Author: Mike

Mike is a bonafide revolver nut, and the Senior Editor at RevolverGuy.com. Mike's a retired Air Force pilot and a CA POST-certified law enforcement instructor, who regularly teaches classes for LE students throughout the state, and classes for armed citizens as well. Mike's the author of Newhall Shooting: A Tactical Analysis, the definitive study of the infamous, 1970 California Highway Patrol shootout in Newhall, California, and previously wrote the "Tactical Analysis" column at Police1.com for 8 years. He enjoys teaching, writing, and partnering with friends in the gun industry to both improve existing products, and create new ones for RevolverGuys to enjoy. He's grateful to have met so many great people through his writing and work in the industry, and appreciates the loyalty, interest, and participation of the RevolverGuy audience.

Ruger Factory Tour Report

The topics of modern manufacturing methods and product quality have been on lots of RevolverGuy minds, lately. We’ve been fortunate to see the “Revolver Renaissance” of the last decade inspire many manufacturers to introduce new and upgraded revolver products, but they haven’t always met our expectations, have they? Continue reading “Ruger Factory Tour Report”

RevolGrips

Last year, one of our readers mentioned a new grip company in the Comments to one of our RevolverGuy articles, and I was curious because I hadn’t heard of them before. When I looked at the RevolGrips website to check their products out, I quickly became intrigued with the design, and knew we’d have to take a deeper look at this new company and their interesting new grips. Continue reading “RevolGrips”

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. Continue reading “2026 SHOT Show Debrief”

The M13 Aircrewman Revolver, Part II

In Part I of this series, we discussed the U.S. Air Force’s early interest in aluminum-framed revolvers, and their experience with prototype/development test samples from Colt and Smith & Wesson. We pick up the story in this second part, with the delivery of Aircrewman operational test samples from the two companies, which would eventually lead to the procurement of the M13 Aircrewman revolver. Continue reading “The M13 Aircrewman Revolver, Part II”