.38 Snubby Ammo
If you’re like most shooters these days, your interest in the revolver as a defensive weapon centers around small frame guns that are easily carried and concealed.
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Revolvers and Ammo Shortages
If you’re a shooter, you’re no doubt painfully aware that we’re in the midst of yet another product availability “crisis,” and it doesn’t look like it’s going to be resolved anytime soon.
The .38 Special Hydra-Shok Deep Journey
We recently discussed the ins and outs of .38 Special ammunition for snubby revolvers here in these pages, and described the challenges involved with trying to make the most special of revolver cartridges perform from abbreviated barrels, which rob velocity and energy from the bullet. As a moderate energy level cartridge, the .38 Special doesn’t … Continue reading “The .38 Special Hydra-Shok Deep Journey”
One “New” RevolverGuy’s Journey
I would like to start this off by saying, I am graciously humbled by the opportunity to present on this venue. I am not what you would consider the typical “RevolverGuy,” but I have some experience with the platform and religiously carry one for personal defense daily.
2026 SHOT Show Debrief
RevolverGuy was back in Vegas again this year, hitting the ranges and hiking the floors of the 2026 SHOT Show, to bring you the latest news from the revolver world.
2025 RevolverGuy Christmas Wish List
It’s that time of year, when we sharpen our pencils and let our imaginations run wild, as we write our annual letter to Santa and plead our case!
2025 Revolver Roundup AAR
I’m just back from the 2025 Pat Rogers Memorial Revolver Roundup, and wanted to give all the folks who couldn’t make it a quick recap of the event before we get down to the business of turkey and stuffing . . .
The Priorities of Survival
I’ve been working on my presentation for the 2025 Pat Rogers Memorial Revolver Roundup quite a bit, lately. The presentation will focus on a handful of law enforcement gunfights involving officers armed with revolvers, and identify some “lessons learned” for armed citizens who are similarly equipped.
High Desert Cartridge Company’s Revolver Ammunition
A while back, Steve Shields, the proprietor of High Desert Cartridge Company, sent a sample of every revolver load he manufactured, ranging from .32 Long to .45 Colt. His revolver line focuses on reasonable, practical loadings as Mike detailed in his recent article.
A Defense of the Revolver
We’re all fans of the revolver here (the RevolverGuy title kinda gives it away), so we haven’t found it necessary to spend much time discussing why we like them. All of our regular readers already “get it,” and there’s no sense preaching to the choir. However, a recent experience left me feeling like a defense … Continue reading “A Defense of the Revolver”