by Michael de Bethencourt | Feb 7, 2023 | Blog, Training
How to Hold (On) To A Snub Decades ago when the policeman’s duty weapon was generally the 4-inch K-frame of the 4-inch Colt a commonly taught skill was weapon retention. Policemen regularly practice to defeat gun disarm attempts against grabs to their sidearm both...
by Michael de Bethencourt | Jan 31, 2023 | Blog, Training
Putting the EYE in the Bullseye. My love affair for the snub revolver is, I suspect, well established. But I make the snub my first choice as my preferred self-defense tool despite its notable limitations. Ask the average shoot to name the snub’s most glaring...
by Michael de Bethencourt | Jan 25, 2023 | BULLETin Board
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by Tom Givens | Jan 25, 2023 | Blog, Shooting Drills
Short Combat Accuracy Test (SCAT) RFTS-Q or IALEFI-QP silhouette Scored: inner chest circle = 5, second chest circle = 4, head circle = 5, any hit in the torso outside the circles above the belt line = 2 points. Hit factor scoring 5 yards Draw and fire 4 rounds to the...
by Michael de Bethencourt | Jan 24, 2023 | Blog, Training
A lot of things can go wrong in a self-defense firearms fight. Number one is not seeing the threat coming soon enough to get your family and yourself away from it, safely, before it starts. But if that fails you best have a number of Plan B skills truly mastered.This...
by Michael de Bethencourt | Jan 20, 2023 | Blog, Training
If you have AZoom snap caps you might find that as they age, the little rubber plug for the firing pin to land on will swell, harden and protrude out off the level of case. You can try This content is only available to Snub Noir Annual and Snub Noir Monthly...
by Michael de Bethencourt | Jan 3, 2023 | Blog, Training
Our draw-stroke practice matters I have often said that if I was restricted to a single self-defense skill to practice until the end of my days, it would be the draw-stroke. I find nothing more disheartening than to watch otherwise skilled shooters facing their...
by Michael de Bethencourt | Dec 27, 2022 | Blog, Training
Here is an item that should be filed under A Test In Progress rather than a Tip. This popped into my head following last week’s range test with my new, moon-clip modified, stainless steel m60 Chief Special while out on the stunningly cold range. Temperatures were a...
by Michael de Bethencourt | Dec 20, 2022 | Ankle Carry, Blog, Training
Dear Bob F.: I completely agree, but in the fellow’s defense, sometimes the gun is department issued and the folks who OK the weapons are not always gun guys. Here are a couple of low tech tricks that might help. Start with This content is only available to Snub...
by Michael de Bethencourt | Dec 13, 2022 | Blog, Carry Tips
David S. over on the Snub Noir Facebook site had a serious question about the crud and/or matted dust bunnies getting in under the Colt-style hammer shrouds and/or the S&W Bodyguard shrouds. Having carried both type of guns for decades, here are a few tips for...
