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 15, 2025 | Blog
Nov 15, 2025 Let’s face it, some guns are just dogs: poor quality, bad functionality, or looks. Whatever makes a dog a dog can change between firearms, but when the world finds out that a gun company built one, then word travels fast. Gun magazines may be loath to...
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 26, 2025 | Blog, J-Frames
Something new from Chris Enlow over a blackcreekleather@gmail.com. Made for J frames with concealed hammer. These were worked up a samples for 642 / 638 models as an example. These working man models are oiled and feature a high rise belt style with thumb break...
by Michael de Bethencourt | Oct 25, 2025 | Blog
Dear Gentlemen: We are cleaning the office and have (Lord help us) an embarrassing number of items that we need to find homes for. To help clear out all this junk … um … I mean gear, we’re offering a deal to any and all interested Snub Noir members....
by Michael de Bethencourt | Oct 22, 2025 | Blog
Several of our members sent this photo in. It looks like the French detectives have arrive to solve the Who Stole the King of France Crown Jewelry case. Well let’s hope the French have more luck than the Boston PD had with the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum...
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...
by Michael de Bethencourt | Oct 19, 2025 | Blog, de Bethencourt, Range Drills, Shooting Drills
I was poking around the office looking at the mountain of work we have looming. The snub book galley proof, version 2.0 is waiting for proofing, four new monograph are wondering when they are heading out, the Halloween match prize collection is piling up, and the...
