>>>>>>>>>>>>>>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.
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>>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 ?
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>The Biden maneuver says she fires 2 shots.

Of course, in this country she'd probably have a brace of Purdeys and a loader :-}

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>>>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.
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>>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......