MAX ORDINATE • The Precision Rifle Podcast

No Sleep. No Comfort. No Excuses. Preparing for the Sniper Adventure Challenge

08 Feb 2026

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Send us a textThe Sniper Adventure Challenge is not just a match—it’s a multi-day test of shooting skill, land navigation, decision-making, and me...

The Return of Precision: Tyler & Special Guest Sam Dive Deep into Training, Tuners, and the Art of Silence

28 Oct 2025

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Send us a text🎙️ Episode DescriptionAfter an 8-month hiatus, Tyler — host of the Precision Rifle Podcast — is back and better than ever! 🔥...

Precision Partnerships: RD-15 LPR Deep Dive with Ridgeline Defense | 29 Apr 2025 Live Stream

30 Apr 2025

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Send us a text🚨 New Episode! 🚨Tyler Hughes and Nick Diaz sit down with Larry and Noah from Ridgeline Defense for an inside look at their brand n...

🔥 From Concept to Execution: How We Build a Competition Train-Up 🔥

13 Mar 2025

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Send us a textIn this episode, Tyler and Diaz pull back the curtain on the entire process of developing a high-performance training course, using the ...

🎙️ Precision Rifle Podcast | Is Common Sense That Common? 🤔

16 Feb 2025

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Send us a text🔥 Episode Overview:In this episode, Tyler and Jeph dive deep into a loaded discussion—starting with the question: Is common sense r...

Journey to the Podium with Francis Colon

09 Jan 2025

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Send us a text🔥 Precision Rifle Podcast: Francis Colon – Winner of the 2024 PRS Armageddon Gear Cup 🔥In this episode of the Precision Rifle Po...

Meet the Nicks: The Mouth and the Mustach Take the Mic

03 Jan 2025

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Send us a text🎙 Max Ordinate and Pro Tier Media is proud to introduce the new hosts of its latest podcast: The Shooters Brief with Nick Diaz and Ni...

10 Game-Changing Principles for Shooting Stability and Increased Precision!

31 Dec 2024

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Send us a textJoin Tyler and Jeph on the Precision Rifle Podcast as they dive into the 10 essential principles of alternative shooting positions that ...

Mastering Wind Reading: Beyond the Basics

13 Dec 2024

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Send us a textIn this episode of the Precision Rifle Podcast, we dive deep into the art and science of wind reading with a focus on advanced technique...

Long-Range Rifle Ammo Deep Dive: What Matters Most?

22 Nov 2024

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Send us a textIn this episode, we dive deep into the intricate world of long-range rifle ammunition and explore what truly matters when selecting the ...

(Full Episode) Targeting the Future: The Role of A.I. and Tech in Precision Shooting, Hunting, & Military

19 Nov 2024

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Send us a textIn this episode, we explore the rapidly evolving world of precision shooting and the impact of cutting-edge technologies like artificial...

Targeting the Future: The Role of A.I., Smart Optics, and Tech in Precision Shooting, Hunting, & Military

15 Nov 2024

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Send us a textIn this episode, we explore the rapidly evolving world of precision shooting and the impact of cutting-edge technologies like artificial...

Post election! TRUMP WINS!

11 Nov 2024

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Send us a textTrump wins! Trump Wins! Trump wins the 2024 election! and it looks as if America has had enough, flipping the senate and house red! What...

the Unsocial media episode

08 Nov 2024

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Send us a textFrom tips and tricks, education, new products, R&D, social media has it all today. There is literally nothing you cant find. So we d...

A shooters guide to Wind Calls

27 Oct 2024

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Send us a textTyler and Jeph sit down to talk all things wind! From reading the environment, judging wind direction, speed, using mirage. Then discuss...

Enter the "Training Rifle"

15 Oct 2024

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Send us a textDo you have a training rifle? Want one? is it worth it and what should you be looking for when building a training rifle? Tyler and Jeph...

When buying a rifle scope... Ask yourself these questions.

04 Oct 2024

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Send us a textTyler and Jeph cracking open the decision making process when purchasing a scope for your rifle. Brand. Features. Ruggedness. Trust. Cos...

2024 Team Safari by Competition Dynamics - End of Match RECAP

13 Sep 2024

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Send us a textTyler and Jeph sit down to discuss the 2024 Team Safari competition. Tyler partnered with Nick Diaz, Max Ordinate team shooter. This is ...

