Shotgun Training San Diego

Shotgun Training Courses

Active Shooter Defense School’s shotgun courses will teach you all the basic skills you will need to defend your life or the life of those around you. Whether you have shot before, or this is your first course, we will walk you through everything you need to know about safety, weapon manipulation, and shooting. Our focus is helping you progress and getting the most out of every course.

This course will cover an in-depth explanation of Combat Shooting vs. Target Shooting. Combat Shotgun is the first step towards being 100% proficient with a shotgun in any environment. Our key focus is to give the student the skill set and ability to confidently defend one’s own life or the safety of others without hesitation our doubt. In this course we will cover:

  • Weapons safety
  • Weapon presentation
  • Reloads
  • Trigger control and follow-through
  • Recoil management
  • Acquiring the target under stress
  • Accurately engaging the target under stress
  • Natural point of aim
  • Working space and ready position
  • Standard shooting positions
  • Clearing malfunctions
  • Introduction to basic movement

Required Gear: Shotgun, hearing and eye protection, long pants, closed toed shoes (no sandals), folding chair and weather appropriate clothing, hat and sun block.

Bring a lunch, some snacks, and something to drink, bottled water will be provided.

Ammunition Count: 150 bird shot, 10-15 buck shot, 5-10 slug

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