One in the chamber for your shotgun?

[SS Junk]

Racking = allowing the entrant knowledge that you're armed and for him to take the appropriate measures.

If you want to be glamorous about it, whistle like Clint Eastwood while you have a bead center mass ready to fire.
So many things can go wrong if you wait to put a round in the chamber once you happen upon a bad person...

[slow06]

I don't keep my shotgun chambered, but I do keep others chambered.

I don't know why but I am in the habit of cocking the shotgun every time I pick it up, it is completely natural, so it being chambered would eject a round. I do check my other guns too but I slide them back just enough to see brass, I don't rack them all the way.

It is my hope that an intruder would hear the sound and leave but obviously that won't always happen, maybe it never will. Depending on the situation I always have a pistol handy if needed. If I can get them to walk away without firing I consider that a a good thing.

[Mr_Fiux]

I like you CJ have also an 870 leaning against the wall next to my bed, chambered as well, WITH the safety ON. WTF some people leave it on.

[Denny]

Racking for surprise is nothing more than a Hollywood type move. If you are going to face a threat then your best recourse is to be 100% ready for what is to come. It takes one less possible error out of the equation.

Racking = allowing the entrant knowledge that you're armed and for him to take the appropriate measures.

[SS Junk]

Racking for surprise is nothing more than a Hollywood type move. If you are going to face a threat then your best recourse is to be 100% ready for what is to come. It takes one less possible error out of the equation.

[Mike]

Guys like my with a 2 year old boy are in a predicament. While I would love to be able to keep a chambered gun by the bed like I used to I just can not anymore. I still keep a loaded gun by the bed but just out of his sight. It is not chambered. At this point my boy could not get a firearm ready to fire but that will not last much longer. Since he was barely 1 he will pick up random objects and point them like guns at us or the dogs and go "BOOM BOOM BOOM". He knows what guns are although he has no clue as to the repercussions that one could cause. At this point he does not seem to interested in going after mine. The wife really hates it when I get them out in front of him just because we do not want to spark his curiosity any more at this point.

Funny, I'm in this exact situation!

[svauto-erotic855]

There are benefits to each.

One in the chamber does offer the element of surprise, however the sound of the slide is a great deterrant.

I keep one in the chamber, but it's in the safe.

Deterrent???? The only deterrent/warning anyone will get from me is the locked door that they had to come through for me to shoot them if they are up to no good.

I keep a rifle within reach with one in the chamber.

[bottlerocket]

They might be left handed and using a Glock with a stock slide release. It's very cumbersome.

I'm all thumbs

[ThreeFingerPete]

If it takes seconds to chamber a round, might wanna look into something else to defend your house with :wink1:

They might be left handed and using a Glock with a stock slide release. It's very cumbersome.

[Trip McNeely]

If it takes seconds to chamber a round, might wanna look into something else to defend your house with :wink1:

You know what I mean.

[bottlerocket]

If you are at home you have few seconds to chamber a round since you are in your own territory whereas if you are out and about it totally changes the game. Just my thoughts.

If it takes seconds to chamber a round, might wanna look into something else to defend your house with :wink1:

[Trip McNeely]

if somebody kicks in your door, you don't have seconds IMO

My bed isn't at my front door. i have a few seconds. Logistically its a maze to a criminal because doesn't know the floorplan.

[Cooter]

If you are at home you have few seconds to chamber a round since you are in your own territory whereas if you are out and about it totally changes the game. Just my thoughts.

if somebody kicks in your door, you don't have seconds IMO

[Trip McNeely]

If you are at home you have few seconds to chamber a round since you are in your own territory whereas if you are out and about it totally changes the game. Just my thoughts.

[Venix]

Yeah that's the plan but he just turned 2. It would do nothing more than scare the bejezzus out of him to shoot anything. If I let him handle an unloaded weapon I am afraid he would then think it is ok to do so from now on out. Him being 2 he has no clue if a weapon is unloaded or not and no sense what so ever about firearm safety. Its a tricky spot to be in wanting to protect the home and my kid from himself. Any type of device will slow me down if I ever had to get to it quickly but I do not think I have a choice. As you said, " No offense meant" but have you been around a 2 year old? I am just trying to get this kid to shit on the pot instead of in his pants right now!

Two may be a little young, but I guess just asap is good