[kbennkc]

I would go for a pump because the unmistakable noise alone will likely cause a home invader to be in a hurry to get out of dodge if only to change his undies.

I heard Dan Rather say that very thing . It was a crock even back then . Maybe just a recording with verses of dobermans and a chorus of 870s racking ./sarc

[piytar]

Sometimes it’s a crock. Sometimes it isn’t. I’ve actually done it. That chck-chck sound at least discouraged one scumbag from trying to break down my door back when I lived in a pretty bad neighborhood...