What's this about shooting 3-gun without a shotgun?

[Brass]

I've now had two people tell me that one can shoot the match without using a shotgun. What happens on the shotgun stages? A zero score?

I'm pretty sure I got some really bad information, but the two dudes claim to be experienced in competition shooting...

[mb504]

Wouldn't that be a 2-gun competition?

[Irving]

Maybe they use an AR, a pistol, and a Ruger mini-14.

[Hoser]

Yup. More than a few matches do it because shotguns suck.

Big Ben has you use a PCC for the shotgun stages, except for the flying birds where you must use a shotgun.

Thats about all the details I have.

[Brass]

Hoser, so this is a feature of some specific matches, and not a general rule where I can just shoot any match I want without using a shotgun?

[whitewalrus]

No love for the smooth bore I guess.

[Fromk]

There's a new ruleset call UML (United Multigun League) that's going into effect around here. One of the divisions is 2x4 Open where PCC is an option and stages are written in such a way that there are a lot of ways to shoot them. You still probably need a shotgun or at least a few rounds of birdshot to put through a borrowed one at some point. I don't have all the details in my head because it's so new but that's the short version.

[.455_Hunter]

I guess shotguns represent toxic masculinity to today's more sensitive 3-gun shooters.

[Hoser]

Hoser, so this is a feature of some specific matches, and not a general rule where I can just shoot any match I want without using a shotgun?

It is up to individual match directors and which ruleset they want to use.

[Not_A_Llama]

This would actually be a strong draw for me. The ridiculousness of the equipment race was never so gleefully (sub whatever word I meant) on display as on the shotgun side.

I believe the guidance was that one wins a 3gun match by shooting pistol fast, rifle accurately, and reloading your shotgun. No thanks.