Lol....
I was just recently involved in another thread where I too say you must "aim" a shotgun.
But evidently, I'm a down-talking, narrow-minded and insulting person for stating the obvious.
huntsman.....back at ya brother.
No disrespect intended here at all....but....
I have hunted off and on my whole life.
I also spent 20 years in the army and just retired in 2009.
What I can tell you is this:
Not only is there a difference between shooting clays and combat...
But the difference itself is "HUGE"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Not only are the clays not shooting back at you like in a possible HD situation...
But also, I don't know a single "sane" person who would depend on skeet loads to protect the very lives of their adored loved ones, nor themselves either.
It's absolutely foolish at best, and completely detrimental at worst.
Buckshot patterns in a completely different manner.
I don't care if you can hit 10 out of 10 clays 100 times in a row with trap/skeet/clay loads.
Do it with buckshot, and then we will have something to discuss about transferable skills.