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Shotgun Skills:

Mounting | Eyeing the Target | Slapping the Trigger | Leading

Do not fire a shotgun with slow, steady trigger pressure as you do a rifle. The shotgun trigger is slapped. The trigger slap is similar to the action of striking a keyboard.

list bullet  Slap the trigger quickly, but not hard.