The shotgun is an ubiquitous weapon in the arsenals of America; military, law enforcement, and civilian. They are supremely versatile and a quality model can be quite inexpensive when compared to a comparable quality handgun or carbine.
Few weapons are as flexible as the scattergun when it comes to the range of ammunition available. While a shotgun doesn't replace a good carbine in all roles, their tasks do overlap, and the shotgun is capable of much more than a lot of firearms gurus give it credit for.
This course covers such topics as:
Few weapons are as flexible as the scattergun when it comes to the range of ammunition available. While a shotgun doesn't replace a good carbine in all roles, their tasks do overlap, and the shotgun is capable of much more than a lot of firearms gurus give it credit for.
This course covers such topics as:
- Brief history of the shotgun's use as a combat arm
- Pump vs semi-auto vs break-action
- Semi-autos: gas-operated vs recoil-operated vs inertia-operated
- Pros and cons of various manufacturers' models
- Differences between an 870 Police model and a non-Police model
- Ammunition selection
- Accessories such as sights, lights, optics, slings, ammo carriers, and stocks
- Differences in chokes, backboring, and lengthening of the forcing cone(s)
- Loading, unloading, and switching loads with various models
- Use of different types of slings
- Transitioning to a secondary weapon (handgun)
- Use of strong and support side cover
- Maintenance
- Safe storage