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Pops1085 · January 30, 2013, 11:56 AM

Way back before the old man passed away he used to tell me when he hunted deer with a shotgun he would always keep a bird round in his hand in case a grouse would pop up so he could swap shells quick and shoot it. But now that I think about it I can't for the life of me figure out how he did that unless he only kept one in the chamber, racked it out and dumped the birdshot round in the extraction port. Is dumping one in that way normal or is that a practice that should be avoided?

January 30, 2013, 11:56 AM	#1
Pops1085 Senior Member Join Date: November 25, 2012 Posts: 369	How to swap out shells quickly on a pump? Way back before the old man passed away he used to tell me when he hunted deer with a shotgun he would always keep a bird round in his hand in case a grouse would pop up so he could swap shells quick and shoot it. But now that I think about it I can't for the life of me figure out how he did that unless he only kept one in the chamber, racked it out and dumped the birdshot round in the extraction port. Is dumping one in that way normal or is that a practice that should be avoided?