I had a .12 gauge coach gun for home protection. Two pipes of 00 Buck does make a statement. It was a hammerless model; and the more I thought about it, the more uncomfortable I became. With a loaded hammerless shotgun, the second you snap the breech shut, it's cocked; and only a safety between you and a discharge. Better to have an exposed hammer coach gun, if you wish to keep it loaded ( and of course, out of sight ). Gotta weigh that situation.