by Michael de Bethencourt | Mar 6, 2025 | Blog, Claude Werner
r “Sounded like a cap pistol when it went off. Old ‘R-P’ (Remington) nickel cased, factory ball round. I immediately recalled the Range Command speaker crackling from some forty years ago with the ‘Pop and no kick’ warning [and so I didn’t fire another round].” A...
by Michael de Bethencourt | Mar 4, 2025 | Blog, Mike Boyle, Range Drills, Shooting Drills
An “old school” test for snub revolvers Objective: This course is designed to measure marksmanship potential with a snub revolver. Rounds Needed: 30 Target: Two silhouettes with a realistic size, high value scoring area Begin Exercise: Load with at least 5 rounds and...
by Michael de Bethencourt | Feb 28, 2025 | Blog, de Bethencourt, De-Coder mystery
This week’s de-coder puzzle comes from our good friend Jerry Amstutz. Jerry shares with us the following: When I was an MP in the US Army in Frankfort during the early 1980’s, I was dispatched to an assault upon a young lieutenant that had just recently arrived...
by Michael de Bethencourt | Feb 26, 2025 | Blog, Mike Boyle, Range Drills, Shooting Drills
Objective: The shooter must demonstrate the ability to fire an accurate shot in a compressed time frame without hitting the “friendly” in close proximity to the threat. Targets: Rifle grade steel steel silhouette (T1) and balloon (T2). No shoot (NS1) can be paper,...
by Jason Chandonnet | Feb 25, 2025 | Blog, Training, Videos, Weekly Training Tips
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by Michael de Bethencourt | Feb 21, 2025 | Blog, de Bethencourt
Small bookkeeping item. We send every new member and renewal Snub Noir member, in additional to his new member welcome letter, and invitation to add is shooting score to our seventeen round EZ Qualifier, his Snub Noir message decoder. Currently, the de-coder is...
by Michael de Bethencourt | Feb 20, 2025 | Blog
I originally wrote this as a comment on the post having the period poster about “Oh, those Beatniks,” living in “hobo love” and seeking “strange kicks.” Michael de Bethencourt suggested I expand it to an article for the Snub Noir blog. The picture in the post first...
by Michael de Bethencourt | Feb 18, 2025 | Blog, Mike Boyle, Range Drills, Shooting Drills
Objective: This self-assessment drill is designed to measure practical marksmanship potential when firing a snub revolver. Target: Any humanoid target with realistic size high value scoring area (IPSC, IDPA, etc.) may be used. Paper plates or anatomy overlays may be...
by Jason Chandonnet | Feb 18, 2025 | Blog, Training, Videos, Weekly Training Tips
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by Michael de Bethencourt | Feb 16, 2025 | Blog, de Bethencourt, Secrets of the Conceal Carry Snub
Skills The cost for effective martial skills is a consistent expenditure of time, effort and energy. For the handgunner, the martial skills necessary to respond to a lethal assault is made up of several practiced sub-set skills including: draw stroke, acquiring...
