Ed Lovette is a retired CIA paramilitary operations officer. He was a captain in the U.S. Army Special Forces and is a 10-year law enforcement veteran. Ed is the author of The Snubby Revolver and coauthor of Defensive Living.

Jason Chandonnet is a self described classical shooter systems enthusiast and a researcher/student of classic police defense tactics systems. Jason brings decades of Software and  I.T. innovations combined with his passion for martial arts and historic firearm research together for the benefit of his fellow snub shooting advocates.

Bob Lose is a retired police officer with the Anne Arundel County (Maryland) Police Department. On the job he worked Patrol, SWAT, Criminal Investigation Division (Armed Robbery Squad), and for 9 years was a full time firearms instructor at the Police Academy. After retiring, Bob was a full time law enforcement and military firearms instructor for the NRA Law Enforcement Division. Since 2012 he has been Manager of the Law Enforcement Training Department, NRA LED.

Brian Drake currently lives in California, but keeps running out of reasons to stay. He is the author of over 30 novels featuring guns, blondes, bombs, and Bonds.

Born in the southeastern United States, Chris Edwards considers himself a pretty fortunate fellow. Introduced to shooting by his maternal grandmother, who purchased his first single shot, bolt action .22 rimfire rifle. He has journeyed from teacher to law “dawg”(a Sheriff’s Deputy) to working for a major handgun manufacturer. Blessed with two daughters and an exceptionally kind wife, he has been a researcher and student of handguns and practical shooting for over half a century(!) He desires to not ever stop shooting as a free American, and continue to pass on to others safety and technique.

I don’t currently have a vested gentlemen’s suit, or a trench coat that fits, but I certainly admire the Snub Noir lifestyle, to include gin and tonics in the summer, single malt Scotch in the winter, and a somewhat jaded, slightly cynical point of view.

Conrad has hands on experience with designing weapons and weapon systems for the US military. As a member of the  Armed Forces, he taught small arms to US and foreign forces. As a civilian instructor, Conrad taught firearms safety, advanced self-defense, and hunter education. Hobbies includes hunting & gunsmithing. He is a retired aerospace and combat engineer.

Daniel is a weapon enthusiast from Sweden with a love for classical things and style, especially old snub nose revolvers! He eats spy and war stories for lunch and is a self-defense and 2A advocate. Daniel aims to give you the darker noir stories you can’t find anywhere else, real, and fictional for those that can’t speak for themselves. 

Dewey is an aging, arthritic, feeble minded retired USAF medic. He basically sits in a porch swing in redneck country watching the little animals frolic. Occasionally he will drag himself out to shoot competitive pistol. He enjoys firearms because they don’t talk back and bother him….

Donald was medically retired from the Alameda County Sheriff’s Department as a class I Reserve Deputy Sheriff.  He earned a Master’s of History Degree from Southern New Hampshire University.

Frank Groth is a writer, raconteur, instructor and man about town. After a twenty plus year career in law enforcement, Frank made a jump into a second career in Operations for a major software company. Now retired,  Frank continues to learn and teach from a broad base of insight and experience. He is also a lifelong student of film, with a deep appreciation of film noir, its visual structure and narrative storytelling styles.

G.S. Morris is a retired U.S. Army CID Special Agent.  He is an experienced small arms instructor, case agent, and protective service officer.

The photo is of myself and my Father with a couple cap guns in 1953. He taught me how to shoot at an early age. Just as importantly how to take care of a gun. I still enjoy the smell of Hoppe’s #9.

My first encounter with a Roscoe, other than my Grand-Uncle Roscoe, was in 1967. That’s when I had a chance to shoot my friend’s nickel plated Colt Detective Special. It felt right, looked right, I was impressed. In 2006 I purchased my first Snub, a Smith & Wesson 642-2.  As they say, better-late-than-never.

I am not a firearms expert. However, for over twenty years I have been writing automotive and outdoor related articles for various publications. I hope you will enjoy my take on all things Snub Noir.

Greg Bettis is a recently retired police officer from Georgia. He teaches high-liability and train-the-trainer courses to both civilians and law enforcement instructors nationally. He is a regular presenter for the International Association of Law Enforcement Firearms Instructors and sits on the Board of Directors.

Guy Schnitzler is a career law enforcement officer with 30 years at both the local and federal level. Guy is currently an armed professional at the US Department of Homeland Security with counterterrorism responsibilities in the aviation domain. Guy is the lead Defensive Tactics instructor for his field office, as well as a firearms, tactics and physical training instructor. Guy is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Combatives University, Kenpo Karate and San Soo Kung Fu black belt. Guy also, has hundreds of hours in firearms instruction.

