MAX ORDINATE • The Precision Rifle Podcast
This is a product of Max Ordinate Academy, focusing on precision rifle training, methods, hard lessons learned, and tactical precision rifle competition preparation with after-action reviews, military and law enforcement employment, TTP & SOP's. Your hosts, Tyler Hughes and Jeph Savaglio gives you a professional and instructive perspective when it comes to professional / amateur thought processes with a lot of passionate, no-holds-barred content. This pod has no problems discussing a wide range of topics whether it be a failed stage, training methods, lessons learned, or calling each other out for mistakes made, or insane social media posts that need debunked or called out. Join and subscribe to get the best information on training tips, new products, and approaches. About the show hosts: Tyler Hughes is a male precision rifle shooter who served 10 years in the US Marines. In 2013, Tyler left the Marines as a Scout Sniper and started Max Ordinate Academy seeking to provide the highest level of precision rifle training in the nation to both civilian shooter and Law Enforcement snipers. Tyler also serves as the lead Urban Sniper Course instructor for the USMC. He competes primarily on a national level in Precision Rifle Series, National Rifle League, and Competition Dynamics matches consistently placing Top 5 or better. Tyler has pulled in multiple 1st place wins and continues to chase perfection.
Episodes
Stock? Chassis? An unholy combination of both? In this episode Tyler and Rei discuss their experiences, both good and bad with traditional stocks and chassis systems. Tyler discusses pros, cons, and trade-offs of each of the approaches. In addition, a variety of accessories and accessory systems such as Mlok and ARCA approaches are debated and discussed.
Rei discusses her maiden voyage with a Masterpiece Arms cha...
This episode of the Sub-MOA podcast touches briefly on one of our most favorite pieces of equipment: the tripod. Tyler and Rei discuss their experiences with tripods, and briefly touch on the use and effective deployment of tripods in competition shooting.
In addition, the topic of “what makes a professional shooter?” is brought up. We have a call-iin from Max Ordinate team member Paul, in which the trio discuss thei...
This episode has Tyler and Rei discussing a variety of topics. Everyone knows that MOA loves tripods! Tyler goes into some details about the potential negatives of using certain kinds of tripods and the positives and negatives of how other equipment choices can influence shooting. We also want to update you all on the new happenings at our facility in Apple Valley, California. New range improvements have really tak...
Experiences, trials, and tribulations of the Max Ordinate Team: Rei and Tyler, during the 2019 Vortex Extreme competition.
Hear how it was setup, what gear was used, and how their strategy fared.
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In this special edition podcast: An in-depth overview of Tyler's training regiment in preparation for the Vortex Extreme and the Sniper Adventure Challenge.
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Tyler and Rei discuss the ups, downs, and windage of a local Las Vegas match.
Also, the importance of dry firing is discussed, along with one of our most favorite topics: Natural Point of Aim (NPA)
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Tyler and Rei discuss current Precision Rifle match formats and the possibility of what could be, should be, and shouldn't be....You decide.
They follow up with an in-depth look at mental preparation and the effects it has on your game plan: What to look for, how to prep, and what to take from the end result.
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SAC After action report..as promised!
In this week's episode Tyler gives the run down on his experience with his recently complete Sniper Adventure Challenge. Listen in to hear his stories of triumphs, tribulations and everything in between.
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In this week’s podcast Tyler goes over various aspects of developing and implementing a training protocol for precision rifle shooting. Developing a proper routine that encompasses the fundamentals then fine tuning to a personal skill level, desire, and ability is one of the most critical things that shooters looking to improve their game can do.
Listen in and get your mind right!
Tyler and Rei talk about one of their favorite matches: Competition Dynamics - Team Safari. This is a field match that really pushes the shooter & team to communicate and work together. Listen in to hear about their misadventures, learning moments, and victories.
In addition, Tyler talks about our exciting upcoming course calendar, which incorporates a variety of multi-discipline training as well as some new comp...
Tyler and Rei discuss the 9 principles of supported shooting. Tyler goes over how critical small details are, while relating them back to the fundamentals. Listen on in to get some in depth info on shooting supported!
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This episode Rei leads the discussion on making mistakes during competitions, logging issues, immediate fixes versus after the match fixes and more! Mental or physical, if there is a problem it cannot go unsolved.
Tyler touches on rear bag usage, how to conduct the natural point of aim drill & what you're looking for after the shots have been fired.
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This episode takes a look into Tyler's first impressions of the Leupold Mark 5 while he was out load developing for his competition rifle. Rei chimes in with what load he should run based on the results. The heart of the episode takes us into Rei's process to eliminate mental errors. Interesting ideas to say the least. Does hydrating, carb loading, and iron deficiencies bring your performance down? And final...
This episode Rei and Tyler discuss few new products they're experimenting with before they dive into caliber selection, when a shooter should jump to an exotic cartridge, rifle & gear thoughts for new shooters, and tons more! Be sure to follow us on Facebook / Instagram for the latest updates. Leave a comment or a question, we would love to include it in an upcoming episode.
Rei and Tyler talk optics. Is there a right one? How come none are perfect? Before diving into the initial process of properly mounting your optic to your rifle. This is part 1 if a 2 part series discussing optic mounting, functions, and features. The duo also dives into training knowledge, last week's recap, and some black friday deals that are can't miss opportunities.
Sights, Sounds, and Observations from around the Championship Firing Line! Tyler and Rei discuss traveling to Texas, check in, Rifles performing, Stages to be concerned about, and a game plan for tomorrow at the National Rifle League Championship 2019.
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Tyler and Rei discuss the UP's and DOWN's of Day 1 of the NRL Championship 2019. Few mental mistakes, wind was the enemy!
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Rei and Tyler discuss the final day of the match. Stages that stuck out, how they conquered or got conquered. Tyler brings up a controversial topic that will probably piss some off but still leaves a lot of questions unanswered.
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Rei and Tyler discuss gear and training tactics for 2020 based on 2019's lessons learned. The team discusses parallax, upcoming matches, & MORE!!
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Tyler & Rei hammer out an episode covering a hot topic among shooters regarding what distances should you zero. 100 yards? 36 yards? 500 yards? You decide. They also talk ballistic arc by Geo Ballistics, and Rei chooses a bonus stage right there on the spot for the upcoming MOA match in January.
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