CampingJosh
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- Dec 16, 2010
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Some folks will lose their mind if someone claims that the sound of a pump shotgun chambering a round has any effect on an assailant. I've gotten more than one person's attention with it and seen how well it tends to change some people's channel.
I don't keep a round in the chamber of my long guns be they AR, shotgun or bolt gun. Safeties are easily bumped off or fiddled with and there is no holster covering the trigger. I'm not concerned with giving up my location as anyone in my home doesn't know the layout so I retain plenty of advantage there. If someone is going bump in the night they're going to hear my warnings anyway. I'd prefer they leave as quickly as they came so the sooner I'm making noise the better.
That pump action sound argument.............laughable. I think it much wiser to be ready to boom, and offer a verbal warning. If you want to give them one.
I live in a trailer that is always well-lit because my three-year-old son is at the opposite end of the house so there aren't many places to hide once someone is actively looking for you. I need all the advantages I can get.
Anyone breaking in around here is probably gonna be on meth, so I don't feel that scaring them is going to be accomplished by a shotgun being racked, nor do I have the desire to startle them for fear of meth rage. My defense plan is based on the concept of having the gun on them before they notice me.
I don't know of any Mossberg, Remington or Bonelli shotguns that are drop safe. All those have trigger safety not firing pin safety's.Reading another thread I see people prefer the Mossberg over the Remington or vice versa based on safety position. "It's easier to reach the tang safety" or, "I prefer the safety right next to the trigger guard."
Am I the only one that never uses the safety on a shotgun?
I know it's an antiquated hold-over from back when shotties weren't drop safe (and most are now) but I've always carried an empty chamber and pumped when it's time to get serious or, if it's already business time, just walked around with the safety off.
Am I really just unnecessarily old school? Or do some of you guys do that too?
Which shotguns are drop safe?
I know of only the KSG
It might be laughable to PLAN on making noise with your shotgun to scare off the evil spirits, but that doesn't mean that it doesn't work. FWIW it did for my bro in law.That pump action sound argument.............laughable. I think it much wiser to be ready to boom, and offer a verbal warning. If you want to give them one.
I've had far too many people tell me, "All the modern ones are fine as long as you use the safety." It's amazing what can happen when we apply universal safety rules!Which shotguns are drop safe?
I know it's an antiquated hold-over from back when shotties weren't drop safe (and most are now) but I've always carried an empty chamber and pumped when it's time to get serious or, if it's already business time, just walked around with the safety off.
I've had far too many people tell me, "All the modern ones are fine as long as you use the safety."
One of the best lines I ever heard in a corporate meeting. Old guy seated next to me, retired shop teacher who worked to stay active, makes a great comment about a safety issue we had. People were drifting away from our SOP and he was concerned.What I'm saying is there are people out there who believe the safety makes their shotgun drop safe.