NorfolkAYA Posted December 3, 2016 Report Share Posted December 3, 2016 Just bought a brand spanker Franchi affinity. Do people store them with bolt back or forward?. Cheers Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingman Posted December 3, 2016 Report Share Posted December 3, 2016 Not got a franchi but have always stored all my autos bolt forward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlandladdie Posted December 3, 2016 Report Share Posted December 3, 2016 Same as wingman, bolt forward Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cueball Posted December 3, 2016 Report Share Posted December 3, 2016 Leave my safety flag in mine. More just so I don't lose it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B25Modelman Posted December 3, 2016 Report Share Posted December 3, 2016 (edited) Bolts forward, safeties on. Edited December 3, 2016 by B25Modelman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panoma1 Posted December 3, 2016 Report Share Posted December 3, 2016 Bolt forward, hammer released (trigger pulled!) the intention being to release compression (load) on all springs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12gauge82 Posted December 3, 2016 Report Share Posted December 3, 2016 Bolt forward, hammer released (trigger pulled!) the intention being to release compression (load) on all springs!Now you've done it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krugerandsmith Posted December 3, 2016 Report Share Posted December 3, 2016 Just bought a brand spanker Franchi affinity. Do people store them with bolt back or forward?. Cheers Pete Good guns ... as stated bolt forward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herby Posted December 3, 2016 Report Share Posted December 3, 2016 Bolt forward, hammer released (trigger pulled!) the intention being to release compression (load) on all springs! Do you release the load on your cars valves too when you park it up?? HAHAHAHA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve d Posted December 3, 2016 Report Share Posted December 3, 2016 Do you release the load on your cars valves too when you park it up?? HAHAHAHA Would there be any load, as theres no compression? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted December 3, 2016 Report Share Posted December 3, 2016 Muzzle down breech open; the latter for no other reason than that is the condition it is left in when I put it in its slip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakeside1000 Posted December 3, 2016 Report Share Posted December 3, 2016 I was always told never pull the trigger on an empty chamber as the firing pin can be damaged by moving far more than normal travel, put in a snap cap if you want to leave the firing mechanism 'unloaded' , But in all my years of shooting I have always left the firing mechanism 'ready' , with bolt forward on semi auto's and have never had a problem, I do the same with my under over, as I have done for 55 years ( originally with my old hammer side by side's), The last thing I do at the end of a shooting day and as I put the guns back in the cabinet is to open the breach to double check they are empty and put safety 'on'. Before gun cabinets and all the strict gun control, when my shotgun was stored under the stairs and on my air rifle licence 10/- from any post office , I had small boys running around the house playing cowboys or cops and robbers safety was a way of life, I bolted a chain to the wall and had it running through the trigger guards and padlocked but still never forgot to check the breach before locking away. Those small boys are now in their late 40's, don't time fly !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panoma1 Posted December 3, 2016 Report Share Posted December 3, 2016 Do you release the load on your cars valves too when you park it up?? HAHAHAHA Springs will over time, lose resistance resulting in loss of power if stored compressed, tyres have no springs.......just air, so compression resistance cannot occur! Lol I ain't sayin what I do (and why I do it) is right........but that's what, and why I do it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panoma1 Posted December 3, 2016 Report Share Posted December 3, 2016 I was always told never pull the trigger on an empty chamber as the firing pin can be damaged by moving far more than normal travel, put in a snap cap if you want to leave the firing mechanism 'unloaded' , But in all my years of shooting I have always left the firing mechanism 'ready' , with bolt forward on semi auto's and have never had a problem, I do the same with my under over, as I have done for 55 years ( originally with my old hammer side by side's), The last thing I do at the end of a shooting day and as I put the guns back in the cabinet is to open the breach to double check they are empty and put safety 'on'. Before gun cabinets and all the strict gun control, when my shotgun was stored under the stairs and on my air rifle licence 10/- from any post office , I had small boys running around the house playing cowboys or cops and robbers safety was a way