Hope this hasn't been covered... I am always debating the balance between having a firearm safe, and a firearm ready.
It is particularly difficult with the S 12, as we all know about "top shell deformation" if we leave a magazine locked in under a closed bolt. Even with my bolt relieved so I can load a full mag on a closed bolt, my mags will deform a shell to the point where it will not chamber in under a day, even when I load down 1 shell.
I don't believe it is safe to leave a full mag in and the bolt locked back if it is not in my hands, and I have experimented with different t