The FOUNDATION... Whats yours made of?

18 Jul 2024

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Send us a textWhats in your foundation? How did you build it? and is it too late to restructure if you made a mistake? We discuss this, giving example...

PRS Competition. A return after a year off....

13 Jul 2024

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Send us a textOh the lessons learned. The heartbreak. The high expectations. Stupid mistakes. Mental errors. If you can make a mistake I made it. I di...

Training Philosophy

11 Jul 2024

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Send us a textCrawl Walk Run? Basic? Advanced? Professional? Amateur? When we think about training whether you're putting your own plan together,...

Speed vs. Precision: Rapid Engagement Techniques

02 May 2024

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Send us a textThis episode discusses the relationship between Speed, Precision, and Accuracy. There is no replacement for skill, practice, efficiency ...

Are Americans training CHINA?

04 Apr 2024

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Send us a textTyler in the absence of Jeph, hits a few daily news points... P. Diddy, the Moons Time Zone?... Load Testing article... then brings it w...

Answer the QUESTION!

21 Mar 2024

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Send us a textThis episode of the Precision Rifle Podcast, Tyler and Jeph take turns asking each other questions or random nature! Guns. Cars. Sex. Fo...

Appropriate LEARNING OBJECTIVES & developmental processes

03 Mar 2024

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Send us a textWhether youre planning a training course to teach for your company, your friends, or planning out weekly, monthly training for yourself,...

Poor Recoil Management & its crazy effects on precision

25 Feb 2024

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Send us a textIts been said do practice till you get it right, practice till you cant get it wrong! For this episode Tyler & Jeph discuss "Wh...

The Incident: at PR 1 course

18 Feb 2024

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Send us a textThrough 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...

Jeph's Men's Health Edition

16 Feb 2024

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Send us a textNear and dear to Jeph's heart is his journey to better living. Years of hard labor, Police work, Car fab, takes its toll. Enter Ste...

The truth about Bone Support & Natural Point of Aim - s6 ep 2 Max Ordinate Academy

14 Feb 2024

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Send us a textYou hear it talked about. Instructors, Teachers, Trainers, whatever you want to call them. Regardless, Bone support and Natural point of...

New Year Resolution Garbage

17 Jan 2024

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Send us a textEvery year. That new year rolls around. Its getting close. Motivations start to rise. Changing your life. Doing things different. Im goi...

Chasing Goals... Devils in the details

30 Dec 2023

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Send us a textTyler grills Jeph this week on him getting his body and training back on track to jump into the competition arena. From packs, to physic...

Benefits of private training

30 Dec 2023

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Send us a textTyler and Jeph bring on a guest, Lauren, who spent the past year training Tyler remotely to prepare him physically for the Sniper Advent...

What training or skillset will give you the best level up?

16 Nov 2023

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Send us a textTyler and Jeph completing the podcast series of "The Do-It-All" Tradesman rifle build. Can it compete, defend, hunt, and survi...

The Tradesman Rifle... the "Do it all" setup. Is there such a thing?

11 Nov 2023

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Send us a textTyler and Jeph completing the podcast series of "The Do-It-All" Tradesman rifle build. Can it compete, defend, hunt, and survi...

But... Did you die? Sniper Challenge After Action

10 Nov 2023

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Send us a textJeph sits down with Tyler to discuss him and Freds placement, challenges they faced, along with how the overall race went regarding inju...

How does YOUR nutrition effect YOUR performance?

10 Nov 2023

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Send us a textNutrition Nutrition Nutrition! Tyler and Jeph have a special guest this week. Jen, a Nutritionist from Hawaii, helping with our question...

Back in the Saddle! Vacation over!

02 Nov 2023

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Send us a textTyler and Jeph getting deep into gear chosen for the Sniper Adventure Challenge, Nutrition ideas, and.... and... COLD! its going to be f...

Sit down with Navy SEAL & Crossfit Top G

30 Sep 2023

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Send us a textEnter THE DAVE CASTRO, prior Navy SEAL and top dawg at Crossfit! Tyler and Jeph sit down and talk rifles, matches, working out, benefits...

IT. IS. ALMOST. TIME! Sniper Adventure Challenge w/ Guest Bison Tactical

21 Sep 2023

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Send us a textTyler and Jeph take a walk down preparation road while visiting memory lane with Fred Barton of Bison Tactical, Tylers Sniper Adventure ...

