Jailer Rose :
Hi! I’m not yet in Houston’s PD academy (it is a few months away), but I’ve been told I can qualify with a shotgun. I want to accomplish this. I’ve got little to no experience with shotguns, but I got a dvd that taught me a lot about what I should be looking at/how I should load/etc: (http://www.navyseals.com/store/detail.aspx?ID=172&Name=Tactical-Shotgun-for-Self-Defense-DVD)
Anyhow I have two questions about that. #1, how should I be training? I have access to a range near my house (indoor and outdoor varieties). I have no idea what they will want me to be capable of (grouping, distance, target acquisition, tactical clearing, or otherwise).
Secondly, I’m planning on getting a Remington 870 with a pistol grip, butt-stock, ghost-ring sights. Everything else I don’t feel I’ll really need to do well in qualifications. Anyone think I should be looking at a different model/setup?
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Your input will be appreciated.
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go get some trigger time shotguns are easy and most of the time you wont have time to get a shotgun out you should probably work more practicing with you pistol
Shotgun is a pretty simple weapon to use. I’ve used the Model 870 to hunt Squirrels before….basic model with nothing fancy…..good weapon.
I’d recommend just becoming familiar with the weapon, shoot a few targets and get used to the recoil.
get some personal trigger time so you atleast have alittle practice before you get to the academy
My best advice would be to wait until you get to the shotgun portion of the training before getting any experience. The instructors will be much more knowledgeble than any lesson you can possibly get from a DVD. It’s much easier to teach someone the correct way to shoot from the beginning than to have to back track to get them to unlearn bad habits. The instructors are there to help you and if you happen to need remedial training, you’ll get plenty of opportunity while you’re there. Shotgun training is probably the least demanding skill to master at the range. I would wait and see what was being used at the academy. Most departments use Remington 870’s, but with the full stock instead of the pistol grip. If your department uses a different shotgun than the academy uses, they can issue one to you for the training. Best of luck to you and may you have a long and successful career!
Your academy range instructors would rather you come to them with zero training. You may be learning a completely different method than your PD teaches or maybe even allows. Its best to just work on plain old marksmanship and leave weapons manipulation training to them.
There is no pre academy qual you’ll have to pass.
with the police shotgun they are normally pumps. they most used is the remington 870.when shooting these sawed off barrels for the first time you have to aim low.getting used to this is not hard with a little practice