Is it true what people say about the racking of a shotgun being intimidating enough that it will scare off intruders? Or is this just a fudd myth?
Is it true what people say about the racking of a shotgun being intimidating enough that it will scare off intruders?
No that’s as retarded as firing a warning shot
If you have a gun in your hand and an intruder standing in front of you, you shoot them dead
Why on earth would you complicate that, plus some might argue that you should kill them just by principle of them invading your home
>If you have a gun in your hand and an intruder standing in front of you, you shoot them dead
That's not the kind of situation this is meant for, it's for retards who think they'll have the chance to hear the intruder breaking in and have enough time to menacingly rack their shotty behind the door
>hear bump in the night that's definitely not normal
>rack shotgun
You're dealing with someone who would break in without adequately checking to make sure no one is home, not ninja assassins.
>Not having one already in the chamber
>losing a shell from a 6 round weapon in an attempt to intimidate.
Under no circumstances does this sound like a good idea. Besides through a door and down a hallway, the racking isn't that distinctive. It could be mistaken for a fucking radiator knocking or a bunch of other normal household sounds.
>Not having one already in the chamber
I do this because not all shotguns have a drop safety and I don't enjoy buckshot in my walls. Not the most "ready for anything" tacticool thing of me, I admit, but racking the thing takes under a second and me accidentally knocking my shotgun over is a lot more likely than someone trying to break into a shitty small house with a sunburnt old truck in the driveway in the middle of a small town
>losing a shell from a 6 round weapon in an attempt to intimidate.
This I don't do. Waiting to rack your gun for dramatic effect is just asking to get caught off guard with nothing in the chamber.
warning shots are only retarded because of the law
there's nothing inherently wrong about them from a tactical perspective and again if not for the law they would have a time and place
also you are expelling an unused cartridge
unless it's, you know, not loaded
I keep the chamber of my shotgun empty and use the pump as my safety.
it is myth and do not do it
you're just giving off your position. if you've identified them as an intruder, just shoot. A light is better if you are going to reveal your presence if you have to identify.
NGMI. You do you.
>chamber empty, safety off
>a.k.a "cruiser ready"
Acknowledges that most shotguns only have trigger safeties and are inherently not drop safe. Allows for shotgun to be stored loose in a variety of locations. Still able to be readied at a moment's notice. Based and state trooper pilled.
Yes. Unless you're someone dealing with a targeted hit for some reason, you're going to be dealing with people who are looking to steal shit that they can pawn or sell for money, which is incompatible with getting into a gunfight.
You're assuming that they're in a state of mind where they can be convinced of things. The fact that they came to your house while you were there is enough evidence to suggest they're either too stupid to predict, too drugged to predict, or actively trying to kill you.
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This, unfortunately. Sure, it might scare them off. But so would chambering a round in your AR, or racking the slide on your pistol. But odds are, if they're breaking in when you're obviously home, a noise won't do it.
>a noise won't do it.
doubt, I have a simulated air raid siren bought off amazon, it is like 130db and stupid fucking realistic. I have wired to a cord I can switch on from cover of my sandbags
if you continue to break into a house with an air raid siren going off, you are a crazy motherfucker and deserve to be filled with the lead coming your way
>But odds are, if they're breaking in when you're obviously home, a noise won't do it.
Cite a single situation to back this claim. We're talking about real life criminals here, not enemies in video games that exist only to make your life interesting and will fight to the death when they encounter you.
Years of experience in social work working with the kind of scumbags that do this shit, as well as common fucking sense. If they wanted to break into a construction site to steal copper wire, they would. They don't plan on sneaking around and running if you wake up.
>dude trust me, home invaders would rather stick around and get in a gunfight when they know someone is there and already has a gun out ready to use, rather than fucking off with what they already have
Here's a fun one.
>when the guy steps back to the door to slide the chain lock in as well
Lel, but I think we can agree that some guy going around an apartment complex causing problems with a machete isn't representative of how most home invaders behave, nor does racking a shotgun when they aren't visible somehow mean that you can't shoot them when they are.
If the robber thinks you're not home and doesn't want a fight, it'll probably work
However there are multiple instances of it not working and it should absolutely not be relied upon. Yelling will have a similar effect.
If you store your shotgun in a cruiser ready configuration (safety off, round not chambered, pump back) then you simultaneously avoid dealing with the lack of a drop safety on most shotguns, having to remember to disengage the safety, and you get a sound so the fudds and the tacticool people should both be happy
It is also much easier to remember that you have to pump the shotgun than remembering to disengage the safety (which again, on many shotguns does not mean it is drop safe)
I keep my 870 cruiser ready and the first thing I’m gonna do is rack it and top off the magazine before opening my door to the downstairs fatal funnel of buckshot.
Yeah, after looking into the drop safety of long arms I now store most of them in a cruiser ready configuration because the likelihood of an accidental (not negligent) discharge is much higher than self defense
Correct
Absolutely. Hearing a shotgun being racked is the equivalent of hearing a rattlesnake rattle, it is a very distinctive sound associated with someone having a really bad day if they continue to fuck around.
Stop listening to biden
no idea about shotguns, but the sound of an HK chambering a round seems to do the trick. in the aftermath of hurricane ike a looter came by and tried to break into my house. I slapped the charging handle on my hk-91 and he took off.
What race was the looter
Complete fuddlore. Paul Harrell confirmed.
Yes. People instinctively know the sound from movies and vidya and it sounds 10x louder and intimidating IRL than it does in those. If they aren’t a psycho with a death wish coming to kill you and rape your corpse, they will run.
Unless you have a cartel hitsquad gunning for you for some reason the average burglar is going to fuck off rather than getting in a gun fight
It has the same effect as if you were to yell with authority in the dark of night at your would be assailant
POLICE! FREEEZE!
>It might get you shot, it might get you arrested, but chances are you will stop the guy in his tracks and most likely he will turn and run!
You could literally accomplish the same effect by yelling out
>"I have a gun and I will shoot you"
Can't say for a fact but one night I was catfish fishing on the neighbor's lake. He got drunk and forgot he had given me permission and ninja slipped up behind me with a Mossberg 500. He racked a shell into the chamber and I got real still real quick and quietly said "Ben, it's anon. You gave me permission to fish and you've been drinking."
Again, idk how it would work in a home invasion scenario but i damn near shit myself when I was on the receiving end
I have a Shockwave. It's only 5+1. If I ever have to use it as an HD weapon I will need every round I can get, so I keep it chambered.
Racking the slide to "scare a burglar" away is dumb. If someone violates the safety and security of your home than you shoot them dead. The only noise an intruder should hear coming out of your gun is "bang".