Scared -first time for everything

I guess normal is relative. I don't know many people that wouldn't know the sound of a pump shotgun from either experience or movies (they usually get the sound close).

Regardless, I don't think it's a guaranteed deterrence. If they run at that sound they'll likely run at the sight of you. It's the ones it doesn't deter that you need to be concerned with.

bigred1cav wrote:
Most normal people would not know what that sound was.

RVcircus wrote:

dodge guy wrote:

RVcircus wrote:

nomad297 wrote:

SkiingSixPack wrote:
The sound of a REAL shotgun racking a shell is a huge deterrent.

The psychological impact of you racking a shotgun will drive most perps away.

Yeah, keep thinking this way and see how far it gets you. This is nothing but a myth brought about by people who watch too many Bruce Willis movies.

And, just so you know, you don't rack a shell. You rack the forearm to chamber a shell. That is, if your shells are in the magazine and not in that box you mention.

Bruce

I agree. I'm an NRA instructor and believe the racking of a shotgun as a deterrent is a myth. By the time the shells make it from the box to the gun you could be in real trouble. If they hear that sound they know what you have and where you are and you're still in the dark. I'd prefer to keep quiet in the dark and wait for the door to open.

Does anyone have a security camera system setup? It could be nice to monitor what's going on outside in that situation.

Not that I would break into anything, but if I heard a shotgun "racking" when I was trying to get into something, there would be a dust trail with me no where in sight!

Normal people would high tail it out of there at the sound, but there are many abnormal folks out there. I think it depends on their reason for entering a trailer (are they there for goods or people?)