{"id":10802,"date":"2022-10-07T17:06:10","date_gmt":"2022-10-07T21:06:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/?p=10802"},"modified":"2023-07-14T11:53:47","modified_gmt":"2023-07-14T15:53:47","slug":"the-shotgun-violin-reload","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/the-shotgun-violin-reload\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Speed Load a Shotgun: The Violin Reload"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\">Today, we&#8217;re looking at a shotgun reloading technique called the violin reload. A popular technique among 3-gunners for twin and quad loading, it can also be adapted for a defensive context for strong-hand loading of single shells. Once you get past the initial awkwardness, the violin load may be one of the overall best methods for stuffing shells into a shotgun tube <\/span><\/p> <p>Details are in the video below, or scroll down to read the full transcript.<\/p> <div class=\"entry-content-asset\"><script src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.com\/assets\/external\/E-v1.js\" async><\/script><\/p> <noscript class=\"idle-load\"><div class=\"wistia_responsive_padding\" style=\"padding:56.25% 0 28px 0;position:relative;\"> <div class=\"wistia_responsive_wrapper\" style=\"height:100%;left:0;position:absolute;top:0;width:100%;\"> <div class=\"wistia_embed wistia_async_lgig0ogwv9 dnt=1 videoFoam=true\" style=\"height:100%;position:relative;width:100%\"> <div class=\"wistia_swatch\" style=\"height:100%;left:0;opacity:0;overflow:hidden;position:absolute;top:0;transition:opacity 200ms;width:100%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.com\/embed\/medias\/lgig0ogwv9\/swatch\" style=\"filter:blur(5px);height:100%;object-fit:contain;width:100%;\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" onload=\"this.parentNode.style.opacity=1;\" \/><\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div><\/noscript> <\/div> <hr \/> <p>Hey everybody, I am Chris Baker from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\">LuckyGunner.com<\/a> and today I\u2019m going to show you a method for reloading a tube-fed shotgun called the violin reload (or violin loading).<\/p> <p>There are tons of different ways to load and reload a shotgun. They\u2019ve all got their strengths and weaknesses. For most methods, you use your support hand to reload and either keep the shotgun mounted on your shoulder, bring it in under your arm, or flip it upside down. This one is a little different.<\/p> <p>&nbsp;<\/p> <h3>How to Violin Load<\/h3> <h4>1. Bring the gun up on top of the shoulder<\/h4> <p>As you bring the gun on top of your shoulder, rotate it 90 degrees so it looks like you\u2019re holding a violin. The loading port should be facing away from you.<\/p> <h4>2. Hang onto the forend<\/h4> <p>Now, with your support hand you will need to hold onto the forend and use your strong hand to do the actual reloading.<\/p> <h4>\u00a03. Load shells<\/h4> <p>The last step is to just pull the shells from your sidesaddle, stock-mounted shell holder, belt pouch or whatever and slide them into the tube making sure to press your thumb all the way into the mag tube ensuring the shell is fully inserted.<\/p> <p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/media\/violin-reload-demo.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-10807 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/media\/violin-reload-demo.jpg\" alt=\"shotgun violin reload demo\" width=\"1000\" height=\"765\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/media\/violin-reload-demo.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/media\/violin-reload-demo-588x450.jpg 588w, https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/media\/violin-reload-demo-768x588.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/media\/violin-reload-demo-350x268.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p> <p>This is a common position for twin loading and quad loading in 3-gun matches. Those techniques take a lot of practice to nail down. They work best with competition-specific guns and gear. Even just loading one shell at a time, the violin load seems to work effectively for speed loading. Additionally, I think this position might be easier to learn than the more typical support-hand reloading techniques. It should also work with just about any tube-fed shotgun out there.<\/p> <p>&nbsp;<\/p> <h3>Loading from an Empty Chamber<\/h3> <p>If you\u2019ve run the gun completely empty and you need to load the chamber, for right-handed shooters, it\u2019s pretty simple. The ejection port is right there, so you just drop a shell in and close it up, or hit your bolt release on a semi-auto. With a pump, when you drop the shell in, cup your hand over the ejection port and hang onto the receiver so you can run the action home without pulling the gun off your shoulder.<\/p> <p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/media\/violin-reload-with-pump.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10808\" src=\"https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/media\/violin-reload-with-pump.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"765\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/media\/violin-reload-with-pump.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/media\/violin-reload-with-pump-588x450.jpg 588w, https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/media\/violin-reload-with-pump-768x588.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/media\/violin-reload-with-pump-350x268.