ALL EYES DEFENSE • Enter the SandMan

16 Sep 2023

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Send us a textTyler and Jeph sit down with Amir aka Sandmangoespewpew, owner of All Eyes Defense, a new company focused on bringing training of all fa...

Behind the Veil and the International Rifle of Mystery

12 Sep 2023

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Send us a textTyler and Jeph bring in Chris from Veil Solutions to discuss some of the training drills hes been conducting on his social media. Chris,...

Is this the ULTIMATE TRADESMAN Rifle?

01 Sep 2023

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Send us a textAn episode of epic magnitude! Continuing where they left off last week, Jeph and Tyler continue discussing the ultimate rifle build whic...

Jeph says... Let's play a game

26 Aug 2023

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Send us a textJeph driving the episode today with questions for Tyler regarding the "Perfect" rifle build. Perfect can mean many things. For...

If I could turn back time... Advice for Shooter

25 Aug 2023

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Send us a textThis 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 yo...

A way and.. THE way you should engage movers.

20 Aug 2023

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Send us a textCovering a few topics this weekend! LOP adjustment on the fly? WTF? Good method or another gimmick to cover up bad marksmanship fundamen...

Is your training purpose driven?

17 Aug 2023

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Send us a textTyler and Jeph bringing the real this week with discussions on does your training target or training plan fit the purpose of the trainin...

Tomato... Tomato. Constructive Criticism

11 Aug 2023

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Send us a textTHE SNIPER TARGET. Maui. Establishing habits for dialing. Videos being put out by MDT PRO's that seem more click bate. A solid epis...

You son of a... You call this a STORM!

04 Aug 2023

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Send us a textStem Cells, TRT program, Typhoons, what more could you ask for?! Tyler and Jeph dig into the Sniper MOD Qual & Precisionier Target, ...

Once upon a time in MEXICO

27 Jul 2023

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Send us a textAfter a two week break from recording... WE ARE BACK! Jeph fresh off his stem cell therapy and Tyler dealing with range administration s...

The Importance of Rifle Setup

09 Jul 2023

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Send us a textThere is so many videos, podcasts, instructional companies who skip over rifle setup like it doesn't matter. It does! and here is t...

Your TRIPOD skills need more TRIPOD skills

06 Jul 2023

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Send us a textTyler & Jeph discuss techniques they've seen applied to utilizing a tripod as a shooting support that make them cringe. Why fig...

You want Improvement... YOU CANT HANDLE IMPROVEMENT!

28 Jun 2023

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Send us a textTyler and Jeph discuss a Direct Message received regarding how to improve during competition. Skill. Mental management. Efficiency. Wind...

The 10th YEAR ANNIVERSARY episode! Here's our story.

17 Jun 2023

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Send us a text10 YEARS! Its been a ride. A damn roller coaster. Peaks. Valleys. Small business struggles. And everything in between. But one constant ...

Sniper Modernization: with us at the RANGE

16 Jun 2023

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Send us a textThe team digs into the LE Modernization Training session, from beginning to end, the good, and the ugly. Areas of improvement as well as...

Can you be too hard on yourself?

09 Jun 2023

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Send us a textThe adventures continue! Tyler fresh back from Japan and.. and... back from Competition Dynamics Steel Safari after a respectable showin...

the WORLD FAMOUS, Hardest, Bestest, Original

01 Jun 2023

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Send us a textWith Tyler back stateside after a stint overseas, he wasted no time getting busy with range tasks, training and practice, and getting hi...

Don't be dumb. It's only a moving target.

25 May 2023

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Send us a textThis week the guys talking moving targets. Whether you're military, LE, or a hunter assuming you're good to go because you hav...

The Great Disconnect... MOA vs MRAD

20 May 2023

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Send us a textAnother week! Another episode! This week Tyler & Jeph hit on Minutes of Angle versus Mil-Radian. After viewing a post and reading th...

VICTORY loves PREPARATION

10 May 2023

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Send us a textThis week Tyler & Jeph discuss the current URBAN SNIPER course Tyler is instructing for USMC Snipers. The recent qualification they ...

