by Michael de Bethencourt | Jul 31, 2022 | Blog
This may be too far around the barn, but I’ll let you folks decide. I’m always looking for new ways to use a limited number of props in new way on the range. I have a prop (edgeless) straight razor I used to use in the knife/counter-knife classes. Mostly...
by Michael de Bethencourt | Jul 11, 2022 | Blog, Shooting Drills
I have been working with a partial unload/reload tip passed along to me some months ago. Fire off all but one, two, or three rounds, open the cylinder and invert the revolver, catch/collect only the un-fired rounds, then touch the ejector rod removing the fired...
by Michael de Bethencourt | Jul 2, 2022 | Blog, Carry Tips
Many years ago, when every armed man carried a D- or K-frame revolver, Bucheimer worked up a 2x2x2 pouch for (I believe) the FBI. The loader featured a riveted “tab” connecting the first 1/3 of the pouch to the middle 1/3. This tab prevented the front...
by Michael de Bethencourt | Jun 30, 2022 | Blog
One of the unexpected benefits of working with so many fans of both the snub revolver and its shooting history, is the number of unexpected items that get mailed over to us. From time-to-time folks send in all kinds of great (and odd) revolver related items looking to...
by Michael de Bethencourt | May 22, 2022 | Blog
For those who don’t get to join me at the area ranges, our Snub Noir shooting events are rather simple though challenging. Seven stages, seven distinct reloading tools, (loops, 2x2x2, speed loaders, etc.,) one mandatory reload per stage, and fifty rounds....