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p> <p>Left handed shooters, you won\u2019t be able to see the ejection port, and you\u2019ll be working against gravity. You might be able to get it to work with a pump because you can kind of hold the shell there until you close the action. I\u2019m not sure I\u2019d count on that working out, though. On a semi-auto, it\u2019s probably going to be tough to support the shell and hit the bolt release with the same hand.<\/p> <p>There may be a better way to do this for lefties. The best suggestion I have is to stick with a support hand load for that first round, then you can bring it up to the shoulder to load the tube.<\/p> <p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/media\/left-handed-violin-reload.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-2\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10809\" src=\"https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/media\/left-handed-violin-reload.jpg\" alt=\"left handed violin reload\" width=\"1200\" height=\"631\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/media\/left-handed-violin-reload.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/media\/left-handed-violin-reload-600x316.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/media\/left-handed-violin-reload-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/media\/left-handed-violin-reload-768x404.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/media\/left-handed-violin-reload-350x184.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/p> <p>&nbsp;<\/p> <p>&nbsp;<\/p> <h3>Advantages and Disadvantages<\/h3> <p>The violin reload is nothing new. I mentioned 3-gun competitors earlier. They\u2019ve been using variations of this technique for years, and it\u2019s probably even older than that. In the defense training world, any kind of strong hand loading has often been viewed with skepticism.<\/p> <p>A lot of us have had it drilled into us that we should never take our firing hand off the gun. We should do all our loading and manipulations with the support hand only. That still might be a good principle to go by in some contexts. It makes a lot more sense when your gun is a lightweight carbine and you\u2019re talking about running a charging handle or reloading a box magazine. Because shotgun manipulations are inherently more complex, I think we should lean toward methods that work most reliably, regardless of which hand that requires us to use.<\/p> <p>I first gave this technique an honest try earlier this year during the shotgun class I took with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/shotgun-qa-with-steve-fisher-of-sentinel-concepts\/\">Steve Fisher<\/a>. I also used it a lot during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shootingillustrated.com\/content\/after-action-report-the-thunderstick-summit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Thunderstick Summit<\/a> in Dallas last month \u2013 that was three days of shotgun training with five different primary instructors. That gave me a good opportunity to look at the pros and cons of this method, and discuss it with some of the instructors and other students.<\/p> <p>I\u2019m used to loading the gun with the stock under my arm and pinned against my side with my elbow. I\u2019ve always felt that was a fairly stable position, especially if I\u2019m going to be loading a lot, like in a training class. Having the gun up on my shoulder feels even more stable and it&#8217;s less fatiguing.<\/p> <p>I can also see what I\u2019m doing. Even if I keep my eyes focused down range, I have a pretty good idea of what\u2019s going on in my peripheral vision. That means I fumble the shells less often. I also have better control of the muzzle. At the range, this automatically points the gun in what is almost always a safe direction. I don\u2019t have to worry about the muzzle wandering up and pointing over the berm. That also means if I have a light on my gun, I have better control of where the light is pointed.<\/p> <p>If I need to stop loading and start shooting, I can actually fire from this position. This is essentially the same as the close quarters <a href=\"https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/close-quarters-shotgun-technique\/\">short stocking position<\/a> that I covered in a video a while back.<\/p><p><\/p> <figure id=\"attachment_10810\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10810\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/media\/matt-haught-short-stocking.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-3\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10810\" src=\"https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/media\/matt-haught-short-stocking.jpg\" alt=\"Matt Haught short stocking\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/media\/matt-haught-short-stocking.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/media\/matt-haught-short-stocking-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/media\/matt-haught-short-stocking-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/media\/matt-haught-short-stocking-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/media\/matt-haught-short-stocking-350x197.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10810\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Matt Haught of <a href=\"https:\/\/sym-tac.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Symtac Consulting<\/a> demonstrates the short stocking technique<\/figcaption><\/figure> <p>We did a lot of moving and shooting at the Thunderstick Summit with an emphasis on controlling your muzzle position at all times, and also loading the gun on the move. Violin loading had some huge benefits there.<\/p> <figure id=\"attachment_10812\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10812\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/media\/reload-on-the-move.