Unsupported Skills & Understanding "The WHY"

07 May 2023

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Send us a textTyler goes into a deep discussion regarding unsupported shooting positions. The fundamentals behind it and breaking down a social media ...

Correcting Misses. Simple. Effective. Precise.

30 Apr 2023

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Send us a textAfter 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...

How do you view the Target area? Sectoring Methods

23 Apr 2023

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Send us a textA quickie that went longer than expected! Tyler explains to Jeph a drill he had students run last week. 19 Targets. 25 rounds. 5 Minutes...

Guide to Hustling - How to shoot faster without shooting faster

22 Apr 2023

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Send us a textIts 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...

State of the Industry

22 Apr 2023

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Send us a textWhat a WEEK! Golf. Construction. Training Marines. And of course, things in the industry that should drop your jaw but ultimately not su...

Being a Professional & April 18 Week in Review

18 Apr 2023

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Send us a textOur weekly "Week in review" episode with an emphasis on "What is a professional?". Tyler is solo again so in the abs...

TRAINING DIARIES: Position improvement for better aim

15 Apr 2023

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Send us a textAnother beautiful Friday to deliver this weekends Training Tips and Goals podcast. No Jeph today, but Tyler came through to deliver a gr...

Optics & Reticles & Training Oh My!

12 Apr 2023

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Send us a textThis is just one of those episodes that get drug down the rabbit hole. Optics. Reticles. Focal Planes. Clearly more and more discussion ...

Week of April 10 Things that make you go hmm...

12 Apr 2023

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Send us a textWorking out the new weekly pod format, this is our "Social Media Week in Review!" The good, the bad, the ugly, from the deep p...

Thats not how that WORKS, at all

05 Apr 2023

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Send us a textGreat episode with Tyler & Jeph touching on the Ridgeline Drill after having run it numerous times, discussing competition shooter f...

Critiquing Ourselves! Instructor Sustainment Training

29 Mar 2023

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Send us a textTyler comes out of left field with pics and descriptive critiques to share about the past two days of training the instructor staff went...

This one is all about the WOMEN... buckle up - Max Ordinate Academy

26 Mar 2023

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Send us a textThis special episode brings Vinessa (@v.on.target) and Miranda (@mirandakadam) on to the show to talk all things WOMEN in a male dominat...

Tripod Rifle Clamps are DEAD

25 Mar 2023

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Send us a textTwo episodes in one week! and its not even a special occasion. Tyler hits Jeph with a "How skilled and prepared are you?" Powe...

Instructional Fails - Its Everywhere

23 Mar 2023

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Send us a textTrying out a shorter format to our show that we can produce 2-3x per week. Today, Tyler & Jeph talk Aerial Platform Shooting & I...

Pardon this Interruption for this Public Service Announcement

21 Mar 2023

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Send us a textJust a short sweet to the point audio file to explain ourselves!Support the showBecome a VIP Subscriber at http://www.patreon.com/maxord...

Whats a Really Right Tripod? The answer is here!

15 Mar 2023

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Send us a textTyler and Jeph talk adventures of Monday with Falkor Defense in town, hiking mountains, deploying tripods, shooting from improvised posi...

Interview with the NEBRASKAN

08 Mar 2023

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Send us a textKP Robinson in the house! A student of our and now the lead instructor for 88 Tactical out of Nebraska for both civilian and LE Sniper c...

The murky world of Instructors and How to find the right ones. Vette The Instructor episode!

28 Feb 2023

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Send us a textThe statement "Vette the instructors" if said often by so many people with the message of make sure youre training with someon...

Is there an elephant in the room? A convo with Guest Andy Slade of Riflemanspath.com

22 Feb 2023

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Send us a textThis fine Tuesday, Tyler and Jeph bring on Andy Slade from Riflemanspath.com to discuss some of our critiques on videos from previous po...

BREAKING NEWS! 2023 Sniper Adventure Challenge is changing!

22 Feb 2023

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Send us a textBreak Break Break! Sniper Adventure Challenge is changing! Tyler discusses the new location as well as the new time of year for the chal...

Shooter Development: Standard Operating Procedures

15 Feb 2023

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Send us a textAn episode packed with lessons learned, shooter evaluations, what not to do situations and so much more! The crew talks Standard Operati...

What about those other fundamentals

08 Feb 2023

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Send us a textEpisode 8! A fabulous tuesday episode getting released a day late but better late than never. Tyler and Jeph zero their focus on more Fu...

