Pump Action Shotguns

Here's another important video from the Personal Defense Network. Another common type of firearm to find in the home that may be used for self-defense is the pump-action shotgun. Whether it's stored in a closet, in a gun vault, ammunition separate, that is up to the individual homeowner. If we have the shotgun stored under our bed, for instance, hear a noise, something, whatever alerts us and we feel we need to get it, got to go under the bed, retrieve the shotgun, bring it out. Then we'll go to the drawer or wherever where we're storing ammunition and grab it. We opened the drawer, grab our shotgun, it's time to load it. But before we get into that let's cover just a few of the basic things that people that don't shoot a whole lot possibly may not spend enough time being familiar with the shotgun. So I'd like to cover some of those at this point, if I could. First of all, depending on how we store the shotgun, if here again, it's gonna depend on the individual whether they have it someplace they can lock it up and keep it stored, loaded, so on and so forth. But let's say the shotgun is empty. First of all, we need to get around in the chamber as quickly as possible. If we've got the slide action open, that's fine. If it's closed what we need to do is hit the slide release. Slide release on pump action shotguns are gonna be somewhere around the trigger guard. On this 870 it's right here in front. When I depress that button that allowed me to open the slide. I can insert around there, close it, and go from there. Safeties on pump action shotguns. Here again, there's a lot of different makes, models, types. Be familiar with the shotgun. Most of them are behind the trigger guard here. Certain types have them up on top of the tank. Being aware of where that safety is at is very important. Once we get the shotgun out and we grab our ammunition. First round is gonna go in here and back to slide. Close it forward. The gun is on safe and then I'm gonna continue to load ammunition and the bottom and the magazine tube. Make sure you push your shelves all the way in so they're locked with a shell latch, grab the next one and go up. Now that we have our shotgun loaded, we're ready to proceed on. But let's talk about a couple of different options. We mentioned magazine tubes. The magazine tube here underneath the barrel that holds around. This shotgun over here has a slightly different variation that has the extended magazine tube. And I can put up to eight rounds in. You'll also notice that this has a side saddle shell carrier on it. This is a shotgun typically used for law enforcement and military operations. It also has the option of carrying shells in the sling itself. Another method for storing your shotgun, if you don't have a situation where you're required or need to keep the ammunition totally separate from the gun. Now you notice that both these shotguns have some kind of a sling or a carry strap on them. These are very helpful in a situation where if you get done with whatever you're doing, you don't wanna set the shotgun down and you don't have that option but you need to do something else. Whether it be help assist give somebody medical assistance, so on and so forth, you can sling the shotgun over your shoulder and maintain control over it. So, if you're using a shotgun for home defense, be it a pump-action, semi-auto, double-barrel, whatever it may be, you need to be familiar with how that shotgun works. Again, bear in mind that these two shotguns here are the shorter barrel lengths. Most hunting shotguns are gonna be a little longer. Again, if it's got a plug magazine tube in it, that's regulated by game and fish commissions for hunting purposes. You do have the option of getting extended magazine tubes. A lot of different variations out there. So for many people my shotgun is an excellent choice for home defense. Check out more videos just like this one at the Personal Defense Network.