First Sergeant Sends: You, Your Rifle and Ivan

  You, Your Rifle and Ivan  On day one of Combat Team Tactics (CTT) we start telling students about the importance of scanning and of getting your head out of your rifle. Students are given a demonstration by Max and I on how to scan and what you are looking for and how to get […]

Idaho Class: Photos

I have not been posting lately, I’m in Idaho running an 8 day class. I just completed the 3 day Combat Team Tactics portion today. We now have 2 days of Mobility / Convoy and then 3 days of Combat Patrol. Class List Remote Group Classes Here are a couple of photos: Class Photo: Day […]

Student review: Active Shooter CCW May 2016: Barry

STUDENT REVIEW, CCW/ACTIVE SHOOTER COURSE On 21 and 22 May I attended an excellent CCW/Active shooter course at the Max Velocity Training center in wild and wonderful West Virginia.  It’s not enough that all of West Virginia is built either on a steep hill and that all so-called “flat ground” is rocky and uneven, no; […]

Student Review: “Working the Night Shift at Max’s……”: Barry

“Working the Night Shift at Max’s……” On Friday, 13 May I attended a Night Firing Class at the Velocity Training Center.  Due to family commitments I was not able to sign up for the CTT portion of the class until late and it was fully booked (Note: Barry is already an Alumni of a previous […]

Combat Safety: The Importance of ‘Short Bounds’

I’ve been meaning to write this post for a while, but I have been busy with classes, which is of course a good thing. I’m currently up at a CTT class, for the second weekend in a row, and then next week I head to Idaho, so it’s now or never for the post. This […]

Coming Soon: MVT 556 Patrol Rig

Coming Soon! We are in the final pre-production stages! The mag pouches feature kydex inserts for retention and easy grab / return of mags to the pouches. The admin pouches are not sewn down, and feature the ‘tuck tab’ closure as well as the ‘tuck tunnel’ MOLLE attachment. There are large and small admin pouch […]

3 Spots on Idaho Combat Patrol – May 28 – 30

The organizer of the Idaho Private Class has asked me to put out to alumni that there are three spots available on the Combat Patrol (3 day) portion of the class. Dates: 28 – 30 May. Cost: $500 This is the final part of a Combat Team Tactics / Mobility / Combat Patrol eight day […]

Student Review: Active Shooter CCW (Private – VA): Eddie

We just finished the inaugural Active Shooter CCW class Sunday, in the rain. 1st Sgt (Scott) did this one on the road in central VA. I’m not really sure where to start. We had 6 shooters after 3 had to back out due to family or work emergencies. The experience levels were about as far […]

MVT Run n Gun / Force on Force CQB Single Day Events

MVT Run n Gun / Force on Force CQB Events Upcoming Dates: Run n Gun / FoF CQB events are scheduled for 30 September and 11 November. FoF Team Tactics classes are scheduled for 25/26 June (no preceding Run n Gun event), 1/2 October, 12/13 November. From the new page: Outline:  Friday: AM: MVT Run […]

Changes to the FoF Team Tactics and the Rifleman Challenge

I am going to make some changes to the way we run the FoF Team Tactics and also the Rifleman Challenge. The reasons for this are numbers, plain and simple – with the prerequisite of Combat Team Tactics (CTT) as the gateway to the more advanced live fire classes, the pool of CTT graduates is […]