Originally Posted by
TCinVA
The forend doesn't have to move all the way to the rear to recock the hammer. On the Mossberg, any movement of the forend to the rear will cause the trigger to have a "click" in it even if the hammer wasn't cocked.
Usually when people are using a LOP that's too long for them (even with an SGA installed, the LOP is still too long for most people...replace the butt pad with a thinner Kick-Eeez) and they try to go "fast", that's when they short stroke. Which is why I try to focus on running the gun deliberately, not necessarily "fast". Deliberately can be done very quickly indeed and usually ends up being faster than going "fast".
That's because "fast" is usually as fast as you can't.
For competence my goal for clients is a well aimed shot per second.
For proficiency (in Shotgun Skills or day 2 of a two day program) I'll try and get them to two well directed shots per second with a pump.
It's certainly possible to go faster than that, but not particularly useful. I usually only run a pump gun at max speed if I'm trying to figure out if it has any issues in feeding or function. When going as fast as I can move my hands, short stroking is always possible, especially as it's usually a client gun that I'm not used to running.
For training, focus on ensuring an aorta level hit once per second on multiple targets. Then once per 3/4 of a second. Then when that's easy, push for .7, .65, .6, .55...and when you've hit the point where you are reading your sights and making an intelligent shot at that 1/2 second mark with good recoil mitigation there's not a lot of realistic benefit in trying to go faster. 1/4 second splits with a pump gun is certainly possible with a well set up gun, but it's not productive to run a shotgun that way for real.
About 1/2 a second per shot is what I'd consider about maximum desirable fighting speed with a gauge.