by Frank Groth | Aug 1, 2021 | Blog, Noir
Here at Snub Noir we tend to focus on firearms; the use, care, carry and feeding of snub nose revolvers and pocket semi-autos. We don’t, however, spend as much time on the thread that ties those guns together with our community; film noir. Robert Leudemann...
by Jason Chandonnet | Jul 19, 2021 | Blog, Discounts
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by Jason Chandonnet | Jun 30, 2021 | Blog, News
Dear friends, We are happy to announce that Lou Chiodo’s Winning a High-Speed, Close-Distance Gunfight and Ralph Mroz’s Defensive Shooting for Real-Life Encounters: a Critical Look at Current Training Methods books have arrived! We are now packing and...
by Jason Chandonnet | Jun 23, 2021 | Blog, News
Here is another great interview with Lou Chiodo discussing his book and training methodologies....
by Mike Boyle | Jun 22, 2021 | Blog
Why a Revolver? Myth- A semi-auto pistol is a better choice! Revolvers are obsolete. First rule of gunfighting- Have a gun! Revolvers do some things better Snubs remain very popular, service size- not so much Some Snub Advantages Size Efficient/Power Simple Manual of...
by Robert Luedeman | Jun 21, 2021 | Blog, Book Reviews, Noir
Otto Penzler, the dean of noir, has this to say about the genre. “Noir works, whether films, novels or short stories, are existential, pessimistic tales about people, especially protagonists who are seriously flawed and morally questionable. The tone is generally...
by Robert Lose | Jun 15, 2021 | Blog, Book Reviews
If you have an interest in more than just the hardware of the Noir era (which, of course, we all love), and are interested in the era itself, you really, really need to read some of the works of Damon Runyon. Alfred Damon Runyon lived from 1880 to 1946, and was a...
by Jason Chandonnet | Jun 14, 2021 | Blog, Defensive Shooting for Real-Life Encounters, Mroz Mondays, News
Dear friends, We are very excited to announce that we are reprinting Ralph Mroz’s Defensive Shooting for Real-Life Encounters: a Critical Look at Current Training Methods! The book is available for pre-order in our store. We expect to start shipping them by July...
by Phil Penny | Jun 11, 2021 | Blog
I’m no expert in the Noir Detective but the cliché often involves a dark stormy night, a pretty lady that gets the protagonist into hot water with some thugs and a little gun play. When the cliché becomes reality, things can get spicy. Not long ago, a friend brought...
