Shotgun State Of Readiness

[Valmet]

I have two- Benelli M2 Tactical and a Rem 870 Police Mag. Both are fully loaded with Federal 00 Buck (Power Shok), with one in the pipe and safeties on.

 

[tops]

In fact, they probably won't hear anything at all.

When the projectile is going over 1125 fps it's SURPRISE!! Larry

 

[Mike SC Hunter]

Empty and locked in the safe. I prefer the handgun.

 

[pennzy]

Mossberg 500 with the mag and chamber empty, 3 x 00 buck and 2 #4 bird shot on the stock in a shell carrier in an open gun closet. The door gets locked when company comes.

 

[armorer951]

Sorry to rain on the parade, but for those of you who are placing loaded shotguns around the house.....please consider the fact that these "cruiser ready" but unsecured weapons are readily accessible when someone breaks into the house while you are gone.....or you are asleep.

Perfect recent example.....

Burglary last night

 

[Mike 139]

Remington 870 Wingmaster Police w/ extension. Police/ Cruiser mode...5 in the tube to prevent spring compression issues. Mag tube Springs should be replaced as needed and Ammo is rotated and replaced every 6 months.. ..Federal Premium OO Buck followed by Winchester Ranger LOW RECOIL 1 oz. slug.. As I get older, the Slugs seem to kick harder...Buck, Slug, Buck.

Shotgun is kept within reach and there are 5 packs of Buck and Slugs with it.

 

[andy52]

I keep a Benelli M4 in my house with a full magazine and one in the chamber, 3 RDs #2 buck and 5 00 buck

 

[mrchuck]

I'm an old LEO and keep my shotgun loaded along with my Winchester 30-30 loaded in the corner next to my bed.
We have prowlers now and then.
I have caught several and had our police force come pick them up.
The prowlers always thanked the the cops saying I was going to kill them if they moved. Which is true.

 

[Chief Wiggums]

So "Cruiser Ready" is the tacti-cool way of saying Condition 3?

Kevin

yup....
exactly the same


The ones outta the safe = cruiser ready / closet ready
OO X 2
followed by slugs

The ones in the safe = I think the same...need to double check as they havent seen any sunlight for a while.....

 

[oink]

So "Cruiser Ready" is the tacti-cool way of saying Condition 3?

Kevin

Yeah, I guess. This was the first time I either heard or used the term although I carried one like that in my cruiser most of my career but in a locked rack, except when we weren't allowed to have a visible shotgun for PR reasons and it had to be in the trunk.

 

[THEmodelof1989]

Rule number one: treat ALL firearms as if they are loaded.

Rule number two: keep ALL firearms loaded because an unloaded firearm is almost completely useless.

 

[Rastoff]

So where do you generally keep it?

When it's not in the safe, within arm's reach.

It's not my primary tool though so, it's usually in the safe.

 

[MRH]

Cruiser ready, tube downloaded by one when in the country so I can slip in a birdshot. Otherwise, tube full of 00.

 

[ajgunner]

I am out in the country and have chickens, which means fairly regular visits by coons, possum, skunk, coyote, bobcat, and occasional visits by cougar and bear. The 18" 870 bubba special is right next to the door, with 2 rounds of 00 buck followed by 3 rounds of #4. All in the tube with an empty pipe.

Not real Pretty, but highly effective.

 

[Kanewpadle]

Sorry to rain on the parade, but for those of you who are placing loaded shotguns around the house.....please consider the fact that these "cruiser ready" but unsecured weapons are readily accessible when someone breaks into the house while you are gone.....or you are asleep.

Perfect recent example.....

Burglary last night

Normally I would agree. However, my shotgun is not the only firearm I have access too. The bad guy is going to have fight his way to my shotgun. And my house is a safe.

 

[flagman1776]

When I kept a pump it was my Mossy 500 20" with rifle sights, rear app removed to make a fast ghost ring. I kept the chamber empty with 4 of 000 followed by 4 slugs. I sold it off because of an arm disability.
I have a mongrel SXS 16G hammer gun, 18 1/2". Chambers loaded, 6 on a butt sleeve but really backed up by 3 M66s.

 

[forrestinmathews]

Cruiser ready differs from condition 3 as I learned them. I always considered cruiser ready with the hammer down on an empty chamber, safety off, and an unlocked action. I always considered condition 3 as having the hammer back on the empty chamber to allow the action to remain locked. On a Remington I might consider safety off and pulling the trigger to be the most expedient manner of readying. On a Mossberg, the safety can be deactivated as the slide release is depressed or as the trigger is pulled.
I like making as little motion and noise as possible.

 

[StrawHat]

I learned condition three as chamber empty, full magazine, hammer down, safety off. Just like a 1911. If each system had individual condition stages, it would get confusing very fast.

Oh, apparently it already is!

Kevin

And of course the irony here is I am using 1911 conditions and I am one of very few that can not comfortably handle the beast. I much prefer my N frames.

 

[Fastbolt]

FWIW, it made it simple to keep the shotguns and AR's in the same condition of readiness in the veh's.

Empty chamber, loaded magazine, hammer forward & safety off ... except in the case of the AR, the safety lever had to be on FIRE when the hammer was forward. If it was on SAFE, or could be moved to SAFE, you knew somebody had previously retracted the charging handle and cocked the hammer. You just couldn't know if the chamber was also LOADED (without further inspecting the weapon).

Either simply had to be charged/chambered to make it ready-to-fire in an emergency situation.

 

[bulletslap]

Safeties, especially on shotguns are generally fragile and sort of "iffy", too much faith is put into safeties by the untrained and inexperienced,imo.