[Osage Orange]

I think you meant, point, not aim...You aim a rifle, you point a shotgun. Been shooting them all my life, and taught it for the last 15 years.

With all due respect...that you could probably teach me plenty about guns and shooting. I have to sadly disagree.....

Every spring..and at times in the fall. I most surely "aim" my Mossberg Ulti-Mag 12 gauge shotgun at "long bearded gobblers."

[graywaiter]

Ah, you’re one of those sneaky turkey hunting dudes. ;) But for self-defense use, you ain’t got to aim it. Just point it.

[familyop]

Osage Orange:
"Every spring..and at times in the fall. I most surely 'aim' my Mossberg Ulti-Mag 12 gauge shotgun at 'long bearded gobblers.'"

That's understandable for turkey hunting. I can hit whatever I point at from the hip with a pistol-gripped shotgun (very quickly, 8-inch targets, slugs at 10 meters or so, buckshot to its reach), although the cylinder bore probably wouldn't pattern very well for turkey hunting.

With enough range practice and conditioning (thumb for pistol grips), you can do what others say can't be done.

Long ago, in the Ozarks, I saw such things. For example, a young man of about 14 loaded his muzzleloader in less than 4 seconds (wad from an old cotton rag ripped off with his teeth) and pop a squirrel out of a tree from about 50 yards as soon as the rifle hit his shoulder. He shot a bottle with a pistol (first try) while riding a mare at a full gallop. I saw such things, because no one had told the few gifted hillbillies that they couldn't do this or that.