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Old 03-20-11, 06:25 PM   #37
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Originally Posted by Freiwillige View Post
And as far as that empty shotgun scenario
Its a myth. Even if loaded you don't want to cycle it cause you just lost a round in what could be the fight for your life and you just gave away your surprise and position Two things you would be best to keep as long as possible in a worst case scenario!
Exactly. For safety reasons you don't keep a round in the chamber. Racking the slide both arms the weapon AND opens up a space in the magazine to load another round.
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