LOL! When a perp hears the sound of a slide being racked he will be moving fast, but not as fast as a sporting clay. I doubt you would miss many sporting clays if they were as big as a man.
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“When a perp hears the sound of a slide being racked he will be moving fast,...”
Especially if he loads-up his pants at the sound. LOL.
It’s a chilling moment when a racking slide is ignored. Never count on that noise to become a magic fear/obedience ray. Some bad guys are too stoned or jaded to care. Sme MS13 type will laugh and start walking towards you. If you counted on that slide rack to scare him, now YOU are the one behiind the curve because what you expected, didn’t happen.
As for missing with a shotgun, it’s VERY easy to do.
The pattern on a cylinder bore is about an inch for every yard from the target.
Across a typical room about 12 wide, think of a pattern about the size of a fist.
Inside most houses a 15 foot distance between you and an offender is a rarity.
Yes, with a shotgun you had better aim, or you can most certainly can and will miss.