shotgun always loaded

Loaded yes,
Chambered.......debatable.

Modern handguns, for the most part, use various internal design elements to render them drop safe.

Shotguns and rifles do not incorporate the same drop safe design elements.

Simple rule here. Handguns loaded and chambered. Shotguns and rifles, loaded, chamber empty. YMMV....
 
maybe a mod could move this to the appropriate section?
I know Burt posted in this thread, but, hell, he doesnt even know what he posts the same day ;)
 
I keep mine loaded and chambered but it’s also in a shotlock mounted to the wall, muzzle up. An ND would put a hole in my roof, my wallet and my pride, but nothing else.
 
Lacking Drop Safe design elements does not mean that when dropped, it will discharge.
Six shooters were so notorious for discharging when dropped, therefore an empty chamber under the hammer was the norm.
There is no documentation of any 1911 that discharged from being dropped.
Leverguns with half-cock were in use safely for over 100 years. It's possible they could land on the hammer, break the sear and discharge.
Less likely in shotguns with no exposed hammer. But my feelin' is that my familiarity with the safey has the most to do with whether to store one chambered.
If I feel that I might not recall immediately where the safety is located, I store defensive shotguns with safety off, unchambered.
Might be faster to pump an' fire than to fumble for the safety.
Definitely, unload before climbing over or through fences.
 
Handguns - Magazine and chamber loaded.
Rifles or Shotguns - Magazine loaded, but not chamber.
 
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