Exonautic
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I'll withhold mine for now, what do you think about the 'ol " just rack the damn thing and he'll go off running!".
It is possible to rack the slide quietly.My understanding is that in order to load a shell into the breach it requires the shotty to be racked. Unless you leave your shotgun in condition 0 or 1 then when would you propose racking it?
That's one of those political Hollywiered myths
I'm talking for the purpose of scaring him off, not just to get a shell in the chamber, which as was mentioned can be done quietly.My understanding is that in order to load a shell into the breach it requires the shotty to be racked. Unless you leave your shotgun in condition 0 or 1 then when would you propose racking it?
So that means that you are only preparing for grab and run criminals. You aren't preparing for the one that has intentions on killing you. Although small chances, you are eliminating that chance of success if he isn't one of those criminals. What if he escaped law enforcement custody and needs your house to hide?It seems most grab and run type crooks dont want confrontation so I see the benefit of racking the slide and announcing that I'm armed and that I know you're there.
I understand the tactical argument , but it is not very likely that a squad of trained operators is going to target me as I have no dirt on Hillary or any other Democrat ( think Suicide Assist Team).
Don't forget Exhibit B: police clearing a building and then when they get closer to the threat they finally rack their weapon. I believe some movies even have a weapon being cocked multiple times without having been fired.See also: every movie where the cop is carrying a sidearm with an empty chamber, hammer down.
That's one of those political Hollywiered myths