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Originally Posted by vash

i hear it all the time. shotgun = home defense superiority.."the sound of a shotgun "racking" in a shell is unmistakeable" and should send any would be intruder scurrying back into the shadows..

seriously? i think someone in every shotgun/defense discussion brings this up. i've never had a home intruder while i was home (thanks goodness)..if it happens, i dont think the acoustics of my shotgun going into business mode is even a blip on my brain-radar. arent most home shotguns already "racked". you all have the tube stuffed full and the chamber is left empty? so you have an extra shell ready?

is this a real thing? what about other sounds ..big dog barking, distant sirens, that movie scene in HOME ALONE?
thanks..i'm bored.

I think there are folks that don't keep one in the chamber whether you're talking about a shotgun or semi-auto hand-spoon. I don't necessarily think it's a great idea, but then I don't have kids an idiot wife (she's smart and gun-experienced enough so that's not a problem) or strangers wandering around in my stuff. If I did, and I was going to have a shotgun around, I'd have it locked away or in a place that the above mentioned folks couldn't get at it, and then it would have one in the chamber.

Here's an interesting video on a related subject.