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Originally Posted by Rastoff
The reason for having a round chambered is more about being ready than concealment. The most common time for a shotgun to malfunction is during loading or cycling. I see it all the time at the Trap/Skeet/Sporting Clays range. If it can happen there, when it's calm and the stress is low, the chances of it happening under the threat of death
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I see your point, but this just doesn’t make my things to worry about list. Every police agency I’m aware of keeps their pump guns chamber-empty and it doesn’t seem to have been a problem. Maybe on the trap range, though.