Originally Posted by
GJM
I am all for handgun skills and spend the bulk of my training on the handgun. However, if you hunt, you need to be able to run a hunting rifle accurately to humanely harvest game, and you ought to be able to defend yourself with that hunting rifle. If you live and recreate around large dangerous animals, you need to be able to defend yourself with a long gun. If you travel in or through non-permissive handgun states, you should know how to run a "legal" long gun.
Compared to years past, there seems to be a lack of appreciation of long gun skills with many "modern" shooters, and a relative lack of instructors that can teach beyond "Glock and AR." That is not directed at Tom, as I know he regularly teaches long gun classes.