Guy has instructor certifications from the following organizations:

• Immediate Actions Combatives – Only certified instructor by Burch
• RangeMaster certified Master and Shotgun
• Point Driven Small Impact Weapon
• Red Zone Threat Management Knife Defense, Ground Fighting Overview, Adaptive Striking
• Agile Consulting OC Spray
• HSI Pistol Optics

Hany has been a law enforcement officer for the last 22 years. An LE firearms instructor for 21 years, civilian firearms trainer for approximately 20 years.  Fulltime academy and inservice firearms instructor for the last 5 years.

I J Larivers was born and raised in the United States, but emigrated to what was then Rhodesia in 1978. He has worked as a biologist, game warden, and National Parks investigator. He has written extensively for MAN Magnum and other South African shooting magazines, was the editor of African Hunter magazine for several years, and is the co-author of Intelligence and Undercover Operations in the Fight Against Wildlife Crime.

Jeff has been serving in the law enforcement profession in northwest Ohio for the past 35 years, and counting. He served as a full-time police officer for 27 years, ascending through the ranks to become police chief, a position he held for 12 years, until his retirement in 2013. During his seven and a half years of “retirement” Jeff simultaneously enjoyed a variety of side jobs in both the public and private sector to include court security officer/deputy bailiff, auxiliary police officer with a neighboring city police department, campus police officer at a local community college. For 28 years, Jeff regularly taught basic, in-service and refresher courses to law enforcement, private security and correctional officers. Among the many topics he covered revolver, semi-automatic pistols, patrol rifle and pump-action shotguns. Jeff has and does conduct classes of defensive knife techniques, subject control and “unarmed ” self-defense as well as integrated impact and environmental weapons. Jeff currently serves as the chief deputy for a sheriff’s office.

Jim Finnerty has been making his own ammo for 40 years, is an NRA Certified Reloading instructor, Federally licensed firearms and ammunition manufacturer (FFL07), and a MA state licensed dealer and gunsmith. Jim is the former president of the Board of Directors of the Gun Owners’ Action League of Massachusetts (GOAL) and is the vice president of the Shirley Rod and Gun Club in Shirley, MA.

Jim Higginbotham is the Director of Training and Senior Instructor at American Institute of Marksmanship up until 2021 when A.I.M. closed. Jim taught his first firearms class in the fall of 1969 and has been involved in law enforcement since 1971, serving 29 years as firearms instructor with one agency. He has served as the “Small Arms Subject Matter Expert” for the State of Kentucky.

In this capacity, he trained officers of the Kentucky State Police, Various Sheriff’s Offices, Corrections Officers, SWAT Teams, Kentucky National Guard Units, and members of the 20th Special Forces Group. He has testified as an expert witness several
times in court.

Jim was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal for developing the Ky. National Guard Weaponcraft Program, training the instructors and deploying soldiers.

Proficient shooting cameras as well as guns, Jordan is a regular contributor to a handful of gun magazines with hundreds of photos published as well as several full, feature articles. He grew up immersed in gun culture and history. Guided by his father, a veteran gun writer and lawman, Jordan is doubtless a chip off the old block.

Joseph “Pepe” Castillo specialized in operations during a 39 year career in the Coast Guard which took him to all four of America’s coasts, and several places overseas as well. His successes outnumbered his failures to the extent he went from a gold bar on his uniform to a pair of silver stars — surprising no one more than himself. He is a Distinguished Graduate of the Treasury Criminal Investigator program and is a Coast Guard Distinguished Pistol Shot. Pepe coached and shot NRA bullseye competition at both the collegiate and national level. Lead, powder, and the sounds of gunfire run in his blood, having been pulling triggers for 50 years and reloading for 45. More recent competition has included IDPA and Cowboy Action shooting. Revolvers are his passion – especially single actions and snubbies of any persuasion. He lives in Chesapeake, Virginia with his adoring wife, near-centenarian aunt, service dog, and Amazon parrot — plus three grandchildren who spend enough time at the house that he intends to arm wrestle his son for their dependency the next time he files taxes.

Lee Santo is a life long firearms enthusiast and shooter, not a very good shooter but a shooter nonetheless, in fact, the broad side of the barn is probably safe!

On a more serious note, Lee is a veteran of the US Marine Corps, a 30-year Texas peace officer and police trainer. He is a certified police firearms instructor since 1997.

He is currently the police academy coordinator for a regional police academy in central Texas. During his tenure there he has served a subject matter professional for several instructional courses including the basic law enforcement firearms instructor course, patrol rifle instructor, armed off duty encounters and vehicle defense.

Mary Long is a lifelong learner who is curious about many things including self defense and firearms. She is an aspiring polymath partaking in art, coaching, consulting, engineering, project management and more. Mary’s writing aspirations include sharing random insights of and by the women in noir and encouraging others in their journeys – one article, book, course, blog post or other small step at a time.

Mike Boyle has been an instructor in firearms and use of force disciplines for over 39 years. Captain Boyle served with the New Jersey Division of Fish & Wildlife, Bureau of Law Enforcement and although retired from active service, he continues to work there as a law enforcement training specialist. He has been an assistant police academy director, rangemaster and remains active as an instructor providing both recruit and instructor level training.