of life, I bolted a chain to the wall and had it running through the trigger guards and padlocked but still never forgot to check the breach before locking away. Those small boys are now in their late 40's, don't time fly !!! I never fire my hammerless SBS's on an empty chamber! as I too was told not to, for the reasons you give.......and after 50 years it's habit now! I'm also aware that some folk release spring compression prior to storage, by dryfiring their SBS and O/U's with snapcaps in.....however after cleaning and reassembly of a S/A, I always dryfire It before putting it away in order to release the pressure on the hammer spring.....I would not dream of putting my hammer guns away cocked.....but then again it's easy to ease spring pressure on a HG by manually letting the hammer down! Unless I'm mistaken a S/A firing mechanism is designed so when the trigger is pulled the hammer strikes the firing pin (which is housed throughout the full length of the breech) directly in line with the cartridge primer, similar to a bolt action rifle?.....I was told dryfiring a bolt action rifle did it no harm? Perhaps the rifle shots amongst us could comment? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B25Modelman Posted December 3, 2016 Report Share Posted December 3, 2016 (edited) I thought we would end up with these posts. Think about it what opposition is a small section of 10 thou brass going to give to a spring with 5kg load...... Edited December 3, 2016 by B25Modelman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlandladdie Posted December 3, 2016 Report Share Posted December 3, 2016 I thought we would end up with these posts. inevitable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy835 Posted December 3, 2016 Report Share Posted December 3, 2016 Do you release the load on your cars valves too when you park it up?? HAHAHAHA +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.C Posted December 4, 2016 Report Share Posted December 4, 2016 Ah the old coil spring/leaf spring argument. With the inevitability of a disapointing christmas it rolls around once again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redgum Posted December 4, 2016 Report Share Posted December 4, 2016 Would there be any load, as theres no compression? Yes if its the engines valve springs we are talking about, some will always be under tension however you turn the engine off. What about the leaf springs, the shock springs, various tensioners etc. Sometimes we worry to much over silly little things. Springs will have a life and can be replaced, unlike the world when Trump fills the larder in his bunker, rounds up his family and then presses that big red button. That said I always leave the bolt forward in the auto and open in the rifles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gemini52 Posted December 7, 2016 Report Share Posted December 7, 2016 Bolt forward, hammer released (trigger pulled!) the intention being to release compression (load) on all springs! +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gemini52 Posted December 7, 2016 Report Share Posted December 7, 2016 Yes if its the engines valve springs we are talking about, some will always be under tension however you turn the engine off. What about the leaf springs, the shock springs, various tensioners etc. Sometimes we worry to much over silly little things. Springs will have a life and can be replaced, unlike the world when Trump fills the larder in his bunker, rounds up his family and then presses that big red button. That said I always leave the bolt forward in the auto and open in the rifles. I dont have any choice concerning the springs on my car,i do have a choice concerning the springs in my semi auto,if they are released its a no brainer,they will last longer and do the job they are designed for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonny thomas Posted December 7, 2016 Report Share Posted December 7, 2016 (edited) I always release the spring in my fireing pin I also remove the camshaft from my car every night Edited December 7, 2016 by jonny thomas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B25Modelman Posted December 8, 2016 Report Share Posted December 8, 2016 It's all in the mind this spring talk. While the firing pin spring may be decompressed (partially) there are two or three other springs within the mechanism that remain compressed or in tension. It's all in the mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12gauge82 Posted December 8, 2016 Report Share Posted December 8, 2016 I take my gun apart into component parts and send the springs on a relaxing holiday to release their tension. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbrowning2 Posted December 8, 2016 Report Share Posted December 8, 2016 Bolt forward trigger released (no snapcap) which is how the manufacture supplied it when new in its box. Trigger safety lock installed then in the gun cabinet. All ready to go in gun slip for when I next need it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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