Posted by John T on December 05, 2009 at 06:43:12 from (66.244.97.31):
When the sons were home Thanksgiving we did a lot of sport shooting and now its time to clean and oil and put the guns to bed for the winter.
Hypothetical Question is (ashamed I dont know this)
Is it better to "dry fire" (I know thats bad) a gun ORRRRRR leave the spring cocked under tension over long storage periods???????????????????
Some of my hammerless double barrell shotguns cock once broke down and re closed and I know on the rifles on some I can leave the bolt out etc and there are other ways to deal with this BUT IM JUST CURIOUS ABOUT THE ANSWER IN GENERAL WHICH IS BEST, dry fire or store with the spring under tension..............IN THE EVENT THOSE WERE THE "ONLY" CHOICES i.e. its meant as a hypothetical question
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