{"id":22,"count":19,"description":"Consider the lowly shotgun. It\u2019s one of the oldest firearms in the world. There are museums with examples of handgonnes from the middle 15 century that fired out sprays of lead shot, rocks, pebbles and whatnot. Later on, the blunderbuss became a staple of hunters and poachers all across Europe and North America. \u201cRiding shotgun\u201d became a part of our lingo as the defensive capability of the shotgun became apparent, and the shotgun was used to discourage attacks on carriages and stagecoaches.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\nAmericans took the shotgun to war, and the Winchester Model 1987 soon gained a fearsome reputation in the trenches of World War 1. The shotgun was also a staple for law enforcement. Doc Holliday carried one in the infamous Gunfight At The OK Corral, and the pump action shotgun is a staple in the patrol cars of police forces all across the country.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\nThe shotgun shooting tips you\u2019ll find here focus on the use of the shotgun as a defensive fighting tool. Going to the range and breaking clays is loads of fun, as is walking through the majesty of the great outdoors in search of tasty flying critters. What we\u2019ll be concentrating on, though, is using a shotgun in either 3 gun competitions or, to keep you and your family alive in an ever-dangerous world.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\nWe\u2019ll be looking at both semi-automatic and pump-action shotguns. 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