Mike has been a frequent contributor to law enforcement and firearms periodicals and has also authored a book, Combative Shotgun, for Looseleaf Law Publications. He has been featured in a number of training videos marketed by Panteao Productions.

Removed from school, and 86d from polite company,  Nils Grevillius has since spent his years as a soldier, a contractor, a Pinkerton Agent, a Private Detective.   And now he is also an occasional author.

Phil Penny is a 30-year veteran of police service (still active), most of which has been in a Midwest state agency. He has served in several capacities over his career with a large majority as a plain clothed investigator. He’s also been a trainer and firearms instructor for most of those years.

R.L. Martin is a retired Peace Officer and Army officer. For over four decades, he served as a patrol officer, detective, line supervisor, academy and firearms instructor, and Commander at the local and federal levels. He retired as a Colonel from the 11^th largest Sheriff Office in the United States. Martin has earned Bachelors, Masters, and Doctorate degrees from Saint Leo College and Samford University. He is an NRA Endowment Member and holds a Texas Master Peace Officer certification. When not busy watching old, grainy, black & white movies, he has also written several books and articles on military and legal topics.

Rob had been a lifelong shooter, first learning on his fathers 1959 S&W K-22. He spent 38 years with the Columbus Georgia Police Department, retiring in 2016. He has been a writer for Combat Handguns, and other publications since 1984, and continues to write for Athlon Outdoor Group and GunsAmerica. He is a huge fan of J-frames and is a knowledgeable contributor to Snub Noir.

Robert is a regular working stiff from Jersey who ended up roosting in Iowa. He’s retired from the practice of law after attending Drake and the University of Arkansas
and before that, he spent twelve years as an aircraft engine mechanic and inspector.

Robert worked as a prosecutor in a rural county for three years and did criminal defense the other 14 until he decided he was not going to waste any more of his life arguing with people. But Robert still liked reading and writing about them, and he is always looking for quirky stories with a noir angle.

Russell is a Security Practitioner in the Mid-West. He specializes in Red Teaming and training healthcare organizations in physical and cyber security.

Russell has completed dozens of firearms related courses including Tactical Defense Institute’s Snubby Revolver class. He also polishes his bad guy skills by assisting Ohio law enforcement agencies as a “Threat Actor” and simunitions sponge. 

Martial arts study including Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu, and Victorian era  martial arts are his favorite past times.

Stephen Tryon is a retired federal agent with over 36 years in law enforcement with military, county, municipal and federal agencies. He is also retired after 21 years of military service in active and reserve units. He has served in a number of capacities including patrol, investigations, K9, SWAT, dignitary protection, tactical medic and counter terrorism operations.

Stephen is the founder of Blade 6 Training Group. Stephen has served as a firearms instructor since 1988 and has an extensive wealth of experience utilizing sub caliber weapons and routinely carries in a non-permissive environments during deep cover operations.

Stephen brings a unique knowledge to the snub nose world from personal and professional experience. You will walk away challenged and driven to push yourself further and more competent in your skills with the snub nose revolver.

When I was five, two of my dad’s nicknames for me were “Roscoe,” and “gun.” I met my first snub-nosed revolver in Berkeley during the Vietnam War riots. I carried a Roscoe around the world many times over as a Federal Sky Marshal. Today I teach handgun safety.

Dr. T.C. Fuller is a former US Army officer, an infantry platoon leader and an explosive ordnance disposal officer. He served over 20 years as an FBI Special Agent, [and] over 18 years as a firearms instructor. He is an IDPA two-gun Master class shooter, and has authored multiple books, [and] dozens of articles on firearms, threat response, and related topics.

TJ has over 20 years experience within the firearms industry as an instructor, gun store owner, and armorer.  His interest in revolvers, particularly snub-nosed revolvers began after seeing Casablanca at a young age and seeing a Colt Detective Special for the first time. This memory stuck, and the interest was further enhanced when researching family WWII bring-back firearms. Ever the perennial student, he hopes to pass on useful and humorous material. He is a former board member of the Virginia Gun Collectors Association and is a volunteer firearms trainer for Operation Blazing Sword.

Bill has been a shooter for some 45 years and spent 38 years in law enforcement as a deputy sheriff, Border Patrolman and Customs Officer. He has shot in team competition with the Kentucky Army National Guard, Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Dept. and U.S. Customs. He’s also competed in IPSC, bowling pin matches and Cowboy Action Shooting. Bill has also been handloading for over 40 years. His first gun article was published in 1983 and he began writing for Harris Publications in 1988 with an article in Combat Handguns. Bill now writes for Athlon-Outdoors doing gun tests, law enforcement topics and cowboy action shooting articles. He also maintains a Facebook page THE FIRING PEN.