[FreedomPoster]

You can hear a round being racked from a couple of rooms away. Someone else made the point that the best gunfight is the one that doesn't occur, and those that like the "noise scares 'em off" aspect of pumpguns have a point. I don't think anyone is suggesting not racking until you see a goblin.

For me, I prefer a much-more-"wieldy" pistol inside my house. There are many opinions, there is no, one, "right" way, that's why there are horse races.

[LTCJ]

You can hear a round being racked from a couple of rooms away. ..."noise scares 'em off"...

IMHO, that's what the dog is for. He's the o'dark-early warning system and first line of defense. Anything that gets through him will have missed the chance at hearing me chamber shell.

[sneakypete]

There are many opinions, there is no, one, "right" way,

No,but there is only one "right" way that increases your chance of survival,and that is the one that doesn't give away your position until you are in a position to control the situation. Why not just shout out,"Here I come! If you have a gun,you had better shoot me on sight!"?