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  • #16
    ruchik
    Senior Member
    • Apr 2010
    • 1189

    It doesn't matter if it's a deterrent or provoker. The only time an intruder should be hearing you racking it is if you've stored it cruiser safe, or if you're pumping out the empty. Your intent should be to stop the threat. What happens when an intruder hears you racking it is not up to you anyhow.

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    • #17
      hermosabeach
      I need a LIFE!!
      • Feb 2009
      • 18998

      Racking the action under stress can induce a short stroke malfunction.



      If you have kids, they might run

      If you have hardened kids or hardened adults, they might just come shopping for your gun.



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      • #18
        Nick Adams
        Senior Member
        • Jan 2011
        • 1329

        Originally posted by afteractionreport
        I keep my m500 unloaded with tube full...i would have to rack it before i blast but if i have to rack it i will have to pull the trigger...i wont rack it if im not threatened...
        I agree with this. As far as short stroking, with that kind of adrenaline I'd be more worried about breaking the thing in two, I'd be racking it so hard. Short stroking usually happens when one is tentative. Slam it back, slam it forward.
        Last edited by Nick Adams; 08-15-2014, 11:05 PM.

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        • #19
          Get3CoffinsReady
          Member
          • Apr 2011
          • 202

          I like the deterrent of firing a round of buckshot into the bad guys chest more than I like the sound of an action.
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          • #20
            Bert Gamble
            Veteran Member
            • Mar 2011
            • 3230

            If the racking of a shotgun does not scare the carp out of anyone in your house without permission, you know you have to drop them because they are planning some serious damage to you.

            Any bad guy who is just looking for a quick score will either drop to the ground and beg for his life, or run like a jack rabbit outta there.
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            • #21
              Napalm Bulldog
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              • Jun 2009
              • 4266

              I say deterrent, I dont care who you are the sound of a shotgun being racked gets your attention. Kinda like a rattle snake rattle!

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              • #22
                Subotai
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                • Jun 2010
                • 11284

                Running outside with my shotgun worked well.
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                • #23
                  davidb
                  Senior Member
                  • Sep 2010
                  • 1769

                  if i were a psychopatch intent on murder, i believe the sound of a shotgun being racked would tell me a) you are armed, and b) which general direction you're in

                  hope and pray that the psychopath has some fear of death or a belief that he is outgunned

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                  • #24
                    GW
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                    • May 2004
                    • 16078

                    Originally posted by L84CABO

                    And consider this...if the crook got close enough to you to hear the sound of your weapon being charged, you have failed. That weapon should be ready to go long before he gets that close.
                    I guess you must live in a great big house.I guarantee that you could hear my shotgun being racked in any room of my modest tract home. Probably even the garage.
                    There's no need to charge/rack that shotgun until the bad guy has alerted you in some way that he is in the house. If he's in my back yard, making enough ruckus to wake me up then I still rack that gun and hit the ******* with the floodlights.
                    I am of the opinion that racking the shotgun says "I am awake, I am armed and I am ready. Get out now, while you still can."
                    If the bad guy splits-- Great I win.
                    If it provokes him to charge then its a damn good thing I racked/loaded that shotgun, isn't it?
                    Last edited by GW; 08-16-2014, 12:41 AM.
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                    • #25
                      CK_32
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                      • Sep 2010
                      • 14369

                      Stupid IMO.


                      That's as useful as yelling I'm calling 911 or banging knives/bats on the ground saying I have a knife/bat.
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                      • #26
                        GW
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                        • May 2004
                        • 16078

                        Originally posted by CK_32
                        Stupid IMO.


                        That's as useful as yelling I'm calling 911 or banging knives/bats on the ground saying I have a knife/bat.
                        So are you saying stay quiet and lurk in ambush for the BG? Or are you saying keep the shotgun locked and loaded all the time?

                        What is your solution to the bad guy in your home problem?
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                        • #27
                          philobeddoe
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                          • Aug 2007
                          • 2022

                          Originally posted by GW
                          So are you saying stay quiet and lurk in ambush for the BG? Or are you saying keep the shotgun locked and loaded all the time?

                          What is your solution to the bad guy in your home problem?
                          If he hasn't bled out from the dog bites and still presents a mortal threat, my solution would be to shoot him.
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                          • #28
                            mossy
                            Calguns Addict
                            • Dec 2007
                            • 7183

                            both. it will scare most, but the ones it dose not scare already knew they were coming to kill you.
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                            • #29
                              Snoopy47
                              Veteran Member
                              • Aug 2010
                              • 3759

                              Before there was Polymer there was Accuracy.

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                              • #30
                                RR.44
                                CGSSA Leader
                                • Mar 2012
                                • 1931

                                It would deter a smart crook, it wouldn't deter a stupid crook, you can't fix stupid
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