I have been known to be able to turn a door knob with something small in my hand, maybe something as small as my flashlight, you could probably do it to with a little effort.
True, I know my house better than in intruder, especially in the dark, I know my house is dark, so if I had kids I woudn't go shooting at things that move without knowing what or who it was, a flashlight is a good idea, but not on the end of a shotgun, that's all I'm saying. I didn't know I would be critiqued so much. That's just what I read in a magazine about this very topic.
Whatever works for you, works for you...just make sure you have on the tacticool drawers that Shooter00 mentioned...LOL. My point was that carrying a light in one hand and a pistol in the other doesn't make one hand any more free than carrying a long gun.
No poking the shotgun OR pistol around the corner...slice the pie baby!