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RELOAD AMMO | FLASHLIGHT OPTIONS | EAT GRUBS FEBRUARY 2018 ISSUE 52 TACTICSANDPREPAREDNESS.COM TACTICS ANDPREPAREDNESS SKILLS AND SURVIVAL FOR ALL SITUATIONS SHOTGUN SKILLS AND DANGEROUS ANIMALS As a fi rearms trainer, over the past several os) and can deliv- a task is lengthy. The shotgun often seems years, it seems to me the shotgun has er a range of less- to be a better choice. The energy and trau- diminished in popularity, yielding to the lethal munitions. ma delivered is much more than standard now-coveted 5.56 carbine. For citizens who handgun cartridges deliver and shot place- seek my advice ment may be more liberal and still stop an BY: ANDY BLASCHIK IMAGES COURTESY TACTICAL FIREARMS ACADEMY and teaching on attacker. Clients often ask: “Can I handle it?” fi rearms choice In most cases, with appropriate training, the ost local law enforcement agen- for home or offi ce protection, I assist them answer is yes, and there is more than just cies in the state of Florida, where in choosing the best fi rearm for their needs the 12 gauge; there is a 20 gauge and a .410 MI instruct, have put the shotgun by asking a few simple questions. When gauge as well, with less recoil. aside. As an armed professional fi rearms they are educated to the fact that handgun In 2016, an incident happened at a local instructor, I have long favored the shotgun bullets do not consistently stop humans like zoo involving the death of an animal trainer. over the carbine in the urban environment. they do in Hollywood, unless placed in a I received an email several months later that Shotguns are versatile. They provide lon- very specifi c spot (i.e. the ocular cavity) it asked if I would be interested in developing ger range with slugs, high lethality at short becomes clear that the training one needs a curriculum and providing fi rearms train- range with buckshot (for entry type scenari- to receive to be able to reliably achieve such ing to a small group at the continued on next page NAME OF ARTICLE HERE CONTENTS SHOTGUN SKILLS AND 01 DANGEROUS ANIMALS BY ANDY BLASCHIK GEAR REVIEW: 04 CONCEALMENT COFFEE TABLE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: 05 WINGS OF THE MORNING WRITTEN BY ORESTES LORENZO SUMMARY BY JOHN STEVENSON RELOAD YOUR AMMO: 07 GETTING STARTED BY JAMES LeBLANC HISTORY OF 11 ECONOMIC WARFARE BY KEVIN FREEMAN EATING SAGO GRUBS 14 BY ALY MOORE ALL FLASHLIGHTS 17 ARE NOT EQUAL BY DAVE CADY After an incident at a zoo involving the death of an animal trainer, the author was retained to train the zoo PROFILES OF COURAGE: employees. Many had little to no experience in firearms. 20 ALEK SKARLATOS zoo. My fi rst questions were: who were these for the organization mirrored a personal shot- people and what experience did they have? gun that I still use today for security work and The answer was vet staff, maintenance per- disaster services. It is a Remington 870 pump sonnel and animal handlers, with no fi rearms with a 14 inch barrel and standard magazine STAFF experience. The next question was, what capacity of 4 with a plus 1 extension for spe- type of fi rearms? Their answer was that they cialty round exchange. It includes a Mesa Tac- DAVID MORRIS and “OX” Publishers were not sure. After evaluation and based on tical six shot shell carrier with their Urbino CHRIS GRAHAM Editor their needs, I recommended the Remington pistol grip stock with limbsaver pad. They www.chrisgrahamauthor.com 870 pump 12 gauge,14 inch shotgun. are outfi tted with a Trijicon MRO with a QD JOHN HIGGS Copy Editor I had a basic Shotgun Fundamentals and a mount along with a Wilson Combat ghost ring www.junkyard-dog.net Tactical Shotgun lesson plan already on the rear sight and green fi ber optic front sight ad- BETTY SHONTS Graphic Designer books, but this task was a little different. We justed for the 14-inch barrel. (Ed. Under the were no longer talking about human subjects, National Firearms Act, 1934 shotguns with but four legged creatures. I had to do some a barrel shorter than 18 inches or an overall OUR LAWYERS INSIST WE MAKE THE FOLLOWING DISCLAIMER: You tweaking on my lesson plans, but “green” stu- length less than 26 inches are considered to may die in an emergency, even if you follow this training to the dents are a pleasure to teach because they be NFA fi rearms which must be registered by letter. You might get hurt doing some of the exercises suggested, hurt someone else, or be subject to civil or criminal liability if have no bad habits to fall back on. The 12 the owner and a $200 tax stamp paid to the you do anything mentioned in this newsletter. Verify that the ac- gauge pump shotgun was a little intimidating