Garandimal
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If you haven't seen it, this is Pump-gun 101:
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Not trying to take anything away from Mr. Harrell, but Widdowmaker Hill, a cowboy action shooter from Tennessee focuses on loading through the ejection port for speed (6 shots in less than 5 seconds):
Not trying to take anything away from Mr. Harrell, but Widdowmaker Hill, a cowboy action shooter from Tennessee focuses on loading through the ejection port for speed (6 shots in less than 5 seconds):
I like Pauls technique, especially for someone not overly skilled with a shotgun.
Im not much of a shotgunner, and while I have port loaded my pump guns quite a bit, its simply to get one run under the hammer while im topping up the mag.
Our situation is that we do a great deal of bird hunting from the truck on very steep terrain. What I do is hold one shell in my hand, and drop it in the port as im exiting the truck. While moving to a position that i might get a shot from (Im not following the dog down the damn mountain), ill put rounds in the mag. Ive had a number of birds we didnt see, jump right at the edge of the road when all I had was the round in my chamber. Shoot, and reload the chamber, then top the mag has accounted for a quite a few while not requiring me to be well versed, or dexterous.
Now thats hardly a combat/defensive situation, but shooting self jumped birds requires about as quick a reaction as anything, especially if you jump two or three.
Thanks!Sounds like you don’t give yourself enough credit. Sounds to me like you have a good plan with your shotgun.
...I have been stocking up Buckshot for years.
Overall pretty good and he doesn't suggest anything I don't already do. But 2 points pop out as either incorrect, or odd to me.
#1 the Mossberg safety isn't on the tang. It is mounted on the top of the receiver. If either shotgun even had a tang it would be farther back and under the hand as the gun is carried. I find the Mossberg safety on the top of the receiver much more difficult to use because I have to really reach for it with my thumb and then reposition my hand before shooting. It also places the safety in a position easily bumped where it can be moved to the fire position inadvertently or even broken. The military specified a metal safety on the 590 for this reason.
Photo of a tang safety. The tang is the metal part of the receiver between the wood on the stock. No such thing on the Mossberg or Remington.
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#2. He mentions shooting with both eyes open and claims you will see 2 beads. And you just have to know which one to use? I've always shot with both eyes open and I only see 1 bead.
Works quick in a "trick shoot."
Don't know about a combat shoot.
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