by Michael de Bethencourt | Oct 1, 2025 | Blog, Lou Chiodo, Range Drills, Shooting Drills, Training
Tactile Tip Of The Week. Hi everyone. This is a short posting but something that I have discussed in the past but I often see the terms misunderstood in posting at times. The two terms are in relation to analysis of the bullet strikes on target when either single...
by Michael de Bethencourt | Sep 23, 2025 | Blog, Mike Boyle, Range Drills, Shooting Drills
Introduction: Is a snub revolver just a “one bad guy”? Or can it be effectively utilized against more than one threat or threats in the distance? In this scenario, the shooter will initially deal with two problems in close proximity. Ultimately, a third problem (only...
by Michael de Bethencourt | Sep 15, 2025 | Blog, Mike Boyle, Range Drills, Shooting Drills
Fast Pace Shooting with a Snub or Pocket Pistol Introduction: Given enough time, most of us can shoot our preferred carry piece with a fair degree of precision. But can we do it at speed? Unlike the practice range, a real life encounter would require you to put...
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...
