[quote]PRCalDude wrote:
Shotguns are stored “cruiser ready,” meaning the action is cycled once, the trigger pressed, and then the rounds are loaded into the magazine. This is done for safety purposes and it’s how cops typically store their shotguns in their cruisers, hence “cruiser ready.” The cops here will hopefully correct me if I’m wrong.
Running the action on a shotgun does take away some stealth, but most the home defense plan of most people involves letting the criminal walk past some sort of choke point where they can be ambushed, preferably after shining an intense light in their eyes to identify and blind them before shooting them. Also, the sound of the action running on a shotgun can be a major psychological deterrent for all but the most hardened criminals.
Usually, only the real pros are confident enough to go around clearing rooms, and typically they only do it with a partner or two who really, really knows what they’re doing while wearing at least level II protection.
That’s not most of us. I know you’re 22 and therefore indestructible, but most of us would be better off shooting from behind something, especially since we likely won’t be wearing anything but a wedding ring if someone breaks in at night. These things happen very fast.
My wife was firing a shotgun accurately within the first couple of rounds fired, with zero gun experience prior. I wouldn’t say you can duplicate this with someone - anyone - brand new to a pistol. Maybe I’m wrong.
Running the action on a shotgun doesn’t require one to stop aiming. The action is very smooth and very fast. But then again, if you need to run the action more than once or twice in a gun fight, you’re probably going to lose and have probably already been shot. It’s not like Halo where you just re-spawn in 5 seconds either, as you well know.
Shotguns are also typically easier to manipulate/shoot accurately from the weak side if you get shot on your strong side.
The pattern on a shotgun with an 18" bbl fired across a typical room will probably be less than 4" with 00 buckshot. You definitely have to aim it. But like I said, it aims more quickly than a pistol or SMG, especially for less experienced people like wives. [/quote]
good post. a few things…
you have to assume the criminal is armed. racking a shotgun, like i said earlier, gives away the element of surprise, your posistion, and the fact that you are armed. whos to say the criminal won’t blind fire in your directio as he runs away? maybe your room is now between him and the exit, now maybe he’ll pick up your kid and use it as a negotiating tool. now his senses are hightened even FURTHER. no, IMO it’s a bad move.
as for me ‘clearing rooms’. absolutly not, hahaha. i’m gonna plop my ass behind my bed with the gun aimed at the door and my phone dialing 911 letting them know i’m being robbed and i’m upstairs in the bedroom with a gun. unless of course i happened to be having a sleepover with jpcleary. then we can go rock and roll.
yes i know you do not need to take your eyes/muzzle off the target to pump a shotgun. i am saying females with no gun experience will typically do this as they reload. just having to shoot, rack, and shoot takes entirely to much time IMO on TOP of the fact that if your shotgun IS stored ‘cruiser ready’ then you have to add the initial loading which will alert your state to the badguy.
and remember, my suggestion/pick for a HD weapon is a 9mm carbine, not a handgun.
![http://www.m1arifles.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/sage-ebr-stock.jpg[/quote]](http://www.m1arifles.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/sage-ebr-stock.jpg%5B/quote%5D){kind=link}