You Don't Have to Aim a Shotgun Mythbusting VIDEO

Status
Not open for further replies.
If yall keep up the arguing this will be closed faster than you would care for. And yes, we get it. A shotgun isnt sprayed from the hip. Thanks. But we are here to spread knowlege and information, not be rude and hateful.
 
Point shooting with shotguns works well in close situations, It's all in training and practice to get good at it. If you are a Duck hunter you have to do the sight thing and learn how to Calculate a lead on moving targets. All that said do what ever it takes for you to become efficient with your shotgun and practice often. To me any type of shooting is not a "one size fits all" thing.
 
If yall keep up the arguing this will be closed faster than you would care for. And yes, we get it. A shotgun isnt sprayed from the hip. Thanks. But we are here to spread knowlege and information, not be rude and hateful.
Click to expand...

I had a comment for Amsdorf until I read this which gets a ++.

One thing I don't understand is why anyone needs to aim at home defense distances of around 10 yards. but likely less, when letting the gun point where I look is good enough for shooting fast moving clay targets at distances of 30 to 40 yards and more.
 
Last edited:
This is teetering over The Abyss Of Closedness....

Everyone, POINT or AIM, it's up to you. Base your choice on actual testing, not uninformed opinion, either yours or some guy on the Net.

As for me.....

My HD 870s have peep sights. So do my deer rifle, my muzzle loaders and a fair number of things I used to have. Thousands of rounds have gone towards sundry targets and game guided by my peep sights.

I've also sent lots of lead out of bead sighted shotguns. The one 870 kept ready here with a bead can send some lead out PDQ and do so accurately at house distances.

Make your choice, but please do so after lots of BA/UU/R....
 
Call it whatever you want, you loveable knuckleheads are missing the point, entirely....

Hollywood has convinced people that a shotgun will work just fine simply by praying and spraying.

Call it what you want, "pointing" or "aiming"

You are missing the forest for the trees, bros.
Click to expand...

And you, sir are missing the rebuttal saying your you tube video isn't all that, but won't admit it

Hollywood does the same thing with any type of "assault weapon", as do the young kids I see at the range - spray and pray seems to be the onl;y option for the Call of Duty crowd

Your first posts mentioned nothing about only using 00 buck, and for those who think that is the only use of a shotgun, well, I will disagree - a shotgun has a great usefulness outside the video game commando scene and the zombie attack zone - too bad most young folks don't seem to get THAT
 
I have shot about 100 rounds of 00 Buck and probably about 5K rounds of bird shot since I have started shooting, just over a year ago.

The only time I "aim" a shotgun is when I am shooting static steel.
 
Nice little video.:cool:
I seem to be one of the few that actually watched and understood your point.

Yes, it is obvious to us on this forum that a scattergun must still be aimed (or pointed) at the target. Simply putting the muzzle in the direction of the target doesn't get it done.
But there are many outside the realm of shooitng who believe the hollywood scenarios. Anything that can get real information in those eyes is a good step.
 
Last edited:
BTW, Paul, I liked the video.

It does reinforce what I've preached lo these many moons.

We actually have to shoot our shotguns to find out what they, and us, can do under pressure. The odds are low we'll need them, but the stakes are very high.
 
I have to admit that after getting my first shotgun, I was disappointed at how easily I could miss.

Oneounceload is right. You don't have to aim a shotgun but only point it if you get good with one. In fact, aiming at a flying target will likely result in a miss.
Click to expand...

Whether you aim at a flying target or point at it, you will likely miss if you are talking about a target moving laterally to you. It doesn't matter if you are using a rifle, shotgun, or pistol. This isn't a shotgun issue, but a moving target issue.
 
Nothing wrong with the video I see. Its very basic info.

Aiming vs pointing... similar but different.
I aim shooting slugs and point for everything else. My shotgun points where I look, so mostly Im looking intently at what I want to hit. Works with birdshot or buckshot, on game, clays or steel plates.

FWIW, with a shotgun, if you are consciously doing mental calculations for lead, on a moving target , you missing ALOT.
 
Hmmm

Whether you aim at a flying target or point at it, you will likely miss if you are talking about a target moving laterally to you. It doesn't matter if you are using a rifle, shotgun, or pistol. This isn't a shotgun issue, but a moving target issue.
Click to expand...
Hmmm. Tell that to the guys shooting Trap and Skeet and running 25-50-75-100 straight.....at least some of those targets are moving laterally.

About the differences of opinion regarding terminology....it was an easy argument to get into. Nothing in the OP referred to a HD situation using a buckshot load.....the qualifications/clarifications came later on.
I do agree that there are many folk who believe that all one has to do is face in the general direction of a target and the gun will do all the work. There are plenty shooters and non-shooters both, who do not understand shotguns or shotgunning as well as they should. The statement quoted, no offense meant, is an example as is the earlier comment about shotguns being primarily tools for HD. Maybe for some folk but as a generality, not so.
 
Last edited:
Well Bob Munde does in a video where he can aim perfectly with hip fire. But, as well with a single action trigger. So give or take become a pro 12 world record champion and then go ahead and hip fire.
 
Status
Not open for further replies.
Back
Top