Pigeon_snIPer Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 Hi, I have a Geco 12g DBBL with external hammers. Was wondering - how long at a stretch can we leave the hammers cocked without causing any spring weakening. Thanks John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spara Dritto Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 (edited) I was told a spring will never stretch unless its over stretched it will alwys return to its origanal position. When the hammers are cocked they are aparantly not going to stretch they arnt pulled enough. Older springs may differ though. I just remember reading it off another post, a machanic was talking about it. Just re-red your post and notice Your gun has external hammers so it may be different as they are going to be older springs. Edited March 8, 2011 by Beretta Italy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackpowder Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 Think on how many people with hammerless guns have snap caps to uncock the action in storage, not everyone thjat is for sure I have a feeling most hammerless guns remained cocked in storage. Same as if your gun sits in a break down cabinet, it is stored action cocked, or when guns resided in fitted cases before the legal need for secure cabinets these actiions would remain cocked. But it is so easy to uncock the hammers why not just do that, sitting in a hide on your own with the hammers cocked awaiting a shot will do springs and action no harm what so ever. Blackpowder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gobfish Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 No idea....... but if it's any help I have two 'external' hammer guns both have been in use for 40 years plus. When out the hammers are cocked when there is the chance that it may be on the shoulder shortly ie pigeon sighted coming in, so technically they are not left cocked all day but are repeatedly cycled throughout the day. However after the years of use that they have had, that adds up to a lot of accumulated hours with the hammers back, yet the springs don't feel that they have weakened. Just bear in mind that they spend an awful lot more time at rest in the cupboard than they do out in the field. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 (edited) Probably not a problem but why take the risk. With a hammer gun you get into the habit of cocking the hammers as you mount it. That satisfying click click as you bring the gun up is very much part of the fun with those old guns. Its part of the routine. To put it another way, how safe is it walking around with an old hammer gun with the hammers cocked, probably a better way to look at it. Edited March 8, 2011 by Vince Green Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pigeon_snIPer Posted March 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 Thanks for the reply gentlemen :-) /S/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulpicide Posted March 9, 2011 Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 Back in the seventies I used a baikal hammergun and even on bolting foxes I never cocked the hammers till I mounted the gun its much safer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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