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.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 66 minutes
- Episodes
- 164
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
Jeph says... Let's play a game
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 PE…
If I could turn back time... Advice for Shooter
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 th…
A way and.. THE way you should engage movers.
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 …
Is your training purpose driven?
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 …
Tomato... Tomato. Constructive Criticism
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 tr…
You son of a... You call this a STORM!
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 Vaul…
Once upon a time in MEXICO
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 C…
The Importance of Rifle Setup
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 …
Your TRIPOD skills need more TRIPOD skills
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. Wh…
You want Improvement... YOU CANT HANDLE IMPROVEMENT!
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 yo…
The 10th YEAR ANNIVERSARY episode! Here's our story.
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…
Sniper Modernization: with us at the RANGE
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 se…
Can you be too hard on yourself?
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 breake…
the WORLD FAMOUS, Hardest, Bestest, Original
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. T…
Don't be dumb. It's only a moving target.
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 tellin…
The Great Disconnect... MOA vs MRAD
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…
VICTORY loves PREPARATION
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 wa…
Unsupported Skills & Understanding "The WHY"
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 P…
Correcting Misses. Simple. Effective. Precise.
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 w…
How do you view the Target area? Sectoring Methods
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 …