largely made up of what he had at hand. Max’s approach is a good one, in my opinion, […]

I’ve had a few inquiries about scheduling another CRCD class in between the one on Nov 9/10 and the Patrol class on Jan 18 – 20. I have to deconflict between some personal commitments and also the deer rifle season in Hampshire County, which runs Nov 25 thru Dec 7. Yes, theoretically it should not […]

12/13 October, 2013 – AAR, Max Velocity CRCD (From ‘Pinky’, the DHS plant from the Richmond Fusion Center. Only joking – initially I thought he was way too high speed to have no prior service, then I realized that he was way too high speed for a DHS team, given what I have heard about their performance […]

***UPCOMING CLASS DATES*** Class Schedule:(CRCD = the entry level open enrollment Combat Rifle /Contact Drills Class )2013: October 26/27: CRCD – Full November 9/10: CRCD – Full December 14/15: CRCD – newly scheduled class Note: There is a gaps in training weekends between Nov 9/10 and the Patrol Class Jan 18-20. If there is sufficient interest, I […]

Max Velocity CRCD Oct. 12-13 Class AAR I attended the Oct. 12 and 13 Contact Drills class at the site in WV.  Over the last couple years I’ve been seeking training in how to better deploy myself and my weapons if needed, and have done some formal shooting, both classical and tactical. Each time the […]

AAR Linked at Refreshing the Tree blog Text: October 12/13 Max Velocity Tactical CRCD – AAR What a weekend! 24 hours round trip from Florida to West Virginia. Was it worth it? Absolutely. Day 1: The day started with a safety brief. After the brief, Max outlined the day. the cornerstone to the weekend was […]

There have been a  few inquiries about how to set up a battle belt. I took a couple of photos of my battle belt after this weekend’s training. It’s an evolving thing but this is the current configuration. This is a variation of a full battle belt that is ideally used for dismounted light infantry […]

I’m just back behind the keyboard after a very enjoyable CRCD training class this weekend. I spent Monday rebuilding my target pits after they were shot up a little on the weekend. Also digging some new ones in preparation for the Patrol class – this will be an entirely live firing class, so I managed […]

I have been working on a second edition of ‘Contact: A Tactical Manual for Post Collapse Survival‘. It will include a smart looking new cover by Tony Mauro, who did the cover for Patriot Dawn as  well as a couple of Rawles’ books. Here is the current book: Before I finalize the updated manuscript, I […]