sully
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What are your thoughts on the shotgun?
I find the shotgun greatly understood. There are many myths that surround it. It has been called a street sweeper. Many people believe that you can just point it in the general direction of your inteneded target, or down a hallway from the hip and hit your intended target.
In my career of Law Enforcement I have been trained in many variations and styles of its implementations, theories on shooting styles and tactical uses. I have seen great improvements in ammunition, especially lately thanks to Federal. The shotgun can be used to hunt small or large game, as a great self defense tool, door breach, launch gas, deliver less lethal rounds, launch flares, EOD work, etc.
I find the pump shotgun to be the most versatile weapons system available. I base this on the availability of ammunition to shoot through it. There are the traditional birdshot, buckshot, slugs, then we move off into loads like sock rounds, bean bags, distraction devices, bird bombs, muzzle blast dispersion, hard rubber & plastic batons, rubber buckshot & slugs, string ball, thors hammer, dragons breath, flares, CS/CN/OC ferrets, launching, door breaching, EOD disposal, and many others. The pump shotgun is more versatile in that it can be used with just about every round, where a semi-auto may not cycle many rounds.
IMHO a perfect versatile all around shotgun will be a Remington 870 or Mossberg 590, equipped with a shell carrier that bolts to the receiver (MesaTactical recommended over others), with an oversized safety, ghost ring or rifle sights, 18"-21" barrel, Surefire 6V light system, short conventional stock, and a good three or single point sling.
CY6
Greg Sullivan "Sully"
Chief Instructor
SLR15 Rifles
TheDefensiveEdge.com
I find the shotgun greatly understood. There are many myths that surround it. It has been called a street sweeper. Many people believe that you can just point it in the general direction of your inteneded target, or down a hallway from the hip and hit your intended target.
In my career of Law Enforcement I have been trained in many variations and styles of its implementations, theories on shooting styles and tactical uses. I have seen great improvements in ammunition, especially lately thanks to Federal. The shotgun can be used to hunt small or large game, as a great self defense tool, door breach, launch gas, deliver less lethal rounds, launch flares, EOD work, etc.
I find the pump shotgun to be the most versatile weapons system available. I base this on the availability of ammunition to shoot through it. There are the traditional birdshot, buckshot, slugs, then we move off into loads like sock rounds, bean bags, distraction devices, bird bombs, muzzle blast dispersion, hard rubber & plastic batons, rubber buckshot & slugs, string ball, thors hammer, dragons breath, flares, CS/CN/OC ferrets, launching, door breaching, EOD disposal, and many others. The pump shotgun is more versatile in that it can be used with just about every round, where a semi-auto may not cycle many rounds.
IMHO a perfect versatile all around shotgun will be a Remington 870 or Mossberg 590, equipped with a shell carrier that bolts to the receiver (MesaTactical recommended over others), with an oversized safety, ghost ring or rifle sights, 18"-21" barrel, Surefire 6V light system, short conventional stock, and a good three or single point sling.
CY6
Greg Sullivan "Sully"
Chief Instructor
SLR15 Rifles
TheDefensiveEdge.com