AAR: Max Velocity Tactical Combat Rifle/Contact Drills 3-4 Aug 2013 Location: West Virginia Mountains (This was also posted on AR15.com HERE) If you are a newcomer to tactical shooting like me, your experience is probably limited to punching paper at 100 yards on a linear range. Or maybe you’ve taken a tactical carbine course where you […]

  “CONTACT FRONT!” The Combat Rifle / Contact Drill course that Max put on this past weekend was excellent. As a former Marine Infantryman I was very suprised at the amount I learned and revisons to my own SOP. Max has a very mild and easy going approach to his training which creates a fantastic […]

After Action Report – Max Velocity Tactical Combat Rifle / Contact Drills July 20-21, 2013 Vicinity of Romney, WV BLUF:  Excellent course. Would certainly recommend to a friend, neighbor or fellow prepper, looking for a class that moves them beyond a static, square range. Plan to attend AGAIN in the future. Long winded write-up: I had […]

Carry a small amount of a petroleum jelly based lubricant. Something like Vaseline or Aquaphore. Use it to combat chafing in your neither parts, butt crack, groin area etc. Believe me, if you start getting chafed, you will appreciate it. This is particularly a factor when working in wet or humid environments where pants and […]

First, I’ll say that this will be a brief post because I will be at the training site all week and have a training weekend coming up. I will be posting less frequently this week, if at all, but I will have access to the internet via cellphone and will respond to any interesting comments […]

This is a useful training video. It has applicability to an SHTF or Resistance scenario if you are operating in a small team. It is made with the participation of some genuine SAS veterans, old school style (Mac was the first man into the Iranian Embassy in 1982 and died in 2011 since making this […]

I received the following comment on my recent post ‘Field Sleeping Options – A Discussion‘: “I own and use a FLIR device for hunting, I understand the idea behind blocking the hot spot from showing up on observation devices, but won’t the use of a thermal blocking tarp create a square “hole” in the natural […]

Yesterday I posted some thoughts about weather, wet/dry kit drills and some related stuff HERE. I am following up today with a more detailed discussion on options for sleeping in the field. There are two main areas that this relates to: Firstly, there is living light out of your patrol pack, the ‘travel light, freeze […]

My dad and I just completed the Combat Rifle course with Max Velocity Tactical last weekend.  Let me start off by saying that this was an amazing eye-opening experience that was truly a blast.  Max is a true professional and an excellent instructor.  I’m active duty military and the training I received with Max this […]

As they come in from Sam, here are some photos from the training weekend. No faces mostly (for anonymity), apart from mine:  Above: Individual debrief day 1: Reaction Drills (RTR).  Above: Day 1: Individual Reaction Drills: Contact Front  Above: Day 1: Individual Reaction Drills: Contact Left: Return Appropriate Fire after taking cover (simulated by kneeling […]