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Secrets of the Concealed Snub

As profiled in Combat Handguns, Guns & Weapons for Law Enforcement and S.W.A.T. magazine. Northeastern Tactical Schools' Essentials of the Defensive Snub Revolver introduces you to the essential foundation skills with the short-barreled self-defense revolver.

Class includes:

  • Snub nomenclature
  • Daily snub function check skills
  • The snub’s advantages and limitations
  • Best concealment holsters for the snub
  • Best stocks for the defensive snub
  • Optimum snub ammunition
  • One- and two-hand grip fundamentals
  • Trigger contact and control
  • Alternative shooting stances
  • Four stage speed drawing skills
  • Flash sight-picture drills
  • Stressfire sight-picture drills
  • Silhouette  sight-picture drills
  • Speed shooting fundamentals
  • Unconventional manual-of-arms
  • Practical administrative loading options
  • Unconscious cylinder indexing
  • Partial cylinder (Newhall) tactics
  • Loose round loading tactics
  • Speed strip loading tactics
  • Speedloader loading tactics
  • Coat pocket shooting drills
  • Emergency contact shooting skills

This class is perfect for the new and intermediate level snub revolver owner. The program will present shooting methods and manipulations unique to the short-barreled revolver, as well as improve the snub owner's overall revolver handling skills. No special shooting skill level is required, but shooters should have an understanding of fundamental gun safety, as well as the revolver's basic operation.

"Mr. de Bethencourt has decades of experience with the snub-nose revolvers to share. He offers a lively and informative program and will challenge your thinking on these under-rated little guns." - Ralph Mroz, Nationally known firearms writer and Training Director for the Police Officers Safety Association.

Equipment List:

  • Snub revolver (3" or under - any .38 or .357 caliber)
  • A good quality holster (Must permit safe re-holstering) -some are available for loan
  • A good quality (thick) belt
  • Ear and eye protection
  • A shooting cap with a baseball-style bill
  • A second snub is encouraged, should your primary break (optional only)
  • 150 rounds of good quality ammunition (better ammo, better shooting, faster learning)
  • Two speedloaders and two speed strips (optional only) Some are available for loan
  • 3 ring notebook (no pager needed this is to put your handouts in)
  • Pen or pencil
  • A disposable pair of work pants (no jeans, and not the pair you will be wearing)
  • Lunch, beverages/water and snacks (all lunches are working lunches)

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