storage question: partial trigger pull wears out spring?

[dave37]

Newbie pistol owner question:

As I don't like to have the slide pulled back to put a cable lock through my pistol, preferring a trigger lock, the only way I can get a trigger lock to fit my pistol is placing it in a manner that places a bit of pull on the trigger.

Is this going to cause undue wear on the trigger springs? Stored with a partial pull of the trigger?

Thanks!

 

[Lodi]

Don't worry about it, unless you have a pistol made from inferior materials.

 

[Master-G]

Probably not an issue...most trigger return springs are still partially compressed even with the trigger fully forward.

 

[dave37]

Thanks, really appreciate the advice. The pistol is a Beretta PX4 Storm. Lovely pistol, just didn't want to unduly wear out the trigger return spring. Really appreciate the advice, thank you all.

 

[4n2t0]

Springs tend to lose their stiffness from multiple cycles of compression and decompression. So you shouldn't worry about it, you're good to go.

 

[Pancake81]

When breaking a revolver trigger in, I oftern store it with the hammer back for a few days at a time until I get it where I want it.

 

[4n2t0]

When breaking a revolver trigger in, I oftern store it with the hammer back for a few days at a time until I get it where I want it.

What does that do?

 

[Pancake81]

What does that do?

Well... I am no gunsmith (no sarcasm intended) but I find it lightens and smolts out stiff new triggers. My redhawk was pretty bad when I got it, but is considerable better from dry firing and leaving cocked long term.

Maybe it's my head, but I don't think so

 

[newshot]

Well... I am no gunsmith (no sarcasm intended) but I find it lightens and smolts out stiff new triggers. My redhawk was pretty bad when I got it, but is considerable better from dry firing and leaving cocked long term.

Maybe it's my head, but I don't think so

Dry firing helps. Storing it with the hammer back does nothing.

 

[heliwrench]

I Store my glock with the slide back for the cable lock.....should I not do this?

 

[Dsiwy]

Springs wear from over compression and use

 

[KDX]

I still don't get the (legal) logic behind storing a gun with a lock on it in a cabinet that is locked with (more times than not) the keys for the lock on the gun inside the cabinet with the gun. I'm surprised the Lieberals didn't stipulate that the local RCMP detachment had to have the keys. No offense against the RCMP, I just hate the dumb laws.