>>>>>>>>>>>>How long does it take to reload an Am. shotgun ? ;)
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>>>>>>>>>>>Very likely a lifetime after you specifically demonstrate that you are out of ammunition.
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>>>>>>>>>>Takes a rather stupid attacker who believes a shotgun can only contain two rounds... lol
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>>>>>>>>>A double barrel shotgun??
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>>>>>>>>>You may need to do some research. An attacker with even limited knowledge of shotguns can count to 2.
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>>>>>>>>And how does he know it's a double barrel shotgun ?
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>>>>>>>You may need to do some research. 2 Barrels side by side or over and under. REAL distinctive even from a distance.
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>>>>>>Not sure it's easy to tell the difference between an O/U and a pump from a distance - especially with the number of shells you can stick in some of the models available there.....
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>>>>>Still pretty easy. Get a look from the side and it's simple.
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>>>>If I'm an intruder and someone starts blasting away with a shotgun I don't think I'll hang around trying to get a better view of the weapon in order to guess whether they've run out of ammo.....
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>>>If some lady walks out to her porch and fires 2 shots, I would immediately assume she was as clueless as Biden himself, and would note the details.
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>>Then you are cetainly braver, and possibly more stupid, than me :-}
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>>>Again, a double barrel shotgun is easy to pick out at a glance from a distance.
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>>Don't agree (I have both)
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>With a pump, you'll hear the second round being chambered (no silencer for the pump action). You can tell a pump w/o seeing it.

If your eardrums are still up to it :-}
If you *didn't* hear the click would you be prepared to assume it was an O/U ?
And what would you do if she only fired one shot ?

>Semi autos don't have that second (open) pipe sticking all the way out.
Depends on the length of the barrel and the size of the magazine. Lot's of pump combinations where they are about the same length.

IMO, the intruder only has two sensible options: run away or shoot back. Hoping to get a better look at the gun before making a decision might not be a good move......