Defensive Shotgun Class

This class covers critical gun-handling and marksmanship skills unique to the defensive shotgun with heavy emphasis placed on always keeping the shotgun up and running and finding the sweet spot between speed and accuracy. Students will learn how their individual shotgun patterns buckshot at close, intermediate, and longer distances as well as point-of-aim/point-of-impact with slugs. Most civilian-sector gunfights are not single-variable static events, which means students will also participate in drills and exercises that place an emphasis on problem-solving and implementation of fundamental defensive tactics.

Equipment requirements:

-Semi-action or pump-action 20 or 12-gauge shotgun (12 gauge is preferred).

-100 rounds of birdshot (size #6, 7.5, or 8 shot). We recommend that students avoid Wal-Mart Winchester White Box shotshells at this time.

-25 rounds of reduced recoil 00 buckshot (Federal Tactical Reduced Recoil with FLITECONTROL Wad is our preference). Avoid full-power 00 buckshot if possible. Reduced recoil buckshot by other manufacturers is acceptable. Students running 20-gauge shotguns have fewer options when it comes to selecting buckshot and may find it hard to find.

-25 rounds of reduced recoil slugs. Slugs are far more useful for home defense than many people think for the simple reason that in the event that students are unable to secure buckshot that patterns well in their shotguns slugs may be then used to engage deadly threats at extended distances. Buckshot that patterns poorly may not be able to keep all of the pellets on target at distances as short as fifteen yards. Errant pellets have been known to K*ll innocent people at distances as far as 100 yards.

-Eye and ear protection, caps/hats, sunscreen, and lawn chairs.

-Means of keeping at least 5 extra shotshells on your person (receiver or buttstock-mounted shotshell holders, belt pouch, etc.)

We recommend that students consider replacing the buttstocks of their shotguns with buttstocks that are youth-sized or made by Magpul with removable spacers or have been shortened by 1-2 inches. The length of the buttstock on a defensive shotgun should be shorter than that of a sporting shotgun. This is not a requirement.

Cost: $160

Saturday, November 15, 2025

9 :00AM - 5:00PM

Private Range

1260 Archer Court

Granbury, TX 76048

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