[humblegunner]

I don't want to pay a small fortune for one either

Visit a local gun show, there will be available "used but reconditioned"
shotguns priced very reasonably.. you probably want a 20 gauge..
and you can check the cocking-noise ratio of many!

[WVNan]

Uh...maybe not local, hehe. I can just see it now: "Guess who I saw at the gunshow? Yeah, the preacher, can you believe it? Buzz buzz buzz.....