I haven't taken his class yet (hope to make the VA running), but Tom Given's shotgun DVD is a good place to get started:
http://rangemaster.com/publications/training-dvds/
I really like the results my girlfriend has had from shooting a bunch of Bill Drills with her pump action shotgun. Perhaps not so necessary if you have a semi-automatic shotgun, but with a manual action that drill really helps work cycling the action properly. Very easy to set up, too. We use our old IDPA targets and try to keep the birdshot going through the same ragged hole in the target.
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The Social Shotgun is my favorite platform. I usually teach several shotgun classes per year and will be offering a revamped class soon as I have some new steel ordered.
I had an ER nurse in a class. I noticed she kept taking all head shots. Her response when asked why, "'I've seen too many people who have been shot in the chest putting up a fight in the ER." Point taken.
+1. Rangemaster DVD
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I mean, this only makes sense in terms of what the military gets into, and especially direct action SF types that get into extremely hairy situations and are usually outnumbered. The shotgun just isn't gonna do them much good in those situations.
I think this is high praise, if damning praise, for almost every other application outside of SF DA raids.
I forgot. A class with Scotty Reitz is on my bucket list, too.
The most useful was the Rangemaster Shotgun Instructor's course in October of last year.
Rob Haught and Tom Givens are critical stops on the Shotgun Hajj.Who's your shotgun instructor or class bucket list?
Speaking of Tom, he's teaching shotgun in Culpeper, Va. in April:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/defensi...ts-39450606827
As a matter of fact, I do:Got any classes upcoming?
https://www.fpftraining.com/products...efense-shotgun
https://www.fpftraining.com/products/shotgun-skills
As a student I'll be in a class with Rob Haught sometime in 2018.
You can do a lot with shotguns using dryfire, so I try to focus range time on things I can't accomplish without the boom, primarily accuracy and recoil control.Personal training -
Are there any quintessential shotgun drills?
Other drill suggestions? Reps?
Suggestions for training at home?
I will do relatively simple drills starting chamber empty as that's how I store my shotgun. I practice multiple shots on a single target (recoil control), shooting multiple targets, and shooting multiple shots on multiple targets. An example would be setting up two backers with two bullseyes on each. On the beep I'll shoot 1-3-2-4 and then 1-4-3-2, using emergency reloads as necessary to complete the drill. The ability to use multiple targets is extremely useful as you can work on transitions in live fire.
Apart from stuff like that, you could use "Rolling Thunder" as that works just about everything you need to do with a shotgun.
To me, the key things to practice for the average Joe are:
- Getting the shotgun into action (chambering a round)
- Making multiple accurate shots quickly (which can only be accomplished by using good fundamentals of shooting and recoil control)
- Emergency reloads
Fiocci makes the best dummy rounds, IMO. I've tried just about everything to this point and so far I'm most pleased with them because the case head seems more durable than other dummy rounds I've used.Hardware -
What inert/dummy/training ammo has worked for you?
The bottom line, though, is that dummies are consumables. Doesn't matter what you use, you will eventually break them. How long they last depends on how much you use them. It's usually the rim that goes, either being flattened (and made almost razor sharp in the process) but the leading edge of the shell can also become deformed and cause the dummy to get stuck in the mag tube or the chamber. AZooms seem like they would last longer but the rims on them get chewed up pretty quickly. Fiocci's dummies are cheap, effective, and readily available.
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3/15/2016
It was a phenomenal class. Rob is a truly excellent instructor. Everything he taught was backed up with his reasoning behind it, including any pertinent history. But there was never any "war stories" in class. It was all geared for explanation of specific stuff.
One of the things I enjoyed the most was he gave a 25 round practice CoF that covered all the major components of shotgun work. Easy to do at practically any range, and quick to run through. It showed me how much thought he put into his teaching, as well as how much experience he actually has in teaching this material to people.
I am looking for any more chances to train with him.
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