I have many of my books packed up as a result of a recent move of my
study - but of the books I'd consult first would be some by Massad Ayoob
such as "StressFire II - Advanced Combat Shotgun" which has the blurb
http://ayoob.com/cgi-bin/miva?Merchant2/merchant.mv+Screen=PROD&Store_Code=Ayoob&Product_Code=STR2&Category_Code=AMAB
Learn to control the 12-ga. shotgun in the most rapid fire...pain-free
aimed fire from the shoulder...speed reloads that don't fail under
stress...proven jam-response techniques...keys to selecting a good
shotgun...combat shotgun ballistics, including autopsy
photos...accessories that work, and those that don't...use of other
gauges...and how the power of "fight or flight reflex" work for you to
control the most destructive, but toughest to handle, of all close-range
antipersonnel weapons.
The statement that the shotgun is an extremely close-range weapon is
seldom disputed.
Also in Ayoobs "The Truth About Self-Protection" Chapter 39 is "The
Shotgun for Self-Defense". I wrote a book review some time ago, and
here is how I summed up this chapter:
presentation of a bunch of myths about shotguns and
what is reality - why this shouldn't be the primary
self-defense firearm, but it does have uses
I think that many of the objections voiced on this list against use of
a shotgun for self-defense can be characterized as being against it as
the primary self-defense firearm, and don't deal with the situations
where it may be the preferred weapon.
Some corroboration as to the shotgun's effectiveness in defense use is
provided by the widespread use by police - but typically kept locked in
the patrol car.
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--henry schaffer
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