Q on extractors and loading

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U.F.O.

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Just bought a Winchester 1300 Defender pump. On semi-auto pistols it's considered a no-no to place a round directly into the chamber and subsequently close the slide on the round as the extractor is forced over the cartridge lip possibly bending it. Does this same caution apply to shotguns? (My guess is yes but I always appreciate the great feedback here.) :)

U.F.O.
 
Most modern shotguns like the Winchester 1300 and the Remington guns are designed to allow dropping a shell in the chamber.

In some shotgun clay pigeon sports, the guns are single loaded, so the guns are designed with extractors that allow just dropping the shell directly into the chamber, instead of cycling the shell through the magazine.
 
Handguns chamber the live round by locking the shell rim to the breechface. The rim will slip under the extractor.

Shotguns usually have a shell elevator, then the shell's rim is slammed between the chamber and bolt. So in effect every time the action is cycled, a round is "drop-in loaded." This is why the extractors are spring-loaded.
 
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