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Scattergun Tech TR870 ... round in chamber or not?
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<blockquote data-quote="RidgeHunter" data-source="post: 1411150" data-attributes="member: 4319"><p>My HD 870 is hammer down on an empty chamber, safety off, magazine full.</p><p></p><p>Simply because the combination of me shooting lefty and the configuration of the safety/Knoxx stock is not intuitive to me. And I just hate safeties that are not intuitive. I have hunting guns I don't hunt with because the safety is awkward to me. The safety is NEVER on, on that gun. It's they way I'm used to it being, and if I grab it there is a shell in the chamber without me thinking about it. Quicker than I could get to that safety. I've though about going back to a Mossberg for the safety position. Did I mention I hate cross bolt safeties? I like a safety on a long gun to be naturally under my thumb.</p><p></p><p>I don't do it for the "noise scare", I do it because I'm quicker and more certain of my 870's readiness with it safety off, hammer down.</p><p></p><p>Also, with my house/land layout and other factors, if someone gets that far in my house without me being aware of it, I'm in trouble. That slide will probably be racked before they are on the same level of the house as I am, and before they can hear it anyways. If they make it into my locked bedroom with a loaded gun pointed at me and I'm still sleeping, it's not going to matter much. </p><p></p><p>Defense handguns are always chamber loaded.</p><p></p><p>Flame suit on.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RidgeHunter, post: 1411150, member: 4319"] My HD 870 is hammer down on an empty chamber, safety off, magazine full. Simply because the combination of me shooting lefty and the configuration of the safety/Knoxx stock is not intuitive to me. And I just hate safeties that are not intuitive. I have hunting guns I don't hunt with because the safety is awkward to me. The safety is NEVER on, on that gun. It's they way I'm used to it being, and if I grab it there is a shell in the chamber without me thinking about it. Quicker than I could get to that safety. I've though about going back to a Mossberg for the safety position. Did I mention I hate cross bolt safeties? I like a safety on a long gun to be naturally under my thumb. I don't do it for the "noise scare", I do it because I'm quicker and more certain of my 870's readiness with it safety off, hammer down. Also, with my house/land layout and other factors, if someone gets that far in my house without me being aware of it, I'm in trouble. That slide will probably be racked before they are on the same level of the house as I am, and before they can hear it anyways. If they make it into my locked bedroom with a loaded gun pointed at me and I'm still sleeping, it's not going to matter much. Defense handguns are always chamber loaded. Flame suit on. [/QUOTE]
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