I sold my hunting rifle to my gun collecting neighbor last week, and had a great gun shop South of town strip down and service my only remaining gun, a Mosburg short shotgun. They did a great job, the weapon is clean, shiney, and fireable.

Daniel and I have had this ongoing discussion about leaving a shell in the chamber. I carry this gun on my road trips and I always considered racking the gun as a deferent to anyone wanting to hurt me in the back of my truck.

The problem is, there is an additional safety switch on the side that needs to be pressed upward to allow the rack. If you fumble that move, you could end up dead.

So, I have conceded the point to my gun expert neighbor. She is now fully loaded, racked with a shell in the chamber, and the regular safety is on. To fire, push the safety off with your left hand and pull the trigger with your right hand.

No rack, no fumbling with the damn rack safety, just push a button and shoot. I get it.