Feds.) We settled on the 14-inch because the tions mentioned are legal where you are before even considering them. This is presented as a tool to help increase your chance of to some. Most of the students were female, site’s housing areas and hospital operating surviving natural and manmade disasters. While we guarantee with smaller body frames to work with. The rooms are very tight. Also, the transportation your satisfaction with the information, we can not guarantee your survival or well-being. The author provides information about his program was set up with an initial 12 hour of the animals in and around vehicles made experiences and preparations and gives general information. He is introduction followed by dry fi re drills every entering and exiting vehicles effi ciently an not an accountant, doctor, investment advisor or attorney and is not in the business of advising individuals on their specific situ- month and eight hours of range training and implied task for the students, so we were cau- ation. If you need specific professional assistance, please contact qualifi cations every three months. Shooters tious about using a longer barrel length. a local professional. had to qualify to be on the zoo’s Critical Re- Our standard for learning the shotgun ©COPYRIGHT 2018 TACTICS AND PREPAREDNESS. ALL RIGHTS sponse Team (CRT) holding an 80 percent or starts with nomenclature and method of op- RESERVED. THIS PUBLICATION CONTAINS MATERIAL PROTECTED UNDER INTERNATIONAL AND FEDERAL COPYRIGHT LAWS AND higher score and qualifying two out of three eration followed by a complete fi eld strip so TREATIES. ANY UNAUTHORIZED REPRINT OR USE OF THIS attempts from three yards out to 25 yards that the student understands all the aspects MATERIAL IS PROHIBITED. NO PART OF THIS PUBLICATION MAY BE REPRODUCED OR TRANSMITTED IN ANY FORM OR BY ANY MEANS, shooting all slugs. Targets were 4 inches and of the platform. Like all of the classes at Tacti- ELECTRONIC OR MECHANICAL, INCLUDING PHOTOCOPYING, 10 inches diameter. cal Firearms Academy, we start with dummy RECORDING, OR BY ANY INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM WITHOUT EXPRESS WRITTEN PERMISSION FROM THE The Remington 870 that I recommended rounds and teach the student all of the ma- AUTHOR / PUBLISHER. 2 www.tacticsandpreparedness.com TACTICS & PREPAREDNESS FEBRUARY 2018 nipulations so we can catch any safety issues without dire consequences. We use the “cruiser ready” (mag tube full, chamber empty) confi guration protocol with the mechanical safety “off”. Some agencies have shifted to preferring the safety “on”, but I believe the original cruiser ready can be ex- ecuted safely and with benefi t over the modi- fi ed version. Training is required. The shotgun safety does not work in the same fashion as a carbine or pistol. Shotguns don’t have active hammer/striker blocks like handguns do. We teach port arms carry (muzzle up) and when the shotgun is loaded for use then it is in a low or high cover ready. The shotgun is not loaded until on scene. When the shotgun is no longer needed then it is brought back to “cruiser carry” and the shooter then verifi es an empty chamber while orienting the weap- on safely. When the shotgun is deployed from the safe or truck rack there is a verifi cation process that is taught and conditioned into the operator. Red dot on, safety off and cham- ber empty. Fundamentals taught are: mindset, The 12 gauge pump shotgun aggressive stance, four points of contact was a little intimidating to on the stock/forend, sight alignment, sight picture, trigger press and follow through, reset some. Most of the students (yes reset with a shotgun) and a reminder to were female, with smaller breathe. Shotguns are loaded to cruiser carry with three primary shells (low recoil) slugs in body frames to work with. the mag tube and the shell carrier is loaded with the same except the two forward cells have enough of that. You must put quite a ployed with any response. The dart person is are specialty rounds; 00 buck. The magazine few rounds down range to master what many shadowed by the CRT member as they move tube has three rather than four rounds to people call, “the beast”. into a hot zone. The target zone with the zoo allow for the specialty round exchange as Students learn the combat loading through CRT is the head area. You must remember slugs are used for longer distance and 00 buck the ejection port with both over- and under- that this is not a hunting exercise, but an at- for up close, which is generally consistent hand techniques as well as the specialty tempt at instant incapacitation of the animal with the LEO community.

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