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 Jason Chandonnet | Jul 18, 2022 | Blog
We are excited to announce that Beyond the Muzzle is now on Amazon! *For a limited time, if you are a Kindle Unlimited subscriber, you can read it for free. If you are not a subscriber, it is available for purchase. Read it today!
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 Jason Chandonnet | Jun 9, 2022 | Blog, News
We just received a new shipment of Beyond the Muzzle, and they are going fast! Order your copy now before they sell out again.
by Jason Chandonnet | May 25, 2022 | Blog, Reloading
Elsewhere Keith S, Doug T and I were chatting on the pros and cons of leaving an empty loop between the live rounds when using the loop ammo / belt slide. Keith was kind enough to point out that that he had read elsewhere that for faster reloading, one could load a...
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....
by Jason Chandonnet | May 22, 2022 | Blog, Q & A
From Jim M. I am primarily a S&W snub fan (2×640, 60, 63, 10) plus 3” 586 and 19). I recently found this Cobra in my local pawn/gun shop and for only $550 and couldn’t resist. It locks up tight, needs just a bit of cleaning and I have yet to shoot it. The...
by Jason Chandonnet | May 20, 2022 | Blog, News
ON SALE: May 20, 2022 Price: $24.95 Pages: 155 (full color) ISBN: 9781736701546 Contact: Jason Chandonnet Ordering: snubnoir.com/bettis (Bulk and institutional pricing available) This is the industry information to which few are privy – the view of the firearms...