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Videos: the snub, the anti-snub
On December 3-4, 2005 at the American Police Hall of Fame in Titusville, Florida, a one-time event called “The Snubby Summit” was held. It was an event all about the snub nose revolver. The presenters...
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AAR – Snub Training with Claude Werner
February 27-28, 2010 weekend, KR Training hosted a guest instructor. Claude Werner, one of the top snub revolver guys in the nation (IDPA Master-level shooter, 5 years as the chief instructor at the...
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Werner Carry System
One thing that I had seen before but didn’t pay much attention to was the Werner Carry System. Reason being I just wasn’t sure about the Hip Grip. Would it hold securely? I don’t need it falling off my...
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Snub AAR updated – now with pictures!
The AAR for the snub revolver weekend with Claude Werner has been updated. Added some pictures and a couple links to some other AAR’s written by another student. Click here to go see! Filed under:...
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Hip Grip is here
My Hip Grip’s arrived in yesterday’s mail. The Hip Grip’s are one part of the Werner Carry System. Of course, as soon as I got them out of the package, I put them on my S&W 442 to see how it...
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More with the Hip Grip
Just did my first car ride with the Hip Grip. Letting the hook go on the jeans, behind the belt, seems to be better. It lets the gun float around a little more so it can assume a more comfortable...
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It stings!
After yesterday’s AT-2 class I shot my snub revolver with the Hip-Grips on it. I shot 5 rounds of my carry ammo. I shot only 5 rounds of my carry ammo because that’s all I could stand to shoot. Ouch....
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BUG transition practice
Do you carry a BUG (Back-Up Gun)? Do you practice with the BUG? By that I mean all the same skills you practice with your primary piece. Do you practice drawing the BUG from where you carry it? Do you...
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Finally! My T-Grip arrived (with pictures)
It’s been a little over 2 months since I ordered a Tyler T-Grip for my S&W 442. But finally it arrived. I was starting to think it would never get here! To be fair, they warn you it could take 6-8...
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Ruger LCR in .357 Magnum
So, Ruger just put out a version of their LCR in .357 Magnum. I’d be very curious to shoot one. When I was researching a snub for myself, the original LCR was very attractive to me. The only things I...
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Shooting the snub with the T-Grip
Finally got to shoot my S&W 442 snub revolver with the Tyler T-Grip. Shooting it is more pleasant than without the T-Grip, that’s for sure. The gun moved less in my hand, so there wasn’t as much...
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Coming full circle
My snub revolver (a S&W 442) came with Uncle Mike’s boot grips. I changed them to Pachmayr Compac grips. I decided to try out the Werner Carry system. With just the Barami Hip Grips, my carry loads...
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Two O’Clock
I’ve been looking to improve the carry options for my snub nose revolver. Pocket holsters are certainly good, but have limits, such as the pocket itself (positioning, drawing, etc.). The Werner Carry...
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Improve your snub sights
A great article from Claude Werner about ways to improve the sights on your snub revolver. The sights on snubs are pretty bad, and Claude’s article offers a wealth of suggestions on how you can improve...
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Maybe I’ll switch to Gold Dot…
When I started carrying my snub revolver, I spent some time trying to find out the best ammo for it. I performed some of my own research and trials, additional observations, and this was probably my...
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DeSantis Clip-Grip – first impressions
Look what MidwayUSA just sent me: Yes, my quest for appendix carry and/or a better way to carry the snub continues. Disclaimer: the following is my own personal opinions and perceptions. I purchased...
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DeSantis Clip-Grip – second impressions
I got to shoot my S&W 442 with the DeSantis Clip-Grip this past Saturday while out at KR Training. Click here to read my first impressions. The main thing I wanted to do was shoot the gun with...
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An ode to the snub
Seen over at Unc’s place, a wonderful poem about the snub nose revolver. Cute for sure. But it does point out why revolvers, specifically snubs, still have a place in our modern “plastic gun” world. I...
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M&P Shield, and capacity
The first thing about the Shield is capacity. Maybe it’s because I came about in the age of the Tupperware Wonder Nine (i.e. Glock, etc.), with double-stacked magazines and manufacturers constantly...
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AAR – BP2 & Skill Builder @ KR Training, 14 July 2012
Saturday July 14, 2012 was a bit of a different day for me at KR Training. The morning was a Basic Pistol 2 class and the afternoon was Skill Builder. It’s the Skill Builder that made things different,...
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AAR – DPS-BUG @ KR Training 28 July 2012
Today was pretty cool. I took part in the first offering of KR Training’s new “Defensive Pistol Skills – Back-up Gun” class. I participated as a student, tho I certainly assisted where and when...
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But they never malfunction, right?
With all the gun-related and concealed-carry-related chatter going on recently, I’ve been seeing more of the old debate about revolver vs. semi-auto. And it’s the same old reasons dragged out to...
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Why don’t you have a backup?
In our modern world, we seem to accept that things break. Things break because anything mechanical sooner or later does (parts wear and age). Maybe it’s because things are more cheaply manufactured and...
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Ergo Delta Grip – First Impressions
I read about the Ergo Delta Grip in a recent issue of American Rifleman magazine. I thought it was interesting — a “better” grip for a J-frame (S&W snub-nose) revolver, that takes away some of the...
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Snub Carry
A few years ago, Karl Rehn adapted the KR Training Defensive Pistol Skills course for “small guns”, dubbing it Defensive Pistol Skills: Back Up Gun (BUG). It serves a couple purposes. First, for those...
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