by Michael de Bethencourt | Dec 23, 2023 | Ammunition, Blog, Carry Tips, Reloading
Elsewhere on the Snub Noir Facebook page, Ethan Seki made a good point that is worth drawing greater attention to. As most of you should know, the material used for the many brands of loading strips, including those made by Bianchi, TUFF, and Zeta6 to name only three,...
by Michael de Bethencourt | Dec 18, 2023 | Blog, de Bethencourt, Uncategorized
As you may know we received about two dozen lighters from Zippo with the Snub Noir logo art and association text on the incorrect sides of our members’ lighters. We have managed to sell off about half these lighters as-is if only because they will become an...
by Michael de Bethencourt | Dec 15, 2023 | Blog, de Bethencourt
This evening got ahead of me but I wanted to leave a few quick notes regarding the Zeta6 K-PAK-II loading strips I have been working with. The K-PAK-II is a seven round, staggered designed reloading tool. It is designed to load up to three rounds in a 6-round revolver...
by Michael de Bethencourt | Dec 13, 2023 | Blog, Shooting Drills, Targets, Training
Craig Ingalls, against his batter judgment, is helping me with this idea. He has a 3 foot cable reel which I plan to use as a base, and then mount a lazy Susan rotating plate on top of the reel, and then a circular and thinner 2-1/2-foot disk to the plate. Next...
by Michael de Bethencourt | Dec 4, 2023 | Blog, Equipment Notes, Training
I have a number of small .25 and .32 pistols and regrettably my least favorites are all of the blow-back versions. Yes, there is a lot to love about some of them, and for folks with hand issues who insist on a small semi-auto pistol, and who can’t draw back the...
