Tactical Shotgun Training

Introduction

The Tactical Shotgun Training course is designed to both establish and improve an experienced shooters skills related to tactical situations involving a Shotgun.  The students will be challenged with performing advanced shotgun and handgun/handgun shooting drills that will provide them with the understanding of how to utilize the advantages of a shotgun tactical shooting situations.

Required Equipment

• Required:

  • Hearing protection

  • Eye Protection

  • Billed-cap

  • A semi-automatic or pump shotgun with a minimum of 5-round magazine capacity.

  • An attached rifle sling (simple or tactical)

  • Service Revolver or Semi-automatic Handgun

  • Strong-side Hip Holster

  • Two Magazines or Speed-Loaders for the Handgun

  • Ammunition -

    • 120 Shotgun Slugs

    • 25 Shogun 00 or 000 Buckshot

    • 25 Shotgun Birdshot Shells

    • 50 rounds of Handgun Ammunition

• Optional:

  • Dummy Rounds for both the shotgun and handgun

  • Knee and Elbow Pads

  • Canteen or hydration pack

Course Agenda and Schedule

• Class briefing on the tactical use of a shotgun

• Range Safety Rules and Firearm Handling

  • Shotgun loading

  • Holster Draw Practice

  • Shotgun shoulder sling

  • Shotgun shoulder un-sling

• Shotgun Malfunction Drills -

  • Misfires

  • Stovepipe (for semi-automatics)

  • Empty Reload

  • Tactical Reload

• Firing from multiple shooting positions -

  • Standing

  • Barricade

  • High-Kneeling

  • Low-kneeling

  • Pone

• Safety Circle

• Tactical use of Cover

• Transition Drills -

  • From Shotgun to Handgun

  • From Handgun to Shotgun

• Multiple Targets (by the numbers)

• Moving while shooting (simple)

• Shooting at moving targets

• Select Loading of a Shotgun

• Distance Shooting (25 yards)

• Complete Tactical Shotgun Qualification Course of Fire

Total

• 5-hours on the Range

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