LEO Tactical Shotgun Skills

The 12 gauge shotgun loaded with 00 buckshot is the most devastating close quarters weapon system on the planet.  With a single press of the trigger, nine .33 caliber pellets race toward the intended target with lots of bad intentions.  Typically, when we fire a handgun or a rifle round we are depending on the round to mushroom or fragment and cause a more serious wound channel in the human body.  The 12 gauge shotgun loaded with 00 buckshot is sending a pre-fragmented round at the bad guy at over 1,100 feet per second.  When the 00 buckshot slams into the targeted criminal, the affect is awesome.

One ounce of pre-fragmented lead hits the target and usually stops that person dead in their tracks.  The 12 gauge shotgun loaded with 00 buck or 000 buck is about as close as you come to a true one-shot-stop weapon system.

Some officers believe that the shotgun is a “scattergun.”  Nothing could be farther from the truth.  The typical 18 inch cylinder bore barrel is capable of head shots at 21 feet.  No, this is not a misprint, at 21 feet a skilled officer can make a head shot (easily) at 21 feet and never touch the hostage.  This will be demonstrated on the range.  Officers will learn the combat stance, the combat mount, speed shooting, engaging multiple targets, speed reloads, tactical reloads, fixing stoppages, transitioning to handgun skill sets, one hand disabled drills (left and right), and much, much more.

The 12 gauge shotgun is most used long gun in law enforcement and it is the least understood weapon system.  Learn just how GREAT the 12 gauge shotgun is and how awesome the firepower is when delivered accurately on target.