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Classroom Time
N/A
Range Time
4 Hours
Rounds:
200
Good For:
Newer Shooters
Course Description
This course is for shooters with training or experience at the Defensive Shotgun Essentials or Defensive Shotgun I level.
This class will improve your ability to select, set up, and employ a defensive shotgun, how to choose and test appropriate defensive ammunition, how to efficiently mitigate recoil, and build experience and confidence operating a defensive shotgun under stress.
Required Equipment:
- Handgun
- 100 Rounds of Ammo
- Eye and Ear Protection
- Notetaking Material (Pen and Paper)
- Baseball Cap (to deflect brass)
Defensive Shooting
One-on-One Coaching
Student Focused
Topics
- Safety (due to devastating short range effects of a shotgun, there are shotgun-specific considerations)
- Considerations when selecting a defensive shotgun
- Busting shotgun-vs-rifle myths
- Selecting and patterning defensive ammunition
- Choosing modifications and accessories – what’s good, what’s bad, and why
- Use of modern recoil mitigation techniques (push/pull, or “stretching”)
- Employment from various ready positions
- Reliable loading and reloading techniques that work under stress from gun-mounted ammunition carriers
- Close quarters retention considerations
- Efficient drills and practice routines to build and maintain proficiency
Prerequisites
Follow Through
Reacquiring sight picture after recoil while keeping your gun on target
Safe Gun Handling
Constant attention to and awareness of trigger finger and muzzle direction.
Sight Alignment/Picture
Sight picture quality, target distance/size, and available time considerations.
From Ready to First Shot
Bringing the gun from ready to the target and firing accurate shots with CHL-test time limits