Thanks for the answers! I like Mike Harrrels answer!

When I was a youngster, a nice older gent would take me hunting. He had all of his fingers on his left hand blown off by a shotgun while hunting one day.

He had no idea as to what happened but he was sure of the result. The gun was not plugged with anything when he fired it. It just blew up! I never forgot this "lesson" about shot gun operation and to this day, I try to remain on the cautious side!

Franchi