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    “Surround yourself with cultures that challenge your pursuit of excellence and be cautious of groupthink and complacency.” – Aaron Barruga, Guerrilla Approach. Part One. Part Two. Part Three. I originally penned the majority of this on 03NOV2017, the eve of the supposed nationwide Antifa insurgency to take down Herr Trump’s regime. What better time? Many […]


    He mentions Max in here but I don't get the impression he's actually trained with Max.

    Overall, the guy gets it however, some excerpts

    Since this article is directed at the survival type audience, I want to point this out. Different groups in the tactical/preparedness/Threeper milieu view Max Velocity Tactical in different ways. Some love, some hate. I could care less about drama but I like what MVT is doing. He is undoubtedly onto something with his TacGun concept. It seeks to separate things such as Small Unit Tactics (SUT) training from the Derp infested militia and preparedness scenes. It incorporates worthwhile aspects of many cross sections of both tactical and competition oriented firearms training. Physical fitness is a key element. There may be a 2-gun match day or a Force on Force day. I dig what Max is putting down. In essence he wants it all, and so do I, and working to remove the stigma of the over weight Militia “Colonel” in full camo from legitimate training is a very commendable effort.

    Don’t settle for mediocrity. The Tactical Fantasy Band Camp notion of the mythical survival team that will suddenly rise from nothing to instant sniper status when the collapse comes is a subject that merits its own discussion. Aaron Barruga of Guerilla Approach offers some insights as to the inner workings of some of these types of communities. Be they fitness, tactical, or preparedness oriented, he puts it very bluntly, “rather than encouraging other members to excel, these groups viciously attack individuals and newcomers that challenge the status quo.” This seems to be very common in all the circles listed above


    Ammo cost has been cited as a legitimate concern and without a doubt most folks could definitely use a few extra bucks in hand, myself included. However I’d submit that saving 20 rounds on a range day is not really something that is going to force everyone into Ramen Therapy for the next 3 weeks. Some skills simply need reps to gain performance.


    Something I mention a lot- "preppers" being more interested in how much ammo they have in STORAGE than how much ammo they are using to develop SKILL AT ARMS regularly.

    Just read Part 1, it's not bad.
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    Thanks for the read..

    Guess day of the survivalist is just fantasy... :( lol
    Hey Petunia...you dropped your man pad!

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      In defense of the shot timer. The author bashes the timer, but for those of us who have never had lead whizzing past us, it adds stress to shooting. For me, it helped my reload time and shot placement under pressure.

      Many moons ago, I was in a club that shot IPSC and bowling pin. One of the members was a former Ranger and laughed at the “gamers.” Three of us convinced him to instruct us in proper fighting techniques; reloading from cover, shooting from cover, “slicing the pie,” clearing rooms, all under stress. Our competition times dropped a little, but it was a more realistic practice for a potential threat. In those days I burned-up 100 rounds of .45/ week.

      In defense of the author. Competition fosters some bad practices, I.e. gun empty in-holster until ready to engage, space guns with electronic sights, gunslinger holsters instead of concealment, extended magazines that are not concealable, strange calibers, the list goes on. I was happy to see that some in the IPSC and USPC go back to iron sights and stock guns (classic division?)

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        A shot timer has it's place IMO. It cam be used to simulate pressure like Bill mentioned. I've seen normally calm, confident shooters get a little antsy when a shot timer is placed near them. It's just a damn timer.....

        Sometimes it helps with people who think a little too highly of their abilities also. A few friends wanted a little competition action set up one time and I set up some easy shooting drills based loosely off of what I had just done at Max's Rifleman Challenge. Of course the shooting part of the RC was done immediately after the 2 miler with 30 lb. pack over MF'er hill and back, so it was definitely not the same doing it on relatively flat FloriGaBama land.

        A related Snowflake (not my natural born to me Snowflake Lol) probably spent 600 rounds trying to pass the course of fire that was 50 rounds total. I was finally accused of "making it so hard only I could pass it" LMAO. The course of fire was all short range but had mag and position changes and a time cutoff.

        My 15 year old later passed the course of fire :) and I relished telling the older Snowflake about that. Millenials........
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        "Don't be too proud of this technological terror you've constructed..."

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