The Einstein Drill (w/Chris Costa) 

I was a fat homeschool kid with a single mother who was barely home working two jobs. I found the old Magpul videos with Costa and Haley, we didn’t have money so I duct taped together a “carbine” and “sights” and would run the drills with duct tape “targets” on the wall. Me and my mom would sit down and I’d show her the Magpul videos, how efficient they where at clearing malfunctions etc. We’d just sit there watching all my favorite bits from Magpul. I don’t think my mother had the first clue of how to raise a son, but she saw me going to run outside at 3am in boots, doing push-ups, doing hours and hours of drills with my duct tape carbine. All of a sudden I was fit, confident, and an encyclopedia of weapons, tactics, and military history. Now that I’m thinking about it I’m actually smiling, well my birthday came around, no friends, no family, no dad, just my mom, but she came in after I’d already went to bed and woke me up, saying she’d got me a present for my birthday with a swagger that meant it was actually probably pretty good. She’d apparently been going down to the local gun store with a Marine behind the counter helping her out, paying on this stuff till I turned 16 with every bit she had every so often. Boom, she presented me with a chest rig, an AR, 8 mags, a 1911, 3 mags, a holster, and a belt. No ammo lol, I never asked her how much she spent, or where she got the money, or how. She asked me do some of that Magpul stuff, and I started speed reloading, going prone, transitioning, and everything was smooth as hell. 3 years in the infantry, with a signing bonus, I payed her house off, 2 kids a wife, I started trucking with an army buddy, started a business, and bought her a car. I always think back if I never found those old Magpul videos how things would be. Never outside of my mom have I told anyone any of this lol

"A man who cares about you" couldn't be said better. Hats off for your teaching style

I love the comment about the amount of tape on your target determining the zone you pick. To quote Clint Eastwood, "A man's got to know his limitations." Ties in with Pat saying he's not quite where he used to be. We all get older and lose a step. Nice to see his ego doesn't get in the way of acknowledging that. It helps the students realize he's human. 😀

When tough dudes give you soft attention and work with you properly, it develops real respect. It s good when you know a dude could light you up easily for mistakes, but accepts them as mistakes in a process of training and tries to nurture you through them. Your a good dude

That is the “winning harts and minds” mentality: applying the appropriate approach adapted to your public so you can lift them up and make them better…

Pat is THE DAD I truly wish I have. What a man with such character.. He deserves nothing but the utmost respect. From anything and anyone.

Two class acts right there my friends.

Learning from a Unit guy is as good as it gets.

And another drill to use at the range. Love these short clips, helps those of us that can't get to a class.

Badass - I also appreciate CJ cracking up in the background

One of the biggest issues a LOT of students bring with them to a class is that of believing their Chief Instructor / Name Brand Personality is infallible. Of course, they aren't, none of us are. I see much the same from the anti gun crowd when they insist that citizens can't be as skilled as police with a firearm, can't make the same decisions as a sworn LEO. I ask them, where do you think cops come from? Mars? They're all just humans, like you and I. And the fact is that a majority of cops don't take the time to seek out professional firearms training, they qualify and requal per department policy, and that's it. The best instructors perform the skill sets they want to impart to students, and they will make mistakes, because we all do. Bottom line is that students learn useful skills, understand their limits both mechanically and legally, and come away better shooters than when they began the class.

way to go pat--stand up guy if i ever saw one--PATRIOT 100% Thanks for being there for all of us !

Awesome drill I will be using that one Thank you for your service 👊

When I saw the title, I immediately thought of Pat Mac’s “Range Theatrics” video from a few years ago.

Think Id shit my pants if I saw either of these legends in person.

I really hope that all watching and listening to P.M. is really listening and not just watching P.M.basic dude ways..if that makes any sense. C.C. says it best towards my statement at the end...hats off to you P.M.

More reasons that Pat is one of a kind and unique dude on many levels.....

Albert was a genius, his brother Frank was a monster!

Great drill SGM Mac! Thank you for sharing !

Wherever there's shooting instruction you'll find Chris Costa

Mac is a great teacher, challenges his students to not just press triggers but to make decisions and learn what they can do.

Basic Dud Stuff, with Einstein!

Would love to train with Pat Mac

As long as we live, we are all students…. Great video

Just basic dude stuff.. 😛

I think that “guy that cares about you” shines through even when he’s doing the Pat Mac show. Good souls always shine bright.

so...aim small, miss small. :)

Sweet drill. I’d call it anything but Einstein though 😂

Pay Mac is awesome

I WILL take a class with you, Mac. My vision has deteriorated. What eyes are you using? If I go distance I can see the target, if I go, say, computer I can see the sights. Noticed you had something that looked prescription. Thanks, Rock n Roll!

Beginners should be "slightly" SOFT Handed... Not babies were all grown ass men, but if they're listening to the instructions givin then the student should ABSORB what's being verbalized. If this was an advanced or stage 2 class (sorta speak) id expect more BARKIN, guys at that point should have the basics down cold.... good ass class definitely. "ALWAYS BE THE STUDENT".

On the range, we get acoustic Pat Mac.

I got to get to a damn class one of these days!

Beginner classes are not the place to be a hardass. You can't light someone up for not knowing what they don't know, and you actively hurt the learning process by doing so, if not alienating the shooter from the sport completely. Pat is a consummate teacher and student himself, consistently learning and improving, and wants that mindset for his students as well.

Gay

talking just about technique, the last guy you want to follow it's Costa... look at what he does before drawing, he moves his shoulders up and put a lot of stress in his muscles... I don't care about it if he achieves the goal but, that's not what you want to see it... a lot of useless tension and waste of time...

Coast Guard guy learning somethin from a Delta Boy. Basic dude stuff

Pat Mac with a invisible sign above his head..”in case of fire, break glass”. Need dudes like that in the world........

We are lucky to have both of you guys in our world at the same time -especially on the same page.

*MORNING Y'ALL-WHAT UP PAT🤘🏼👊🏻*

Facts. Pat Mac is a Plethora of golden nuggets.

Humbleness is a prerequisite for greatness. PatMac has this as do everyone i know who are at the upper echelons of their path…

hey pat, what ears are those?

Love seeing the respect and camaraderie!!! Both of these men are students! That’s what makes them great!

that's pretty cool, no ego, joins beginner class :)

Great drill Mack. Thanks!!

All your classes in my area are sold out *sigh*

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I am missing the results here ? please help me Pat Mac community I thought Mr Costa called whole head ? and "w screen shot and zoom "if he did call whole head it looks to me like he hit a hand worth below the neck ...5 times ? this seems ridiculous as Mr Costa is at least 1000 times better shooter than I am on my best day ?

Thank you

Facts

This is all very cute. What we need is classes on rolling out of a tent or rolling out of bed and fumbling around. none of this range stuff is realistic. We all shoot on range. Pat, please make some class drills for real life situations. Get a storage house on a trailer and make it a small house for inhouse drills. I know expensive but I think once people get it, you could get new students by tons. As kids we drilled on american and Israeli special forces tactics. Harder and dirtier but closer to real things. All this meant in positive and with China coming and social breakdown coming, really could save good guy lives.