[coloclone]

When clearing out shells from the mag is it safe to cycle them through the action or should one take the time to drop them out of the ejector port?

 

[cpttango30]

It is safe to cycle them as long as you keep your booger hook off the trigger, and keep the shotgun pointed in a safe direction at all times.

 

[robocop10mm]

I consider it bad form to cycle them through the action. Learn to utilize the shell stops via the loading gate. Every time a shell/round is chambered there is the possiblity of an OOPS.

 

[jeepcreep927]

I would utilize the shell latches too, and let the rounds pop out of the mag tube. Come to think of it, racking 5 rounds through a 20 guage Model 1100 LW earned me one of my most severe a** kickings ever, courtesy of my dad. Never did it again though, and have never had a ND.

A** kickings aside, it is, per Robocop, bad form and unsafe.