Yearly maintenance…

[Emmett Dibble]

If you know… you know….

[Allen Corneau]

I had the same thought... just buy a 10-pack and be set for a while. Just haven't pulled the trigger on it yet. 😁

[OMGarin]

Do yall leave the bolt cocked when stored?

[Emmett Dibble]

If you know… you know…. (it’s cheap insurance, the first symptom of a spring getting weak is inconsistent ignition).

[Emmett Dibble]

Springs wear from cyclic use. Compressed doesn’t wear a spring.

[OMGarin]

Springs wear from cyclic use. Compressed doesn’t wear a spring.

That's interesting. Practice from benchrest was to not leave the bolt cocked to lengthen the life of the spring. It made sense at the time but never looked into it.

[Emmett Dibble]

Google is your friend…

Guess which is over a year old with around half a case on it….

[OMGarin]

I Googled around and am seeing conflicting answers. Boooo

Buy two firing pin springs, compress one and leave the other as it is. Let it sit for a year and then take that pic again.