Tyler and Jeph talk Yote Hunting

04 Feb 2023

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Send us a textep7•s5 On this fine end of the week episode, Tyler picks Jeph's brain about coyote hunting, a passion of Jeph for the past 20+ ye...

100 yard training drills and maximizing benefits

01 Feb 2023

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Send us a textThe dudes back at it again, this time talking their favorite free targets to utilize for training drills at 100 yards. It doesnt take a ...

Training Diaries: Whats in a training plan?

29 Jan 2023

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Send us a textQuick short episode with Tyler discussing training plans, goals, setting realistic goals, using a formula that is humbling. You have to ...

This cant be trash ---> Fundamental Foundation

25 Jan 2023

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Send us a textTodays episode focal point is a shooters Fundamental Foundation. Probably not unknown to you, Bone Support, Muscle Relaxation, Natural P...

What's your Dry Fire Playbook?

23 Jan 2023

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Send us a textTyler & Jeph talk Shot show products that stood out, discuss a couple videos seen on the interwebs that make you go "hmmmm... w...

Why do you suck? Habits & Rituals: How and When

17 Jan 2023

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Send us a text2023! Tyler brings on his pal and business partner Jeph,  a fellow rifle shooter, hunter, past life cop, mechanic, woman pleaser, semi ...

TEAM SAFARI • Day THREE (3) The final discussion about the Team Challenge

16 Oct 2022

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Send us a textAfter the final day of competition, Tyler sits down with Team Max Ordinate Vinessa and Russ to recap how it went, the finish, and all th...

TEAM SAFARI • Day TWO (2) Tyler chats with the team about how their day went

16 Oct 2022

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Send us a textThe team has a fireside convo about how they handled day TWO of the Comp Dynamics Team Safari, plans for tomorrow, how they plan to impr...

TEAM SAFARI • Day UNO (1) Tyler interview with Vinessa and Russ about how it is going

15 Oct 2022

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Send us a textTyler sits down with Vinessa and Russ to discuss how their 1st day of 3 went at the Competition Dynamics TEAM SAFARI precision rifle com...

Toeing the death line • Sniper Adventure Challenge Review

15 Sep 2022

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Send us a textTyler Hughes and Jeph Savaglio discuss how this latest chapter of the Sniper Adventure Challenge saga went down. Possibly the hardest co...

What is Max Point Blank & How can you calculate it?

03 Aug 2022

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Send us a textWhile we are working on writing a Student Handbook,  it became a big tasking to determine a method that could easily be utilized to det...

THE Tripod Series - Usage, Height, Legs, & Setup

16 Jul 2022

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Send us a textThe first of the series talking about all things tripods! Tips, tricks, Do's and Don't. Its all here! With this series we want...

Efficient Shooter. Economy of Motion. This is the way.

08 Jul 2022

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Send us a textThis is a training episode that is normally reserved for our exclusive members on Patreon.com covering efficiency as a shooter, economy ...

Yo! Where you been?! RECAP Special Missions Sniper Course

03 Jul 2022

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Send us a textAfter a few weeks of being knee deep in a USMC Sniper course, Tyler gets back with a recap of what the course entailed. From start to fi...

Let us not forget!

31 May 2022

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Send us a textTyler dives into some training plans, physical fitness, and evaluating problems encountered while training or practicing. Its a science ...

Where in the WORLD... Is your Recoil Management!?

22 May 2022

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Send us a textYOU CANT HANDLE THE TRUTH! This episode digs into some of Tyler's recent experiences in regards to who he is currently teaching. Re...

Wasted time is wasted opportunity • Short and Long Term planning goals

10 Feb 2022

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Send us a textTyler discusses training goals and how to reach them. Success is a long road. Many many small goals should equal one large goal. Is your...

Leupold Optics - Nic Kytlica: Dig deep on the optics, its not just about glass

04 Feb 2022

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Send us a textTyler pulls Nic of Leupold Optics onto the episode to go deep, deep deep, down into the depths about optics, glass, parallax, mechanics,...

The good ole argument, 5-25x or 7-35x plus What is the EYE BOX

27 Jan 2022

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Send us a textJust a short episode covering some details around optics. Whats better 5-25x or 7-35x? Which scope has better light transmission? How lo...