by Michael de Bethencourt | Oct 7, 2025 | de Bethencourt
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...
by Michael de Bethencourt | Sep 15, 2025 | Blog, de Bethencourt
Gun writer and former Secret Service special agent Walter Rauch is credited with publicizing the importance of religiously checking the firing condition of your self-defense gun any time it has been out of your hands. I thought that this suggestion was so valuable...
by Michael de Bethencourt | Sep 11, 2025 | Blog, de Bethencourt, Range Drills, Shooting Drills
Left a sportsmen’s club meeting two evenings ago and once again I have to marvel at how ignorant I am. In the course of a conversation on handgunning I suggested that a serious gun owner is required to invest in a smaller caliber version of his favorite carry...
by Michael de Bethencourt | Sep 8, 2025 | Blog, de Bethencourt, Range Drills, Shooting Drills
There are at least three versions of the “tactical re-load” for the revolver. Without being harsh, I profoundly oppose every version of them. The foundation goal of all is to claw out the spent brass in order to 1) retain the live rounds, and 2) replace the removed...
by Michael de Bethencourt | Sep 6, 2025 | Blog, de Bethencourt, Range Drills, Shooting Drills
Mike Boyle, I and a few others are working on collecting and binding thirty eight of our collective favorite snub range drills. From time to time I’ll post a few that you might want to try out. Your feedback is always welcome. This drill is a draw conditioning...
by Michael de Bethencourt | Aug 22, 2025 | Blog, de Bethencourt
Chapter Three Sizing up Some Common Snubs Almost any snub you currently possess is a good self-defense gun if only because you can readily put your hands on it. Alternatively, for a shooter looking for that optimum ideal snub, there isn’t one. There are of course...
