Chauncey Wesner, known professionally as The Stateline Shootist, is a revolver instructor, accomplished handgun shooter, firearms historian, content creator, and specialist in the practical and historical use of the American sixgun.
Professional Biography
Wesner combines traditional double-action revolver skills, single-action sixgun shooting, snub-nose revolvers, long-range handgun work, field shooting, practical marksmanship, and the study of influential revolver practitioners from earlier generations.
His work connects the modern defensive-revolver community with the older American tradition of serious sixgun marksmanship associated with figures such as Elmer Keith. Rather than treating revolvers only as historical objects, Wesner demonstrates that the skills developed around them—including trigger control, sight management, trajectory knowledge, positional shooting, and extended-distance accuracy—remain useful measures of handgun proficiency.
Long-Range Handgun Shooting
Long-range revolver shooting is one of the defining features of The Stateline Shootist. Shooting handguns at extended distances requires consistent fundamentals, careful sight alignment, disciplined trigger control, understanding of trajectory, and the ability to read the relationship between the firearm, ammunition, target, and environment.
Distance also makes errors easier to diagnose. Small inconsistencies that may be hidden at close range become visible, giving the shooter clearer feedback about grip, sights, trigger manipulation, and ammunition performance.
Revolver Instruction
Wesner’s instructional interests include revolver marksmanship, distance shooting, one- and two-handed deployment, access from common carry locations, close-range application, reloading, and the daily handling of defensive revolvers.
He was included among the instructor cadre for Revolver Fest 2026 alongside established revolver instructors and subject-matter specialists. His participation reflects recognition of both his shooting ability and his capacity to connect traditional revolver knowledge with modern practice.
Sixgun History and Culture
Wesner participates in the broader historical sixgun community and has appeared with The Pearce Brothers in discussions of notable sixguns, cartridges, and the practitioners who shaped American handgun shooting.
Historical study provides more than nostalgia. It allows current shooters to recover useful lessons about field marksmanship, cartridge development, equipment limitations, and practical problem-solving while separating durable principles from practices tied to older technology.
P&S Connection
Wesner is part of the Extended Primary & Secondary Network as a podcast panelist. He contributes practical revolver experience, long-range handgun skill, and historical context to P&S discussions of sixguns and contemporary revolver use.
Key Areas of Experience
- Double-action and single-action revolvers
- Long-range handgun shooting
- Snub-nose and defensive revolvers
- Field shooting and practical marksmanship
- Revolver deployment and reloading
- Trajectory and ammunition performance
- American sixgun history
- Firearms writing and content creation
- Revolver instruction
- Primary & Secondary podcast participation
Selected Sources
Profile last reviewed: September 11, 2026.
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Chauncey Wesner · The Stateline Shootist · revolver instructor · long-range handgun shooting · sixgun historian · double-action revolvers · single-action revolvers · snub-nose revolvers · field shooting · Elmer Keith · Revolver Fest 2026 · Primary & Secondary panelist