Quote Originally Posted by JDH1 View Post
This situation in 26 INF's post is one of the reasons the "Cruiser Ready", loaded magazine hammer down on an empty chamber with the safety off, standard came to be. Almost all slide action police issue shotguns in this condition can be fired with two actions on the part of the shooter, 1, rack the slide 2, pull the trigger. No remembering where the slide lock of safety are located just rack and shoot.
We NEVER taught cruiser ready that way. Shotguns are carried mag tube fully loaded, chamber empty, safety engaged whether in the rack or a scabbard/case.

Many racks don't hold the shotgun so securely that the action won't vibrate the action slightly open and give another avenue for debris to enter the action. As far as cases go, back in the bench seat days, agencies used to carry the shotguns in scabbards mounted in front of the seats. With the action unlocked there were instances where the action was brought to the rear as the shotgun was inserted, and then closed forward while being pulled out, resulting in Nd's.

I don't think there is any absolute in this matter, just our way of doing things.