Thread: Keeping semi autos cocked

I'm of the belief too that springs wear out due to contractions and expansions, not from staying compressed. I've owned my Remington 597 for almost 10 years now and have always stored it either with bolt locked open or bolt closed but firing pin not fired.

Have yet to notice anything wrong with it, works as good as it did the day I brought it.
Well since I put the aftermarket extractor in it, as the factory one was terrible.