Ok, there are different schools of thought on keeping a shell in the tube or not. Personally, I do not. If, God forbid, someone else gets hold of it, they may be unfamiliar with the operation and not able to release the pump slide to get a round in. Also, racking the pump takes almost no time, and the unmistakable sound may be a nice pants-filling deterrent to the bad guy to continue into the house. I got beat up a bit on another board for this practice. Thoughts? <munch>