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-4\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10812\" src=\"https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/media\/reload-on-the-move.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"777\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/media\/reload-on-the-move.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/media\/reload-on-the-move-579x450.jpg 579w, https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/media\/reload-on-the-move-768x597.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/media\/reload-on-the-move-350x272.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10812\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The violin position allows Samantha DeZonia of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewilderness.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wilderness Tactical<\/a> to keep her muzzle pointed in a safe direction while simultaneously moving up-range and filling the mag tube<\/figcaption><\/figure> <p>As far as disadvantages \u2013 honestly, I haven\u2019t found any that are that major. If I\u2019m in an upper story of a building and I\u2019ve got people below me, I may not want to point the muzzle down \u2013 I might want to use a muzzle-forward technique in that case. Violin loading is probably not the best position to use if I just need to get a single round in the gun as quickly as possible. If I\u2019m topping off the tube with one shell, or if I\u2019ve got an empty gun and I just need to port load one and fire, I\u2019ll probably just keep the gun shouldered. If I want to stay consistent with which hand is doing what, I can use my strong hand for loading without breaking my shoulder mount. I just cant the gun about 45 degrees.<\/p> <p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/media\/strong-hand-reload.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-5\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10813\" src=\"https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/media\/strong-hand-reload.jpg\" alt=\"strong hand shotgun reload\" width=\"1000\" height=\"765\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/media\/strong-hand-reload.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/media\/strong-hand-reload-588x450.jpg 588w, https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/media\/strong-hand-reload-768x588.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/media\/strong-hand-reload-350x268.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p> <p>If you\u2019re using a sidesaddle, this reload almost requires you to have all your shells oriented brass-down. For a lot of shell holders, the shells will work their way loose if they\u2019re in there brass-down. To avoid that, I recommend the Quick Detach carrier from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aridusindustries.com\/product-category\/qdc\/\">Aridus Industries<\/a> or the velcro shell cards from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vangcomp.com\/product\/spare-carrier\/\">Vang Comp Systems<\/a> or from <a href=\"https:\/\/esstac.com\/shotgun\/\">EssTac<\/a>. I\u2019ve never had the shells come out of any of those carriers when I didn\u2019t want them to.<\/p> <p>&nbsp;<\/p> <h3>Violin Load for Home Defense<\/h3> <p>Now, to get back to reality, this is all fairly academic, at least in a defensive context. Reloading a shotgun in the middle of a fight is just not a thing that happens. Shotguns almost always do what we need them to do with one or two shells. With <a href=\"https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/12-gauge-2-3-4-00-buckshot-federal-vital-shok-flitecontrol-5-rounds\">buckshot<\/a> or slugs and anything approaching decent shot placement, reloading is basically irrelevant. But for those of us who like to nerd out on shotguns and prepare for implausible worst case scenarios, this is the kind of thing we talk about for fun.<\/p> <p>I do think the violin reload might be worth considering if you\u2019re teaching people defensive shotgun skills. It may not be a priority skill for emergency use, but at the range, we have to reload anyway, so we may as well do it efficiently. Having at least one loading technique you\u2019re comfortable with also builds confidence in gun handling, and tends to makes you a safer shooter to be around.<\/p> <p>At the Thunderstick Summit, Darryl Bolke mentioned that he\u2019s been teaching this technique to his intro level shotgun classes lately and people have been picking it up very quickly. It seems to work especially well for students with a background in more traditional shotgun sports like bird hunting and clay shooting. Like I said earlier, it\u2019s also very stable, it\u2019s easier to see what you\u2019re doing, and gives you better control of the muzzle \u2013 all things that are beneficial when teaching someone who\u2019s new to running a shotgun this way. If you want to see if the violin load is effective for you,\u00a0check out my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/the-home-defense-shotgun-skills-test\/\">Home Defense Shotgun Skills Test<\/a> and give that a try.<\/p> <p>Guys, I hope you found some of this helpful, or at least interesting. If not, please accept this important life tip as a consolation prize: Don\u2019t store fresh, uncut tomatoes in the refrigerator. They will lose their flavor and get mushy. Don\u2019t store your ammo in the fridge, either. Keep it in a cool, dry place, and always buy it from us with lightning fast shipping at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\">LuckyGunner.com<\/a>.<\/p> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, we&#8217;re looking at a shotgun reloading technique called the violin reload. 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