[piytar]

“I also recommend a pump because they are very reliable and the sound they make when being loaded is the international sound of “you are in a heap of trouble boy.” Used for self defense or hunting, the only sound should be the safety being clicked off.

There will already be one in the chamber long before I need to shoot.

Both approaches are valid IMHO. I once disuaded a home invader by calmly walking to the door the scumbag was trying to break down and racking a round. Heard him/it scurry off instantly. Only evidence left was the puddle of urine outside my door. (No joke.)

[El Gato]

Only evidence left was the puddle of urine outside my door. (No joke.)

You really should have taken a picture of the evidence. Might have caught a picture of a footprint after the perp had stepped in "it".