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
100 yard training drills and maximizing benefits
The dudes back at it again, this time talking their favorite free targets to utilize for training drills at 100 yards. It doesnt take a 1000yard range to get in some good training and m…
Training Diaries: Whats in a training plan?
Quick short episode with Tyler discussing training plans, goals, setting realistic goals, using a formula that is humbling. You have to be brutally honest with yourself! Tyler talks met…
This cant be trash ---> Fundamental Foundation
Todays episode focal point is a shooters Fundamental Foundation. Probably not unknown to you, Bone Support, Muscle Relaxation, Natural Point of Aim. No of course not, everyone talks abo…
What's your Dry Fire Playbook?
Tyler & Jeph talk Shot show products that stood out, discuss a couple videos seen on the interwebs that make you go "hmmmm... wtf", and followed up with information and fruitful ideas o…
Why do you suck? Habits & Rituals: How and When
2023! Tyler brings on his pal and business partner Jeph, a fellow rifle shooter, hunter, past life cop, mechanic, woman pleaser, semi amateur golfer, and overall man of many talents to…
TEAM SAFARI • Day THREE (3) The final discussion about the Team Challenge
After the final day of competition, Tyler sits down with Team Max Ordinate Vinessa and Russ to recap how it went, the finish, and all the little details in between. Such a great competi…
TEAM SAFARI • Day TWO (2) Tyler chats with the team about how their day went
The team has a fireside convo about how they handled day TWO of the Comp Dynamics Team Safari, plans for tomorrow, how they plan to improve and give it the best they have for the final …
TEAM SAFARI • Day UNO (1) Tyler interview with Vinessa and Russ about how it is going
Tyler sits down with Vinessa and Russ to discuss how their 1st day of 3 went at the Competition Dynamics TEAM SAFARI precision rifle competition. Needless to say, you win some, you lose…
Toeing the death line • Sniper Adventure Challenge Review
Tyler Hughes and Jeph Savaglio discuss how this latest chapter of the Sniper Adventure Challenge saga went down. Possibly the hardest competition in the country, the adventure was nothi…
What is Max Point Blank & How can you calculate it?
While we are working on writing a Student Handbook, it became a big tasking to determine a method that could easily be utilized to determine Max Ordinate of your projectile in inches i…
THE Tripod Series - Usage, Height, Legs, & Setup
The first of the series talking about all things tripods! Tips, tricks, Do's and Don't. Its all here! With this series we wanted to keep it short and sweet. For series one 1 Tyler discu…
Efficient Shooter. Economy of Motion. This is the way.
This is a training episode that is normally reserved for our exclusive members on Patreon.com covering efficiency as a shooter, economy of motion. Becoming a faster shooter without incr…
Yo! Where you been?! RECAP Special Missions Sniper Course
After 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 finish there is a method to the madness. Build a fo…
Let us not forget!
Tyler dives into some training plans, physical fitness, and evaluating problems encountered while training or practicing. Its a science experiment, locate the variables then execute a w…
Where in the WORLD... Is your Recoil Management!?
YOU CANT HANDLE THE TRUTH! This episode digs into some of Tyler's recent experiences in regards to who he is currently teaching. Recoil management is everything when it comes to consist…
Wasted time is wasted opportunity • Short and Long Term planning goals
Tyler discusses training goals and how to reach them. Success is a long road. Many many small goals should equal one large goal. Is your training plan taking you there? This episode cov…
Leupold Optics - Nic Kytlica: Dig deep on the optics, its not just about glass
Tyler pulls Nic of Leupold Optics onto the episode to go deep, deep deep, down into the depths about optics, glass, parallax, mechanics, lens, optical clarity, and so much more. Keeping…
The good ole argument, 5-25x or 7-35x plus What is the EYE BOX
Just a short episode covering some details around optics. Whats better 5-25x or 7-35x? Which scope has better light transmission? How long is your optic? Have you heard of the Optical T…
I want to clean my rifle... But I don't want to hurt it
Tyler digs a little deeper on rifle cleaning & maintenance. For years, during our precision rifle training classes, students has asked about different methods of cleaning. Can I do this…
SHOT SHOW Recap and the rise of the Precision Rifle
After a week spent at SHOT SHOW, Tyler discusses new rifles and chassis systems being released as the Precision Rifle market becomes the new hot thing. New Products, Revamped Products, …