Advanced Defensive Shotgun

Advanced Defensive Shotgun is an informational and hands-on class in the use of the shotgun as a home defense weapon and extends the training provided in Indy Arms’ Basic Defensive Shotgun course.  Advanced Defensive Shotgun moves beyond basic accuracy and safety to include use of force for home defense, shooting from cover, multiple target engagement, and shooting and moving. The class is based on the most common self-defense shotguns (pump or semiautomatic) and students will need a shotgun with a magazine capacity of 4 or more shells, functioning sights, and a stock.

Advanced Defensive Shotgun includes lecture, dry-fire and live-fire sessions and can be shot with both iron sights and with optics if those are available.  This course will consist of about 2 hours of classroom material and practice, and about 2 hours of live-fire range time. The class is nominally four hours in length, but sometimes runs a bit longer, based on student questions.

Students will shoot 150 rounds of ammunition (Buckshot recommended).

Course Goal
“To begin the structured development of the fundamental skills required to comfortably and effectively use a shotgun for home/personal defense, and to provide the student with techniques and exercises to develop and refine these skills.”

Lessons

1. Basic Shotgun, Home, and Range Safety
2. Castle Doctrine
3. Malfunctions and Transitions
4. Defensive loading
5. Multiple shots and multiple targets
6. Moving and scanning
7. Use of cover / home defense
8. Review and Questions

Prerequisites: Students taking Advanced Defensive Shotgun should have an understanding of simple marksmanship, and the basic operation of their shotgun.  Individuals taking this class should have the personal shotgun that they intend to use for home/personal defense.  Indy Arms Basic Defensive Shotgun is an acceptable prerequisite, as are most classes from recognized shooting schools. Experienced shooters who have not taken any formal classes should contact Indy Arms to make arrangements to drop by for a brief skills checkout with a senior instructor.  If you have any questions, please contact Indy Arms staff.

Course Completion: Students will receive an Indy Arms Company certificate of attendance upon completion of the course.

Cost:  $99.00

Included:

• Personal Protection Equipment: Eye and Ear Rental
• Targets

Customer Responsibility/Gear:

• Complete Liability Waiver prior to the start of class –  Click Here
• Arrive at least 15 minutes prior to class for check-in
• Shotgun (pump or semi-automatic)
• 150 Rounds of ammunition (Buckshot is suggested, but the class can be completed with Bird/Game shot)
• Optional: handgun and holster

NOTES:

• Students may purchase ammo from Indy Arms or bring their own ammunition for use in a class as long as it adheres to Indy Arms’ ammunition policies.
• Students under age 18 must be accompanied by an adult (ask about a youth discount for training classes)
• Students arriving more than 10 minutes after the designated start time may not be allowed into class and will need to reschedule

***Please arrive 15- 20 minutes early to complete the necessary check in process before any training class. This will give us time to verify your range waiver at the counter. This is also the time to buy ammo, holster, hearing and/ or eye protection or anything else you will need for the class. Classes start promptly and we don’t want you to miss anything.***