In article t6nbb.542022$uu5.90316@sccrnsc04, Steve says...

The only gun I don't keep in my safe is my old Remington 870 with a 20" slug
barrel, which sits in the back of my bedroom closet. I don't keep it there
with the expectation that I will need to use it, but rather because it
involves no comparative inconvenience to do so, and yes I sleep like a baby.
I choose this gun for 3 reasons: 1) I have so many hours behind it I know I
can hit something with it; 2) it has real firepower without the prospect of
killing the neighbors; and, 2) If I thought I had a burglar, I expect that
the distinctive "schlack-schlack!" of a round being chambered, accompanied
by me shouting "If I find you I'm going to kill you!" would probably be
enough to convince them to retreat.

Thank you. Just as a data point, do you keep it loaded, and
do you keep a round chambered? Do you prefer a shot load
or a slug load?

Jim

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