Since our inception Snub Noir has had two goals. Our long term goal is to archive the history of the snub revolver as used by the folks from the 1920’s to the 1970’s at the height of the guns common usage. I have always viewed the snub as part of America’s martial art treasures and work daily to see that all the history we can discover is saved before we lose all the men who made that history. Second, to run those secrets through the limited acid test of range challenges. Firing off an accurately directed cylinder and reloading (not always refilling) the snub and returning to the target against the clock is a fun (!) and an ongoing project. There are by my count seven reloading tools from loose rounds and loop carriers to speed loaders and BUG guns. But learning which of those seven tools supports reloading how many fresh rounds the quickest is where the fun and challenge lies. This week I’m putting all the “snake bite” round reload tools and systems I currently know of to the test. Without saying too much, it is always exciting to uncover a note in a forgotten revolver handout or book or booklet with a note from a man long passed and all but forgotten, test a tip he offers from his experience, and (re)discovering he was on the money. To me it is like sifting through forgotten dirt and recovering a gun handling training jewel. A jewel that is part of the firearms history of every shooter.
