MAX ORDINATE • The Precision Rifle Podcast

Send us Fan Mail Tyler & Jeph discuss techniques they've seen applied to utilizing a tripod as a shooting support that make them cringe. Why fight the tripod. Why not set up in the position you want. What are these paint marks on legs and why are they not a good idea. Living life on a tripod can be fruitful but too many times we see shooters not understanding what they're doing but r...

Send us Fan Mail Tyler and Jeph discuss a Direct Message received regarding how to improve during competition. Skill. Mental management. Efficiency. Wind Call. Corrections. It all adds up. To improve you must have data. Identify strengths and weaknesses. What kind of data you say? Positions. Wind Calls. Mental mistakes. where are you hemorrhaging impacts. Then you can decide how to improve. And as...

Send us Fan Mail 10 YEARS! Its been a ride. A damn roller coaster. Peaks. Valleys. Small business struggles. And everything in between. But one constant has always remained, Tyler's chase for perfection and putting forth the absolute best product, second to none. Here is our story. Thank you for watching!  For a more personal connection to the hosts, be sure to follow Tyler Hughes on Instagra...

Send us Fan Mail The team digs into the LE Modernization Training session, from beginning to end, the good, and the ugly. Areas of improvement as well as areas of greatness. This was a solid training session that honed in on specific skills sets as the primary focus of this month. Tripod. Wind Calls. Barricade. Fundamentals. And a great conversation about movers and how to engage them. Are you mak...

Send us Fan Mail The adventures continue! Tyler fresh back from Japan and.. and... back from Competition Dynamics Steel Safari after a respectable showing, taking 3rd overall after losing the tie breaker for 2nd. The dynamic duo talk mens health, competing, expectations, being too hard on yourself, and so much more!  For a more personal connection to the hosts, be sure to follow Tyler Hughes on In...

Send us Fan Mail With Tyler back stateside after a stint overseas, he wasted no time getting busy with range tasks, training and practice, and getting his ass to the Competition Dynamics Steal Safari. This weekend, he will join the team to see if we can bring home another victory! The dudes talk copycats, one that wants to be but isnt. Gear that works but has flaws so the need to understand those...

Send us Fan Mail This week the guys talking moving targets. Whether you're military, LE, or a hunter assuming you're good to go because you have a cheat sheet for movers is a nice lie you've been telling yourself. Simplification. Knowing how it works and what you're calculating. Understanding movements and not MPH. A real hunter, Sniper, will not need a cheat sheet because they...

Send us Fan Mail Another week! Another episode! This week Tyler & Jeph hit on Minutes of Angle versus Mil-Radian. After viewing a post and reading the comments, it was a discussion that needed to be had regarding the two Angular Units of Measure and the commons misconceptions and lack of understanding amongst most of the shooters. MRAD and Yards. MOA and Meters. Who cares! Math? What friggin m...

Send us Fan Mail This week Tyler & Jeph discuss the current URBAN SNIPER course Tyler is instructing for USMC Snipers. The recent qualification they just went through, how Tyler performed, to include wagers or friendly patch trading bets to motivate the Marines to try harder, focus deeper. During the qualifications, the stress levels are high, so the duo digs in to why, why so high, why do som...

Send us Fan Mail Tyler goes into a deep discussion regarding unsupported shooting positions. The fundamentals behind it and breaking down a social media video. Bone Support. Muscle Relaxation. Natural Point of Aim. They're as old as time and still the foundation behind all shooting positions, supported and unsupported. The tail end of this episode talks about the WHY. Why does this happen. Wh...

Send us Fan Mail After a long week, we're back! Digging into methods and routines of practicing. Be it at home or at the range, DO YOU HAVE A METHOD TO YOUR MADNESS? or do you just practice everything with very little gain? Tyler and Jeph hit on this for roughly half the episode comparing training methods to old and new weight lifting methods. Then the big secret, the information no one knows...

Send us Fan Mail A quickie that went longer than expected! Tyler explains to Jeph a drill he had students run last week. 19 Targets. 25 rounds. 5 Minutes. Must hit to move on to next target. Asking how Jeph would attack this problem. How the students did. What was the method that lead to the greatest success in the shortest time. How does this apply to your world? Hunting. Military. LE. Comp. It r...

