This one-day class will cover the shotgun from nomenclature to manipulations and - ultimately - using it defensively in your home or business.
By the end of the class, you’ll have the skills needed to manipulate your shotgun and keep it loaded to the extent that you will have the bandwidth necessary to solve a judgmental shooting problem.
Subjects:
Practical Safety & Human Factors
Loading, Unloading;
Reloading and continuity of fire;
Patterning;
Capability of this platform;
Appropriate Accessories;
Movement;
Using Cover;
Practical Application;
Judgment and decision-making;
This class is suitable for a shooter who is new to the shotgun as well as experienced shotgunners.
While I’ll never discourage you from having your handgun with you, the emphasis of this class is on using your shotgun.
Range Fees: $30 a day, payable to the host range
Ammunition:
125 rounds of training birdshot or buckshot;
25 rounds of quality defensive buckshot (#1B or 00B);
NO Steel Shot!
Equipment Needs
12ga or 20ga Shotgun with sights – bead, traditional, or optics;
Eye & ear protection;
A way(s) to carry extra ammunition – a receiver or buttstock mounted shell holder, belt loops, or dump pouch;
Clothing appropriate to the weather, sunscreen;
Please bring your lunch, scooby snacks, caffeine, and – of course – water. We will break, but the less time we spend on lunch, the more time we can spend on the range;
Note-taking material;
Course cost is $250 plus a $30 facility fee that is due at signin.
About Erick Gelhaus
What differentiates CMS and Erick Gelhaus from the other competent, talented instructors out there? Why take a class from CMS? Good questions. Quite simply, Gelhaus brings real experience from both the academic and practical application worlds to the classroom.
After lengthy careers in the military and law enforcement, Erick's grad school coursework focused on communicating about use-of-force issues. He is a well-published author, with articles appearing in numerous print magazines and several online publications.
Gelhaus has taught the defensive use of firearms and tactics in the private sector – for Gunsite, Aimpoint, and others – to vetted citizens, peace officers, and service members since for more than 20 years.
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