Nay, a lot of years using a particular type gun is no training for a self defensive, survival situation.
A different subject, altogether
V-n-LA
I'll miss my guess if the above post by g.willikers was directed more towards the OP rather then to your post.
OP's post:
Hopefully someone here will interject with an "aye", a "nay", or a "maybe", as to whether this should be training "enough" (I tend to lean toward "yes" on this), though either way your point is very well-taken
I'm sure g.willikers will correct me if I'm wrong.
Ambidextrous
I hope I did not offend you by suggesting a shotgun HD/SD course. Apologies if I did. Was not my intentions.
As your post stated 'handling' your Winchester, that can mean many things from hunting, shooting clays, up to and including being proficient in SD/HD.
If you are comfortable using a 30" bbl for this purpose, by all means have at it. It would not be my ideal choice for reasons I have learned in various course's I have taken.
Last edited: