Many Americans have permits to carry and possess firearms within their household for recreational and personal use but fail to successfully teach those living with them how to use them. Just because the weapons are in arms reach does not mean they can protect you in certain situations if you do not know how to use them correctly. There are several women out there who's husbands store firearms in the house but if a robber broke into their homes, they would not know what to do with the guns. These directions provide you with safe, detailed instructions how to correctly load and unload your 12/20 gauge shotgun wither you are using it for recreational, personal or emergency use.
The most important key to loading any firearm is safety. Being safe at all times allows lean room for error and accidents. There are three main safety rules: always keep the gun pointed in a safe direction away from anything you are not willing to shoot, always keep your finger off the trigger unless ready to fire and always keep the gun unloaded until ready for use. These three rules will guarantee you and those around you safety at all times.
A shotgun has a few key parts to it that is necessary to know. All of the components listed below briefly describe the shotgun. Knowing the parts are significant in understanding the weapon. The stock of the shotgun is the base that allows the recoil pad to sit in the arm pit of your shoulder. It provides cushion while firing the weapon. The magainze loading port can store up to two shotgun shells at one time while the third is loaded into the ejection port. The fore-end is like the pump that you pull or push to load/reload the gun. Also on the weapon is a safety and release button located next to the trigger. The safety disables the gun from firing unless it is pushed off. The release button, when pushed, allows the shells to unload from the ejection port with the assistance of the fore-end.