Intro to Defensive Shotgun — Practical Shotgun Skills for Self-Defense & Competition
Train your shotgun for real-world use — safely, confidently, and with purpose
Defensive Shotgun focuses on practical shotgun operation for students who want to use a shotgun for self-defense or competition. Through clear classroom instruction and hands-on range work, you’ll learn safe handling, mounting, recoil management, and patterning so your shots are effective when it counts.
What You’ll Learn
- Shotgun safety & handling — muzzle awareness, safe manipulations, and loading/unloading procedures
- Mounting & presentation — efficient and repeatable mounting from ready positions
- Recoil management & follow-through — techniques to control recoil and return sights to target
- Patterning & ammunition effects — how chokes, shot size, and distance affect impact
- Tactical reloads & malfunction clearance — simple, reliable methods to keep the gun running under stress
- Live-fire application drills — applying classroom concepts to practical drills for self-defense or competitive stages
Class Format & Pace
Pacing: Instruction is student-paced — drills are scaled to your comfort and experience so you progress safely and confidently
Classroom: Concepts, nomenclature, and safety briefings
Range: Progressive live-fire drills that reinforce classroom lessons
Who This Is For
- New shotgun owners who want safe, practical fundamentals
- Shooters transitioning from rifle/pistol to shotgun platforms
- Students preparing for competition or home-defense shotgun use
- Anyone who values methodical, skills-based progression with hands-on coaching