MAX ORDINATE • The Precision Rifle Podcast

Send us Fan Mail Its been said do practice till you get it right, practice till you cant get it wrong! For this episode Tyler & Jeph discuss "What is the Muscle Relaxation fundamental?" Do you know the answer? Is it lack of all muscular tension or only muscles that effect your ability to maintain stability and pin point aiming? The duo then shifts into the importance of recoil manage...

Send us Fan Mail Through failure, we learn! Tyler talks about a particular student at PR1 having a rough time in the wind on Day 3. Success in the moment may make you happy, but the failures are what make us grow, and nothing was different for this shooter! Sometimes, lessons like these are needed.  For a more personal connection to the hosts, be sure to follow Tyler Hughes on Instagram @tyler_hug...

Send us Fan Mail Near and dear to Jeph's heart is his journey to better living. Years of hard labor, Police work, Car fab, takes its toll. Enter Stem cells, TRT regimen, and Physical therapy that has taken Jeph from feeling 55 as a 47yr old man to a revived and rejuvenated 47 yr old performing like a 28 yr old. Science in action! Learn from others and make your own choices but its important n...

Send us Fan Mail You hear it talked about. Instructors, Teachers, Trainers, whatever you want to call them. Regardless, Bone support and Natural point of aim are staples of marksmanship fundamentals. Yet why cant it be described in simple terms? Why arent you being taught or instructed why these are important and how to know if youre failing to achieve them? Tyler breaks it down on this episode of...

Send us Fan Mail Every year. That new year rolls around. Its getting close. Motivations start to rise. Changing your life. Doing things different. Im going to do this. Im going to do that. You set goals. And for a few days, maybe possibly a few weeks, youre on this path. Before life sets in, tries to set you back, the goals seem far. And.... youre right back to where you start. This episode is all...

Send us Fan Mail Tyler and Jeph bring on a guest, Lauren, who spent the past year training Tyler remotely to prepare him physically for the Sniper Adventure Challenge to a level beyond what he could have accomplished on his own. From adjusting workouts, tracking muscle fatigue, adding a diet. Building strength, adding muscle, and ultimately pushing to a limit beyond anything normal. Not to mention...

Send us Fan Mail Tyler grills Jeph this week on him getting his body and training back on track to jump into the competition arena. From packs, to physical therapy, gym sessions, cardio, dry fire, and of course, SHOES! Cant overlook proper footwear. Many people in the competitive arena, or even those who carry a rifle for a living, often brush over these details, the value of keeping a certain bas...

Send us Fan Mail Tyler and Jeph completing the podcast series of "The Do-It-All" Tradesman rifle build. Can it compete, defend, hunt, and survive the Zombie apocalypse? This episode completes the build with an optic selection from both Tyler and Jeph, along with a mounting option and accessories! Now its time to build it! What would you build as a Do It All bolt action platform?  For a m...

Send us Fan Mail Tyler and Jeph completing the podcast series of "The Do-It-All" Tradesman rifle build. Can it compete, defend, hunt, and survive the Zombie apocalypse? This episode completes the build with an optic selection from both Tyler and Jeph, along with a mounting option and accessories! Now its time to build it! What would you build as a Do It All bolt action platform?  For a m...

Send us Fan Mail Jeph sits down with Tyler to discuss him and Freds placement, challenges they faced, along with how the overall race went regarding injuries, mistakes, and the conduct of the competition which is equally important. The duo bust out the map and describes in detail how the team navigated the challenge and what the terrain looked like.  Surprise! Max Ordinate has offered to cover the...

Send us Fan Mail Nutrition Nutrition Nutrition! Tyler and Jeph have a special guest this week. Jen, a Nutritionist from Hawaii, helping with our questions, Tylers Sniper Adventure Challenge, and just overall educating us on nutrition and its effects so we can apply it to the Precision Rifle Competition Arena. Tune in! You might learn something.   For a more personal connection to the hosts, be sur...

Send us Fan Mail Tyler and Jeph getting deep into gear chosen for the Sniper Adventure Challenge, Nutrition ideas, and.... and... COLD! its going to be friggin cold compared to where Tyler has been the past year! All this and more in this latest episode.  Support the show Become a VIP Subscriber at  http://www.patreon.com/maxordinate1  for video content, instructional videos, presentations, classe...

