I had an interesting conversation with a fellow student at last year’s Colt Python Experience, held at Range Ready in October 2024. The student was a highly-accomplished IDPA and IPSC shooter, rated as a Grand Master in Open and Revolver Divisions, and he’d received a lot of criticism from some fellow shooters for looking down at his revolver during his reloads. Continue reading “Straight Talk About Reloading In Gunfights”
Author: Mike
Lieutenant Colonel (Ret.) Mike Wood is a bonafide revolver nut, a certified law enforcement instructor in handgun, shotgun, patrol rifle, less-lethal, and diversionary device disciplines, and the author of Newhall Shooting: A Tactical Analysis, the definitive study of the infamous, 1970 California Highway Patrol shootout in Newhall, California. Mike wrote the "Tactical Analysis" column at Police1.com for 8 years, and enjoys teaching both armed citizens and law enforcement officers.
Switch-Barrel Revolvers
While there are a number of what we might call “multi-caliber,” or “convertible,” revolvers available on the market, the guns that I call “switch-barrel” revolvers are far and few between. Continue reading “Switch-Barrel Revolvers”
2025 NRA Annual Meeting Revolver Roundup
The 2025 NRA Annual Meeting was held in Atlanta on April 24-27, and there were a number of new revolver product announcements from fan favorites Colt and Smith & Wesson that caught our attention. Continue reading “2025 NRA Annual Meeting Revolver Roundup”
Screwing Up
I screwed up recently. Embarrassingly so.
Let me tell you about it. Continue reading “Screwing Up”
High Desert Cartridge Company
I was shooting a “ball and dummy” drill at the 2024 Pat Rogers Memorial Revolver Roundup when I first met Steve Shields. Continue reading “High Desert Cartridge Company”
Homecoming Day
The armload of dried wood crashed onto the existing pile, kicking up a bit of dust and making a mellow, rattling chorus. The cowboy who’d just dumped it took a moment to push his hat back and wipe his brow with the back of his gloved hand. As he did, his eyes tracked across the endless horizon, taking in the majesty of the scene. Continue reading “Homecoming Day”
Lipsey’s – S&W Ultimate Carry Revolvers Now California-Legal
This is an alert for California RevolverGuys! Continue reading “Lipsey’s – S&W Ultimate Carry Revolvers Now California-Legal”
The Smith & Wesson 340PD-BS
(Maryville, TN). Hot on the heels of the release of their exciting Titanium cylinder Model 432 UC Ti and Model 632 UC Ti revolvers at the 2025 SHOT Show, Smith & Wesson is introducing yet another feature-packed J-Frame for the Second Quarter of 2025! Continue reading “The Smith & Wesson 340PD-BS”
RevolverFest 2025 Update
For many years, East Coast RevolverGuys have had to enjoy the Pat Rogers Memorial Revolver Roundup from a distance, because the logistics of getting to Gunsite on the weekend before Thanksgiving can be difficult. Continue reading “RevolverFest 2025 Update”
2024 Pat Rogers Memorial Revolver Roundup Debrief
The Revolver Faithful convened again at Gunsite Academy in Paulden, Arizona, the weekend before Thanksgiving 2024, for the Pat Rogers Memorial Revolver Roundup. I was fortunate to be there again for this outstanding training and social experience, and would love to take you on a quick tour of how the “Roundup” unfolded from this man’s point of view. Continue reading “2024 Pat Rogers Memorial Revolver Roundup Debrief”