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Yesterday I ran an informal class on shotgun use...
Please note that I am not a professional firearm instructor...
Nor do I claim any title or expert of anything status..
Just someone who has shot a lot of different shotguns and has used one a time or two on deployment while in the Army...
Mostly I just focused on :
Getting folks to work the shotgun from their shoulder...if they were using a pump action shotgun...
Understanding that you don't just point in the general direction of the target and shoot...
That a large bead from sight , is quick and easy to use as well as accurate...not to saying not to use other sight systems...just don't automatically discount a bead sight...
Patterns matter , how you shoot the gun , what choke you use and what ammo is chosen all will effect the pattern of shot from you gun...not to forget to mention distance to target...
How to smoothly re-load...
Shooting stance...
Having folks understand that, if they learn to work the gun they have , they will learn to hit , with practice...
Good practicing of skills beats any store bought skill...
Andy
Please note that I am not a professional firearm instructor...
Nor do I claim any title or expert of anything status..
Just someone who has shot a lot of different shotguns and has used one a time or two on deployment while in the Army...
Mostly I just focused on :
Getting folks to work the shotgun from their shoulder...if they were using a pump action shotgun...
Understanding that you don't just point in the general direction of the target and shoot...
That a large bead from sight , is quick and easy to use as well as accurate...not to saying not to use other sight systems...just don't automatically discount a bead sight...
Patterns matter , how you shoot the gun , what choke you use and what ammo is chosen all will effect the pattern of shot from you gun...not to forget to mention distance to target...
How to smoothly re-load...
Shooting stance...
Having folks understand that, if they learn to work the gun they have , they will learn to hit , with practice...
Good practicing of skills beats any store bought skill...
Andy