Know Your Firearm: Shotgun | Firearm Safety & Hunter Safety | MidwayUSA

This guide, presented by Larry Potterfield of MidwayUSA, details the essential steps for safely unloading various types of shotguns. It emphasizes fundamental safety rules, including muzzle discipline and trigger finger placement, before covering the specific actions for break-open, pump-action, and semi-automatic shotguns. The importance of consulting owner's manuals and proper firearm storage is also highlighted.

This video provides beginner training on defensive shotgun techniques, covering proper loading procedures for the magazine tube and chamber, recoil management methods (pull-pull and push-pull), and transitioning between low and high ready positions. It emphasizes deliberate action, safety checks like the press check, and addresses common mistakes such as 'stabbing' shells into the loading port or short-stroking the action. The instruction is delivered by experienced firearms instructors Kevin Estella and Eric Gellhouse.

This video investigates the lethal range of birdshot using a ballistic dummy. It demonstrates that at 100 yards, birdshot is not lethal, with pellets merely resting on the surface. At 50 yards, it's painful but not considered lethal, and at 25 yards, while more pellets penetrate, it's still not deemed lethal. The instructor suggests 15 yards begins to enter the lethal range, and 5 yards is definitively lethal, with significant tissue damage observed.

This guide, presented by Larry Potterfield of MidwayUSA, details the critical safety procedure of preventing the mixing of 12 and 20 gauge shotgun ammunition. It emphasizes the severe danger of a smaller gauge shell lodging in a larger gauge barrel, leading to a potentially explosive failure. The guide provides actionable steps for shooters to avoid this hazard, ensuring safe firearm handling.

This video provides expert-level instruction on essential firearm safety rules to prevent tragic accidents. The speaker, demonstrating with both semi-automatic pistols and revolvers, covers the four fundamental rules: treat every firearm as loaded, keep the gun pointed in a safe direction, keep your finger off the trigger until ready to shoot, and know your target and what's beyond it. It also details responses to common malfunctions, safe storage practices, and proper ammunition selection, emphasizing the critical importance of formal training for all gun owners.

Michael Dad with USCCA explains essential shotgun techniques for home defense. He advocates for the 'breacher safe' method, storing shotguns with an empty chamber for enhanced safety. The guide covers proper storage, deployment, and various reloading drills, emphasizing muscle memory and situational awareness for effective use.

This guide details a high-speed Cowboy Action Shooting stage, demonstrating expert transitions between a lever-action rifle, dual single-action revolvers, and a side-by-side shotgun. It highlights efficient manual shotgun reloading techniques from a belt carrier, showcasing advanced proficiency in competitive shooting disciplines. The video emphasizes speed and accuracy across multiple firearm types.

This video provides an expert-level demonstration of the Mosin-Nagant M91/30 PU Sniper rifle. It covers visual inspection, the proper loading procedure for 7.62x54R ammunition, and live fire at an outdoor range, showcasing bolt manipulation and recoil control. The demonstration is presented in a silent, ASMR-style format by an authoritative demonstrator.

This guide details the complex process of reboring a Winchester 1885 Low Wall rifle from .32 Rimfire to .357 Magnum, addressing a pitted bore. Expert gunsmith Larry Potterfield demonstrates disassembly, barrel removal, specialized reboring at Delta Gun Shop, chambering, crowning, action conversion, and final marking/finishing. The process highlights advanced machining techniques and specialized tools required for such a conversion.

This guide details the cycle of operation for the Winchester Model 12 shotgun, as explained by Larry Potterfield of MidwayUSA using a cutaway model. It covers loading, safety engagement, firing, extraction, and chambering. The explanation highlights the hammerless pump-action design and internal component interactions, offering valuable insights for gunsmithing and understanding firearm mechanics.