Originally Posted by
jhilde
I may just be the type that worries about this sort of thing, but I really believe that if the tension on the firing pin spring can be relieved, that would be the best way to put them up for awhile. I follow that same pricipal with a clip fed pistol, I load maybe 9 or 10 rounds in a 15 round clip, [ the at home gun ], and every few months charge up one of the other clips. That's the beauty of a revolver, it's "at rest" until your ready to shoot it. Bottom line is, if it's ok to dry fire occasionally, then we can put these centerfires away without them being c0cked. Makes sense to me.....................John
Slightly off the topic, but in regards to you're
magazine fed autos, it's not the constant tension that wears out a spring. It's repeated loading and unloading that will wear it down. The magazines for my duty weapon has been loaded almost constantly for years. Same spring, no issues.