Send us Fan Mail Enter THE DAVE CASTRO, prior Navy SEAL and top dawg at Crossfit! Tyler and Jeph sit down and talk rifles, matches, working out, benefits when related to shooting. Some diets and how those effect your everyday life. Plus does 22LR shooting translate to Centerfire Long Range matches? Dave doesnt think so, or does he? Great discussion and were looking forward to seeing Dave at the Sn...

Send us Fan Mail Tyler and Jeph take a walk down preparation road while visiting memory lane with Fred Barton of Bison Tactical, Tylers Sniper Adventure Challenge partner for the past 5 years. From what was learned from last year, mistakes made, preparations for this year, practice, skillsets, and so much more! Gear, Food, Strategy. A brutal competition based on Sniper skills on an Adventure Race...

Send us Fan Mail Tyler and Jeph sit down with Amir aka Sandmangoespewpew, owner of All Eyes Defense, a new company focused on bringing training of all facets to new shooters. Amir has been a long time student of Max Ordinate Academy and often seeks advice on his technique. The group talks training, his moving target debacle, how he envisions his company moving forward, and some industry facts!  Fo...

Send us Fan Mail Tyler and Jeph bring in Chris from Veil Solutions to discuss some of the training drills hes been conducting on his social media. Chris, owner of Veil Solutions, Kydex and firearms instructions has been in the industry for over 12 years but clearly you can see he is humble and interested in learning, hearing new ideas, and testing those ideas on the firing line. Great conversation...

Send us Fan Mail An episode of epic magnitude! Continuing where they left off last week, Jeph and Tyler continue discussing the ultimate rifle build which Jeph has dubbed "Tradesman Rifle". From the Action, Trigger, Stock / Chassis, and Bipod, these two see eye to eye on some, and split in different directions on others! With the current configuration, this may just be a game changing ri...

Send us Fan Mail Jeph driving the episode today with questions for Tyler regarding the "Perfect" rifle build. Perfect can mean many things. For Jeph, he wants us to build a hypothetical rifle that is PERFECT to accomplish your needs for Hunting & Competing. Caliber. Barrel. Optics. Triggers. Chassis. A lot goes into this in regards to considering what is important in both arenas.  Fo...

Send us Fan Mail This weeks episode hones in on knowing what you know now, what would be the best way to get into Long Range shooting. Can the lessons you learned help you now or are you still making those same mistakes? Marketing can get you any day of the week. Training? Rifle? Optic? Accessories? But more importantly, what are your goals. Why are you shooting? As discussed its best to have a no...

Send us Fan Mail Covering a few topics this weekend! LOP adjustment on the fly? WTF? Good method or another gimmick to cover up bad marksmanship fundamentals? Engaging movers... from Lead Edge? Are you effing mad?! The argument against using lead edge. Why its not a method you should add to your tool box and avoid those who still teach this. Once again, just us being us, telling it how it is and h...

Send us Fan Mail Tyler and Jeph bringing the real this week with discussions on does your training target or training plan fit the purpose of the training? Will the end state be achieved? Are there any negative side effects to the training? Training Scars? These are important questions to ask yourself or your instructor. They should already know the answer, but lets be honest a majority dont. To b...

Send us Fan Mail THE SNIPER TARGET. Maui. Establishing habits for dialing. Videos being put out by MDT PRO's that seem more click bate. A solid episode where Jeph is in disagreement with Tyler and is trying ever so hard to change his mind.  After a week of discussions, research, theorizing, and ultimately deciding on what the goals are, what is the purpose of the drill? How tight of a standar...

Send us Fan Mail Stem Cells, TRT program, Typhoons, what more could you ask for?! Tyler and Jeph dig into the Sniper MOD Qual & Precisionier Target, execution, changes, etc. Discussing the "Cranial Vault" and why the target was designed for between the eyes and nose versus the forehead like its assumed is an immediate incapacitation shot. Training never ends and neither does working...

Send us Fan Mail After a two week break from recording... WE ARE BACK! Jeph fresh off his stem cell therapy and Tyler dealing with range administration situations. Its good to be back. Discussing Stem Cells, Range thievery, then moving on to the PRECISION RIFLE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS! What is it? Good time? Good Ole boy network. We break it down. Lets face it, anytime the USA can go forward and whoop...

Send us Fan Mail There is so many videos, podcasts, instructional companies who skip over rifle setup like it doesn't matter. It does! and here is the why behind setting up your rifle to fit you. Think you need those spacers for the buttstock? Think again. Most don't. Its about function, capabilities, more than comfort.  For a more personal connection to the hosts, be sure to follow Tyle...