Our good friend Bruce Cartwright will be hosting a two-day revolver training event in Bigfork, MT on May 16th & 17th, and we wanted the RevolverGuy audience to be aware of it. Continue reading “SAC Tactical Essential Revolver Skills Course”
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.
FBI Miami Gunfight 40th Anniversary
Today marks the 40th anniversary of the pivotal 1986 gunfight between agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Miami C-1 Squad and a pair of murderous bank robbers who were willing to die before they went to prison. Continue reading “FBI Miami Gunfight 40th Anniversary”
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”
North American Arms Plug
(Provo, UT). Coming fast on the heels of the SHOT Show 2026 release of their Pug-LR, gun maker North American Arms is excited to announce another addition to their line of diminutive rimfire revolvers–the NAA Plug.
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”
The M13 Aircrewman Revolver, Part I
One of the many pleasant surprises of the 2024 Pat Rogers Memorial Revolver Roundup was my first brush with a unique piece of U.S. Air Force (USAF) history—a destroyed Smith & Wesson M13 Aircrewman revolver. Continue reading “The M13 Aircrewman Revolver, Part I”
A 2025 RevolverGuy Christmas Story
Warren Moore was having a hard time keeping up. Continue reading “A 2025 RevolverGuy Christmas Story”
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 . . . Continue reading “2025 Revolver Roundup AAR”
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. Continue reading “The Priorities of Survival”