by Michael de Bethencourt | Sep 26, 2025 | Ammunition, Blog
The .327 federal magnum is a very interesting cartridge, Taurus no longer makes them, but Charter Arms, Ruger and S&W still do, S&W only on performance center guns. My Taurus, I’ve found to be minute of bad guy at 10 yards (after working the trigger a bit)....
by Michael de Bethencourt | Sep 23, 2025 | Blog, Mike Boyle, Range Drills, Shooting Drills
Introduction: Is a snub revolver just a “one bad guy”? Or can it be effectively utilized against more than one threat or threats in the distance? In this scenario, the shooter will initially deal with two problems in close proximity. Ultimately, a third problem (only...
by Michael de Bethencourt | Sep 18, 2025 | Blog
I had a chance today to do what I enjoy more than any other free time pastime, snub training. Today I swapped out one of the many five shot .35 I usually practice with for a classic two-inch m10 revolver. I picked the six shot S&W snub because I wanted to get in...
by Michael de Bethencourt | Sep 15, 2025 | Blog, Mike Boyle, Range Drills, Shooting Drills
Fast Pace Shooting with a Snub or Pocket Pistol Introduction: Given enough time, most of us can shoot our preferred carry piece with a fair degree of precision. But can we do it at speed? Unlike the practice range, a real life encounter would require you to put...
by Michael de Bethencourt | Sep 15, 2025 | Uncategorized
Seductive Lies, a GatZette Code… One of the foundation stories of Noir, “The Heart of Darkness” by Joseph Conrad, was first published in 1899 in serial form and then in book form in 1902. About 80 years later, the story came to disturbing modern life in 1979 as a...
by Michael de Bethencourt | Sep 15, 2025 | Blog, de Bethencourt
Gun writer and former Secret Service special agent Walter Rauch is credited with publicizing the importance of religiously checking the firing condition of your self-defense gun any time it has been out of your hands. I thought that this suggestion was so valuable...
by Michael de Bethencourt | Sep 11, 2025 | Blog, de Bethencourt, Range Drills, Shooting Drills
Left a sportsmen’s club meeting two evenings ago and once again I have to marvel at how ignorant I am. In the course of a conversation on handgunning I suggested that a serious gun owner is required to invest in a smaller caliber version of his favorite carry...
by Michael de Bethencourt | Sep 8, 2025 | Blog, de Bethencourt, Range Drills, Shooting Drills
There are at least three versions of the “tactical re-load” for the revolver. Without being harsh, I profoundly oppose every version of them. The foundation goal of all is to claw out the spent brass in order to 1) retain the live rounds, and 2) replace the removed...
by Michael de Bethencourt | Sep 6, 2025 | Blog, de Bethencourt, Range Drills, Shooting Drills
Mike Boyle, I and a few others are working on collecting and binding thirty eight of our collective favorite snub range drills. From time to time I’ll post a few that you might want to try out. Your feedback is always welcome. This drill is a draw conditioning...
by Michael de Bethencourt | Sep 4, 2025 | Blog, Mike Boyle, Range Drills, Shooting Drills
Five & Dime- 5 shots, 5 yards in 10 seconds Objective: The shooter must demonstrate the ability to make surgical hits, use cover and efficiently reload the combat revolver. Scenario: You have fired multiple rounds without effect and only 3 remain in your...
