Safety South Defensive Shotgun

[TK47]

I attended this class yesterday, and had a great time. This was not a "Tactical" class, but concentrated on things useful to a civilian who is defending his home with a shotgun. Plenty of rounds downrange without completely destroying your shoulder, but some good discussion time as well. I found Bo Alexander's attitude about training very helpful. He doesn't claim to be the "Yoda" of shotgunning, nor to have invented the pump-gun, but presented a great deal of information and showed a wealth of knowledge about the subject matter. He introduced me to a new concept: The OODA (Observe, Orient, Decide, Act) Loop, which I found very interesting. More info here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Boyd_(military_strategist)#The_OODA_Loop

We did lots of shooting with various types and brands of shotgun ammo from Birdshot to Slugs, at different ranges, to see how each gun patterns at various distances with different ammo. Very educational. Some lesson learned: It's hard to unsafe a Mossberg with a pistol grip, Remingtons shed tactical lights after about 100 rounds, and always use locktite on your Sidesaddle screws. Last and probably most important, two layers of Drywall WILL NOT stop #4 Buckshot at 12 feet. Think about it.

Great class Bo! Thanks.

TK47

[Guest KevinM]

Bo is the man...

[BigPoppa]

Thanks for the kind words, gents.

[Guest flyfishtn]

Bo, are you going to schedule your next class soon?

[BigPoppa]

Bo, are you going to schedule your next class soon?

Next General Defensive Shotgun is tentatively planned for October. I'll keep you posted.

[Guest flyfishtn]

Next General Defensive Shotgun is tentatively planned for October. I'll keep you posted.

Excellent, thank you!

[mhm2a]

Where are the classes held?

[BigPoppa]

Bo, are you going to schedule your next class soon?

Saturday, October 24th. TGO discount offered.

[BigPoppa]

Where are the classes held?

Smyrna...at the National Guard Training Center.