countryman Posted July 2, 2016 Report Share Posted July 2, 2016 I have an Air Arms pro sport all most new. Would it do damage to the spring if it was left loaded while i was in my hide, say for about 30 minutes to an hour. I know back in the day it was frowned upon, but i was wondering if new guns are ok for this now. Thanks Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted July 2, 2016 Report Share Posted July 2, 2016 It will be fine to leave cocked for that amount of time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zetter Posted July 2, 2016 Report Share Posted July 2, 2016 Not an issue. One of the writers from airgun world did an experiment involving leaving springers cocked for a few weeks and measuring power output and it didn't make any difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalconFN Posted July 2, 2016 Report Share Posted July 2, 2016 Yup, not an issue. I store my pcp with the bolt open so the spring is under strain most of the time. It's a different sized spring but the principal is the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jega Posted July 3, 2016 Report Share Posted July 3, 2016 (edited) Do you prop your car on bricks to relieve the strain on the springs whilst not in use ? Same principle.... Edited July 3, 2016 by Jega Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
countryman Posted July 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2016 Thanks Lads. I normally hunt with a pre charged these days but its nice to use a springer again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigman Posted July 3, 2016 Report Share Posted July 3, 2016 Thanks Lads. I normally hunt with a pre charged these days but its nice to use a springer again. Iv been having an affair with a hw77 from the 80s and loving it the rapid is gathering dust now , strange but true Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenlivet Posted July 3, 2016 Report Share Posted July 3, 2016 Do you prop your car on bricks to relieve the strain on the springs whilst not in use ? Same principle.... The same argument is used against using snapcaps in a shotgun. Rather disingenuous, do you leave your car with a two ton weight on it to fully compress the springs?? Probably not! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walshie Posted July 3, 2016 Report Share Posted July 3, 2016 Do you prop your car on bricks to relieve the strain on the springs whilst not in use ? Same principle.... I do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kshooter Posted July 3, 2016 Report Share Posted July 3, 2016 I can't sleep at night unless I know my firing pins are comfy on my snap caps ☺ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike737 Posted July 3, 2016 Report Share Posted July 3, 2016 I also slacken off all the valve springs overnight... Mike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamster Posted July 4, 2016 Report Share Posted July 4, 2016 Depends on the spring quality, after market stuff tend to be very good but I once experimented with a slightly hot new HW80 back in the 80's by leaving it cocked for a half day and it made no difference so I then left it cocked for 2/3 days and it went down to 8 ft lbs ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VULTURE Posted July 4, 2016 Report Share Posted July 4, 2016 Hi my friend brought round a HW35 that he found in his dads wardrobe,had been left cocked for years due to a fault with trigger,striped it, cleaned it,and it worked ok,chronoed at 9 ft pounds so may have lost a pound or two so a few hours will do no harm. Vulture Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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