by Michael de Bethencourt | Jan 22, 2024 | Blog, de Bethencourt, Reviews, Training
A few days ago Mike Lyle over at Zeta6 was kind enough to send me over a number of his new Safe Snap revolver tools. The SafeSnap rings are a dry firing tool that Michael Lyle over at Zeta6 and Claude Werner had been discussing many months ago. The SafeSnaps are great...
by Michael de Bethencourt | Jan 2, 2024 | Blog, Reloading, Uncategorized
An uncommon business promotional tool, speed loader, and business card combination. The roughly 1/8 inch thick flexible-rubber business-card sized item is fitted with six semi-circular-spaced holes for holding revolver ammunition. Theoretically, one can fit three...
by Michael de Bethencourt | Dec 25, 2023 | Blog, de Bethencourt, Equipment Notes, Training
There are more ways to carry a snub on your ankle than I suspect you realize. Notable because I suspect you wouldn’t believe folks are carrying them in those positions. The four basic carry modes are simple. Right/left ankle either inside/outside position. But...
by Michael de Bethencourt | Dec 23, 2023 | Ammunition, Blog, Carry Tips, Reloading
Elsewhere on the Snub Noir Facebook page, Ethan Seki made a good point that is worth drawing greater attention to. As most of you should know, the material used for the many brands of loading strips, including those made by Bianchi, TUFF, and Zeta6 to name only three,...
by Michael de Bethencourt | Dec 18, 2023 | Blog, de Bethencourt, Uncategorized
As you may know we received about two dozen lighters from Zippo with the Snub Noir logo art and association text on the incorrect sides of our members’ lighters. We have managed to sell off about half these lighters as-is if only because they will become an...
by Michael de Bethencourt | Dec 15, 2023 | Blog, de Bethencourt
This evening got ahead of me but I wanted to leave a few quick notes regarding the Zeta6 K-PAK-II loading strips I have been working with. The K-PAK-II is a seven round, staggered designed reloading tool. It is designed to load up to three rounds in a 6-round revolver...
by Michael de Bethencourt | Dec 13, 2023 | Blog, Shooting Drills, Targets, Training
Craig Ingalls, against his batter judgment, is helping me with this idea. He has a 3 foot cable reel which I plan to use as a base, and then mount a lazy Susan rotating plate on top of the reel, and then a circular and thinner 2-1/2-foot disk to the plate. Next...
by Michael de Bethencourt | Dec 4, 2023 | Blog, Equipment Notes, Training
I have a number of small .25 and .32 pistols and regrettably my least favorites are all of the blow-back versions. Yes, there is a lot to love about some of them, and for folks with hand issues who insist on a small semi-auto pistol, and who can’t draw back the...
by Michael de Bethencourt | Dec 3, 2023 | Blog, Q & A
Wanted to see the difference between the Beretta 21A and the much maligned Taurus PT-22. Both are very similar, with a number of design differences. And standard velocity ammo. Magazines- Both are 7 round, but will not interchange due to magazine release locations....
by Michael de Bethencourt | Dec 3, 2023 | Blog, Training
Well this is the first shooting drill that actually gave me a headache. We down-loaded and printed out a set of 1-through-9 preschool number learning coloring sheets and printed each on a different, pastel colored sheet of paper. Then we set four sheet on two separate...
