I think most of us who know which end the shot comes out realize that opening an over under just far enough to reload the top barrel results in the gun not cocking the fired barrel. The only way to properly operate an over under is to fully open it after firing one or both barrels. Like Stan, I think "ghostrider" is making up his scenarios in the off season. I have seen shooters who have hunted for years but still haven't learned to catch their empties. Sorry, no apologies coming from me. Stan was a bit quick in apologizing when none were called for.