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Carrots wrote: Don't show it if you can't shoot it, and if you can shoot it spend that millisecond on aiming, not racking.

Well said, better than I could. That could be a signature!!

I don't really care if the sound of my 12g scares/deters an intruder before I stop his threat to my family. Pumping a shotgun to scare somebody is about as dumb as just pulling a pistol as a show of force. If you have to go to your weapon, be prepared to use it. Don't rely on the visible presence of it to make the bad guy just run away. Lots of things can go wrong if you do not have your firearms locked and loaded. Per the shotgun, not probable, but something could go wrong while you are trying to load that shell. I'm not willing to risk my life or my families' lives just to make a cool sound. The gun is just a tool to get the job done. I see no point of trying to scare off what is probably a drug crazed intruder by simply racking my 12g. Just my opinion.