Combat Team Tactics (CTT) / Night Firing  (NODF) April 8-10 2016 – Jack: I have only attended one shooting class before this one with a different training group, so it is all I have to compare my most recent experience with Max Velocity Tactical Training.  The drills that we ran on square range day covered […]

MVT VERSA Mk II CHEST RIG Above: VERSA Mk II Coyote Brown with 5.56 insert. The MVT VERSA Rig has been upgraded and is now available. Upgrades: The pull tabs on the magazine pouches have been removed, and replaced with Kydex inserts, which securely hold the magazines in place, yet allow for fast removal and […]

Diz Sends: You and Body Armor. Should you be wearing body armor?  That’s a good question.  What I’d like to do is examine some scenarios that we, as armed citizens might encounter.  Then we’ll take a look at what equipment you might want for each encounter.  And finally, what are the requirements you must meet in […]

So what is it that brings ten random people—all different professions, ages, and walks of life—together on a cold Friday morning on a mountain in West Virginia? It is really quite a simple answer; a desire to improve skills that may someday be needed to stay alive.  Too learn from the best, those who have […]

Seven of us just had the opportunity this weekend to experience the new Combat Rifle Skills (CRS) course at MVT. I could simply explain this class by saying that anyone, no matter your skill level could benefit greatly from it.  Anyone that has attended the three day Combat Team Tactics (CTT) could probably attest that […]

If you have been paying attention to the blog, you will have spotted that I did two things: Reduced the price of the combined Rifle Skills (RS) / Combat Team Tactics (CTT) combination (4 days) to the same ($600 total) as the previous price of the 3 day CTT. Have been pushing for students to […]

GERMAN ARMY IN RUSSIA- 1941/45. TRIUMPH OF ILLUSION German film units focused almost exclusively on Panzer and Panzer Grenadier/motorized units. . This gives a very false impression of irresistible power and military efficiency.  The facts are different. The Panzer and Panzer Grenadier divisions were a small, but critical, part of the German Army in the East (the Ostheer). Most […]

I get many questions about my gear setup. It is also a perennial topic on the MVT Forum, and of course across the internet. It’s an important subject. Many people ask me specific questions about my gear setup and make/brand of equipment items, and so here I will attempt to give some guidance not in […]

In comments on the forum version of ‘Tactical Notes: Force on Force Team Tactics‘ Diz and Robert make some pertinent comments. Diz: You know, this is the irony of the internet. This is probably one of the most important posts on this subject ever to be published on line. Yet I would wager that the […]