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BASIC FIREARM SAFETY RULES

1. ALL GUNS ARE ALWAYS LOADED. There are no exceptions to this rule. Do not pretend that this is true. Be deadly serious about it. Treat all fi****ms with the respect.

2. NEVER ALLOW THE MUZZLE TO COVER ANYTHING YOU ARE NOT WILLING TO DESTROY. This includes parts of your body, such as your support hand.

3. KEEP YOUR FINGER OFF THE TRIGGER UNTIL YOUR SIGHTS ARE ALIGNED ON THE TARGET AND YOU INTEND TO SHOOT. You cannot line up any faster than you can position your finger. Firing an unaligned weapon can have disastrous results. Place the trigger finger on the trigger when the sights begin to align on the target.

4. BE SURE OF YOUR TARGET. Know what it is and what is behind it. Never shoot at anything you have not positively identified.

NOTE: The four basic firearm safety rules are not designed for range use only. They are designed for anyone who uses fi****ms, particularly in field situations. These rules should become a part of every officer’s character.

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ELEMENTS OF MARKSMANSHIP
The elements of marksmanship are essential to the accurate and effective deployment of the shotgun. They are all interconnected and must be applied consistently.

1. SIGHT ALIGNMENT
Sight alignment is the relationship between the eye, the front sight, and the rear sight. The bead of the front sight is located in the bottom of the rear sight. Eye focus is on the front sight. The shooter is required to use the eye on the same side as the shotgun is shouldered on no matter which eye is dominant.

2. SIGHT PICTURE
Sight picture is the relationship between the eye, the front sight, the rear sight, and the target. The correct sight picture will have the aligned sights centered on the target with the front sight in sharp focus.
a. Correct sight picture consists of the front sight being centered in the bottom of the rear sight.
b. While on the range and in the field, concentration and eye focus should be on the target or the suspect until a decision to shoot has been made.
c. When the decision to shoot is made and the shotgun has been raised to eye level, eye focus shifts from the target to the front sight.
d. Correct follow-through requires the shooter to obtain a sight picture after every shot.
e. After shooting ceases, the shotgun is lowered from eye level to low ready, and eye focus is placed on the target or suspect.
f. Correct eye focus will give the shooter a clear and sharp view of the front sight. The rear sight and the target should appear out of focus or blurred.
g. Poor shooting on the range and in the field is often caused by the shooter focusing on the target or suspect. Since the eye is incapable of focusing on objects at different distances at the same time, the sights are out of focus making it difficult to correctly align them.

3. TRIGGER CONTROL
Most shooting errors are related to improper trigger control. Frequent errors, such as jerking the trigger or failing to apply pressure straight to the rear and failing to achieve a surprise break, are common. The goal is to smoothly press the trigger straight to the rear without disturbing the sight picture, in order to achieve a surprise break. Trigger control is the most important and often the most difficult element of marksmanship to learn. No matter how perfectly the shooter assumes his stance and aligns the sights, if the trigger is slapped or mashed in anticipation of the discharge, the target will not be hit with any consistency. Approximately 95% of all errors and/or misses on the target are caused by improperly pressing the trigger. Many expert marksmen agree that as much as 80% of learning to shoot well is learning to control the trigger. In order to maintain a correct sight picture while the shot is being fired, trigger control is essential.
a. Trigger control is defined as a smooth continuous press, straight to the rear, while maintaining the sight picture, achieving a surprise break, and completing follow-through.
b. The exact moment of the hammer fall and subsequent discharge of the firearm must be a surprise. This is known as the surprise break and is defined as not knowing when the hammer is going to fall so that discharge and recoil are not anticipated.
c. Anticipating the moment the shot will be fired will generally cause the shooter to push the muzzle downward in an effort to compensate for the recoil.
c. Anticipation and subsequent pushing downward will result in misalignment of the sights just as the round is being fired resulting in a poor shot, often missing the target.
d. Trigger follow-through requires the shooter to hold the trigger in the rearward position until sight picture is reacquired. See "follow-through".
TRIGGER CONTROL IS THE MOST IMPORTANT ELEMENT OF MARKSMANSHIP, WITHOUT IT, EVEN IF THE OTHER ELEMENTS ARE PERFECT, THE RESULT WILL BE A POOR SHOT.

4. GRIP
The primary hand grasps the pistol grip and pulls the stock into the shoulder with the thumb, middle, ring, and little fingers. The trigger finger remains free to manipulate the safety and trigger. If the thumb strikes the shooter’s nose/face during recoil, it should be placed on the opposite side of the stock.
The support hand is positioned under the slide handle so the shotgun is supported in the palm of the hand. The slide handle should be held securely. If the slide handle is allowed to partially cycle on its own during recoil, a malfunction could occur.

5. STANCE
a. The body is bladed at 30-45 degrees to the target with the support side forward. This is essentially the interview position. Feet are shoulder width apart with approximately 60% of the body weight on the support or lead foot.
b. The primary is at a right angle to the body, parallel to the deck. This creates a pocket in the primary shoulder area for the recoil pad. The support arm is bent with the elbow pointing down.
c. Only two thirds to three quarters of the recoil pad is placed in the shoulder pocket. The heel of the recoil pad is above the shoulder.
d. The primary cheek must be firmly pressed against the comb of the stock. Failure to obtain a good cheek weld could result in facial injury during recoil.

6. BREATH CONTROL
Breath control assists the shooter in the completion of an accurate shot by reducing upper body movement. This is especially true when shooting at long range, or at a small target. To assimilate the proper amount of oxygen, several deep breaths should be taken prior to any course of fire. The shooter should exhale a portion of the last breath and then hold his breath while firing the weapon. When the situation does not allow the shooter time to take several breaths such as in a field shooting, the shooter should avoid heavy breathing at the actual moment of firing.

7. FOLLOW-THOROUGH
Follow-through is the continuation of all the elements of marksmanship after the shot is fired. Concentration on the front sight must be constant throughout the firing sequence, up to and including after the projectile has left the barrel. Maintain eye focus on the front sight before, during, and after the discharge. The second aspect of follow-through is to maintain the trigger position after the weapon fires. The trigger is held in the rearward position until the weapon is brought out of recoil and the sight picture is reacquired. Correct trigger follow-through must be learned during slow fire before progressing to rapid fire. After follow-through is completed, the trigger is reset approximately 1/8". Removing the finger completely off the trigger then bringing it back onto the trigger results in lost time and slapping the trigger causing low or missed shots.

For advanced shooters follow-through can be utilized for rapid multiple shot accuracy. As the pistol recoils the trigger finger moves forward approximately 1/8", enough for the trigger to reset. Since the shooter's eye maintains sharp focus on the front sight, no time is lost searching for it. As the pistol is brought back on target after recoil, the slack is removed from the trigger. The sights return to the center of the target and the shooter is ready.

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