Send us Fan Mail Its basic matrix theory. Go fast but dont go fast! Not sure is thats even a thing but it sounded good. Today! It is Jeph's birthday so the dynamic duo sit down to discuss training plans for this weekend. The Get Moving target and how it can help you progress your speed! So often shooters want to go fast but dont understand they dont need to shoot faster. But movement. Efficie...

Send us Fan Mail What a WEEK! Golf. Construction. Training Marines. And of course, things in the industry that should drop your jaw but ultimately not surprised. Hornady ammunition stealing Ballstic X app software design. Trainers offering training that shouldnt be. Companies posting videos that make you cringe. Its a crazy wild world we live in but Tyler and Jeph are here to help guide us through...

Send us Fan Mail Our weekly "Week in review" episode with an emphasis on "What is a professional?". Tyler is solo again so in the absence of Jeph, He rolls through what is currently happening with the Marine Sniper Urban Course he is instructing, things he noticing. Standards need to be met. Who better to set the bar? To top it off, Tyler discusses a video from Social Media whe...

Send us Fan Mail Another beautiful Friday to deliver this weekends Training Tips and Goals podcast. No Jeph today, but Tyler came through to deliver a great episode. The focus being aiming with your body. Its easy to get flustered, stresses, agitated, and start to muscle the weapon system. Through mindful repetition and goal driven drills, you can eliminate some of these mistakes. Tyler adds a vid...

Send us Fan Mail This is just one of those episodes that get drug down the rabbit hole. Optics. Reticles. Focal Planes. Clearly more and more discussion is needed on this topic. Primary Arms reticles came up in conversation and whew, did the guys not hold back. And without hesitation moving into the state of the industry, innovation, copy cats, losers, and more!  For a more personal connection to...

Send us Fan Mail Working out the new weekly pod format, this is our "Social Media Week in Review!" The good, the bad, the ugly, from the deep pits of the interwebs. Its a dangerous job but someone has to do it. Sharing with you things we find that need to be brought to light for the purpose of learning of course. This episode is packed with "Dont do this at the gym", A standing...

Send us Fan Mail Great episode with Tyler & Jeph touching on the Ridgeline Drill after having run it numerous times, discussing competition shooter failures, and getting into night shooting. Illuminated reticles, lit up targets, Night Vision Devices, Thermal optics, and so much more! Thanks for tuning in.  If you would like to skip ahead, the timings of subject changes are as follows: Intro an...

Send us Fan Mail Tyler comes out of left field with pics and descriptive critiques to share about the past two days of training the instructor staff went through as a sustainment event. Not only a great time for learning and trying out new techniques but a great time to grab photos that will allow us to critique and fix mistakes, use for classes, what not to do, etc. Lots of talk regarding the Pri...

Send us Fan Mail This special episode brings Vinessa (@v.on.target) and Miranda (@mirandakadam) on to the show to talk all things WOMEN in a male dominated sport, Precision Rifle Shooting. Miranda had made a comment about wanting to hear from Vinessa on her thoughts and opinions, getting a womans perspective. So what better than to get them both and just talk. How not to be a creeper dude around a...

Send us Fan Mail Two episodes in one week! and its not even a special occasion. Tyler hits Jeph with a "How skilled and prepared are you?" Power grid goes down. No power in the near future. Can you survive? Would your neighbors? Are you a target? Huntin. Fishin. Navingatin. Food Procurement. Survival. Interesting answers. Then the crew follows up with some awesome footage of the Hogsaddl...

Send us Fan Mail Trying out a shorter format to our show that we can produce 2-3x per week. Today, Tyler & Jeph talk Aerial Platform Shooting & Instructional / Instructor Fails. EPIC Fails. Check it out! Make sure to tune in Friday for an episode dedicated to wind.  For a more personal connection to the hosts, be sure to follow Tyler Hughes on Instagram @tyler_hughes_ss and Jeph Savaglio @...

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Send us Fan Mail Tyler and Jeph talk adventures of Monday with Falkor Defense in town, hiking mountains, deploying tripods, shooting from improvised positions, loosing gear, and getting naked! Ok not fully naked but partially! Chonies! Then, then, comes the good stuff! All things tripods. They go through all the tripods used for shooting and breakdown everyone! If youre looking for info on tripods...