This is webinar is designed to provide ADULT participants an overview of shotguns from a hunter's perspective. Choosing a proper shotgun, proper ammunition, and the proper choke tube is a necessary step to ensure safety and success in the field. Having a fundamental understanding of shotguns, shotgun shell metrics, choke tubes, can ensure you get the most out of your firearm.
Tentative Schedule
- Firearm safety
- Overview of shotgun
- Actions
- Gauges
- Chamber Size
- Shotgun-related hunting regulations
- Overview of shotgun shell metrics
- Gauge
- Length
- Shot size
- Velocity
- Weight
- Lead vs non-toxic shot considerations\
- Choke tubes
- Rifled slug vs sabot slug
- Choosing the proper ammunition for hunting scenarios
- Choosing a shotgun
- Patterning a shotgun
- Question and answers
- Maintenance and care
- Much more!
To register, visit: https://publish.illinois.edu/hunttrapillinois/registration/