Spanky Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 Just curious about shotgun storage. I have an SBEII as well as a Stoeger M3500 and was curious if it matters if when you are storing your shotgun you store it with the action open or action closed. I can't seem to find anything on this on the web. Just thinking about spring tension compressed or relaxed. Any thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adventurer m4 Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 I store my M4 and M2 action closed , I prefer the spring to be relaxed , that's me I don't know about others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toaster Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 Ask yourself. What gun since ever has been stored or kept with the bolt held open? Have you noticed the importance of having the bolt closed in a dirty/combat environment. Name me a spring that will hold tension longer compressed, than loose..? 99.9999 % of the time you should have the bolt foward, magazine empty, hammer/trigger decocked for maximum preservation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVATactical.com Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 (edited) Modern quality springs may fatigue from cycles, but will last a lifetime anyway. Modern quality springs do not fatigue from compression within the design range. Edited April 30, 2017 by AVATactical.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangerDanger Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 Correct on the fact that springs wear out from compression cycles. The only time they take sets is if they're over compressed. Benelli main springs (and magazine springs) wear out rather fast in my experience. They're only good for about 5,000 rounds. Keep those receiver extensions flushed out and lightly lubed with a thin oil that doesn't bind up in the cold. If you hunt with the Benelli, disassemble the extension once a season or if the shotgun is ever submerged in water. Keep those magazine tubes tubes clean and free of oil as well. The gunk binds up and can cause failure to feed events. When I'm in bear country and I have the M4 along, I sleep with it next to me with the safety off, chamber empty, bolt closed and a shell on the lifter. That way all I have to do is rack the bolt. Carrying it in the field slung, I have the chamber loaded and the safety engaged. Never mess with ghost loading, I've seen way too many failures to feed as a result. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVATactical.com Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 Never mess with ghost loading, I've seen way too many failures to feed as a result. It's the devil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vortec MAX Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 Once you figure out ghost loading, it is reliable. I do it all the time in competition without failure. The shell needs to be pushed back as far under the bolt as it will go. If you don't do this, it will jam up. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spanky Posted May 10, 2017 Author Share Posted May 10, 2017 Makes complete sense to me. Thanks. I know it sounds like a stupid question but as they say the only stupid question is the one you don't ask. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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