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One does not have to shoot live shotgun shells to have quality practice.
Something I and others were raised with, how mentored, and still works today, still highly recommended always will be , and applies to other firearm platforms.
It does not matter is one chooses quality practice for clay shooting, defensive shooting or other disciplines such as 3 gun or Cowboy Action.
Quality practice of correct basic fundamentals always pays huge dividends, and one can do this without firing a live shell.
Weather is bad in some parts of the country at some times of the year, price of gas and shells may limit one, or no reason at all.
Rules of Safety apply as always.
If one has a garage, spare bedroom, basement, even has, or has access with permission to use a indoor heated warehouse, or business setting such as sheet metal shop.
Families can do this, Parents can parent, mentors can mentor.
Cold and wet outside, make this a safe, fun, quality gathering and have hot cocoa, tea, coffee, and whatever junk food.
Suggestions and Ideas:
I do mats for kids with a "foot prints" they can stand onto to assist in foot position. Some of these "shotguns" are one pc stocks that "fit" and have PVC for barrels.
Instilling correct fundamentals of foot position, stance "gotta crack that knee ya know!" mounting gun to face and all the while 4 rules of gun safety.
In a garage, with adults, with a clay target hung up, they practice.
Adults do the same thing, in fact move around the garage and "shoot a round" of skeet.
Kids tire out, let them take breaks, and if all they want to do is low 7, fine.
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Correctly mounting gun to face and and the basics will not only instill and ingrain these, also build up stamina.
A round of skeet/trap is 25 shots, and in competition one shoots four rounds or 100 birds. Stamina is a good thing to have with the muscles one used for this.
Sporting clays, same deal, gun is practiced from low gun, and birds vary per course, still stamina with correct basics ingrained, instilled pays huge dividends.
Defensive and Competition.
Running the gun and keeping it fed.
Dummy shells ( home made or storebought) to practice keeping the gun running, admin drills and everything else.
Cowboy Action shooters too!
Shotguns, any firearm , is wise to know like an extension of one's self, it does not require live fire, for quality practice.
Repetition becomes habit, habit becomes faith. - anon
Regards,
Steve
Something I and others were raised with, how mentored, and still works today, still highly recommended always will be , and applies to other firearm platforms.
It does not matter is one chooses quality practice for clay shooting, defensive shooting or other disciplines such as 3 gun or Cowboy Action.
Quality practice of correct basic fundamentals always pays huge dividends, and one can do this without firing a live shell.
Weather is bad in some parts of the country at some times of the year, price of gas and shells may limit one, or no reason at all.
Rules of Safety apply as always.
If one has a garage, spare bedroom, basement, even has, or has access with permission to use a indoor heated warehouse, or business setting such as sheet metal shop.
Families can do this, Parents can parent, mentors can mentor.
Cold and wet outside, make this a safe, fun, quality gathering and have hot cocoa, tea, coffee, and whatever junk food.
Suggestions and Ideas:
I do mats for kids with a "foot prints" they can stand onto to assist in foot position. Some of these "shotguns" are one pc stocks that "fit" and have PVC for barrels.
Instilling correct fundamentals of foot position, stance "gotta crack that knee ya know!" mounting gun to face and all the while 4 rules of gun safety.
In a garage, with adults, with a clay target hung up, they practice.
Adults do the same thing, in fact move around the garage and "shoot a round" of skeet.
Kids tire out, let them take breaks, and if all they want to do is low 7, fine.
--
Correctly mounting gun to face and and the basics will not only instill and ingrain these, also build up stamina.
A round of skeet/trap is 25 shots, and in competition one shoots four rounds or 100 birds. Stamina is a good thing to have with the muscles one used for this.
Sporting clays, same deal, gun is practiced from low gun, and birds vary per course, still stamina with correct basics ingrained, instilled pays huge dividends.
Defensive and Competition.
Running the gun and keeping it fed.
Dummy shells ( home made or storebought) to practice keeping the gun running, admin drills and everything else.
Cowboy Action shooters too!
Shotguns, any firearm , is wise to know like an extension of one's self, it does not require live fire, for quality practice.
Repetition becomes habit, habit becomes faith. - anon
Regards,
Steve