by Michael de Bethencourt | Nov 24, 2025 | Blog, Mike Boyle, Range Drills, Shooting Drills
Introduction: History tells us a great many confrontations unfold in poor light. In view of that, our training should mirror the conditions we might have to perform in out in the unforgiving real world. Clearly, the need to train in low light conditions is critical to...
by Michael de Bethencourt | Nov 18, 2025 | Blog, Mike Boyle, Range Drills, Shooting Drills
Introduction: How fast can you run a snub revolver and still make combat effective hits on multiple threats? Is your reload smooth and efficient? While this is by no means the ultimate test of skill, it should give you some greater insight into your potential and...
by Michael de Bethencourt | Nov 4, 2025 | Blog, de Bethencourt, News, Shooting Drills
Everybody likes Reese’s peanut butter cups on Halloween. They’re definitely extra special when they are pumpkin shaped and have all the extra peanut butter in them. What I really enjoy around Halloween is the Snub Noir Annual Halloween shoot at the...
by Michael de Bethencourt | Nov 3, 2025 | Blog, Mike Boyle, Range Drills, Shooting Drills, Training
A test of marksmanship and operational skills with a revolver Introduction: For the armed citizen, real world incidents where there is an absolute need to reload a handgun are exceptionally rare. Nonetheless, we need to practice reloading with any handgun we might...
by Michael de Bethencourt | Oct 27, 2025 | Blog, de Bethencourt, Shooting Drills, Targets
(Note – I’m feeling under the weather so please forgive me for not having a photo for the post. Just a little too out of it to waddle over to the garage and pull out the target. My apologies. Yours, Michael) I have written before about how much I prefer...
by Michael de Bethencourt | Oct 21, 2025 | Blog, Range Drills, Shooting Drills
Introduction: Can you run your carry handgun really fast and still shoot with a high degree of precision? Absolutely! Clearly, all those foundational skills such as grip, getting on the sights, trigger management and recoil control have to be in perfect harmony, but...
