Semi, first, sorry about your not being able to harvest your doe. But although I don't fire off my rifle every day and usually keep it loaded for no more than 2 weeks at a time. My exception to this is if there are a couple weather changes from cold to hot and back cold again. I normally keep my ML in the garage after hunting so it doesn't suffer any condensation from coming into the warm house after being out in the cold all day. Or if I get caught out in the rain or wet snow.