Posted by Hills Of TN on December 05, 2009 at 16:17:45 from (74.240.210.175):
In Reply to: Re: OT Gun Storage posted by TimV on December 05, 2009 at 11:21:14:
Tim, the conventional wisdom on magazine springs is that they do not weaken from being compressed over a long period of time - they weaken from continually being compressed and relaxed from usage.
I can"t swear that it is true for all magazines, but I have several from a 30 cal. carbine that were stored loaded for about 40 years and they still work fine. (So did the ammo!)
Note: Dry firing any modern gun needs to be reviewed in the owner"s manual beforehand. Some say no problem - some say do NOT. The kel-tec pistols (and some rimfire pistols/rifles) are not supposed to be dry fired.
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