Easing the spring

[Wendell]

(On a bolt-action rifle.) Do you do it? Do you advocate it?

 

[Buckmastr]

The striker spring is compressed either way. Is this what you’re asking?

 

[Leeper]

Been handling and working on rifles for sixty years, 48 of them professionally, and I don't know what the hell you mean. So, I guess not?

 

[Somerset Bar]

Been handling and working on rifles for sixty years, 48 of them professionally, and I don't know what the hell you mean. So, I guess not?

Lol, I thought I was the only one until I read the comments... I guess not too??

Hell with savage axis rifles, a guy is lucky if the pin spring is strong enough.

 

[Buck1950]

I just polish the innerds and a dab of PTFE lube spread really thin. I do 'take steps' to lighten the trigger spring, too, by polishing surfaces in there also. But in my SKS NO lube, just dry inside the bolt.
I also 're-profile' the firing pin tip on my 22s.

 

[Scotty454]

Ease the spring...?

 

[BattleRife]

I presume the OP is talking about the technique wherein one holds the trigger down as you close the bolt. With the sear out of position, the firing pin spring extends to its relaxed length gently, rather than snapping as it would if you closed the bolt, then dry fired.

I rarely pay attention to whether or not the gun is cocked when I put it away, let alone as to how it got that way.

 

[Suther]

I wonder if this isn't a sort of continuation of the "dropping the slide on an empty chamber" debate that went down last week?

My first guess was he's talking about lowering the bolt by hand with the trigger pulled so that it decocks the rifle without dryfiring, like you might do with a rimfire to avoid damaging the firing pin or chamber face?

I presume the OP is talking about the technique wherein one holds the trigger down as you close the bolt. With the sear out of position, the firing pin spring extends to its relaxed length gently, rather than snapping as it would if you closed the bolt, then dry fired.

I rarely pay attention to whether or not the gun is cocked when I put it away, let alone as to how it got that way.

Beat me to it lol


If this is what the OP is asking, he's missing the option that is relevant to me: Yes on a Rimfire, no on centerfire. So I voted No, as this is the hunting and sporting arms section.

 

[Scotty454]

I wonder if this isn't a sort of continuation of the "dropping the slide on an empty chamber" debate that went down last week?

My first guess was he's talking about lowering the bolt by hand with the trigger pulled so that it decocks the rifle without dryfiring, like you might do with a rimfire to avoid damaging the firing pin or chamber face?



Beat me to it lol


If this is what the OP is asking, he's missing the option that is relevant to me: Yes on a Rimfire, no on centerfire. So I voted No, as this is the hunting and sporting arms section.

Betcha as much hunting and sport shooting happens with 22LR as centerfire.

 

[Suther]

Betcha as much hunting and sport shooting happens with 22LR as centerfire.

For sure, but Rimfire has its own section, and dryfiring a rimfire is a well-known faux pas, so I went with the assumption the OP is talking about centerfire.

 

[guntech]

Been handling and working on rifles for sixty years, 48 of them professionally, and I don't know what the hell you mean. So, I guess not?

I have been doing the same just slightly longer than you Bill, and I have no idea what this poll is about...

 

[SHELL SHUCKER]

The OP voted no, but without a clear question stating exactly what he wished to know. I can't vote on this poll.

 

[Buckmastr]

I voted yes. I always cheer for the underdog.

 

[Gatehouse]

I just came to find out what ease the spring means but to no avail.

Lighten the trigger spring maybe?

Pull the trigger while lowering the bolt handle before storing the rifle?

 

[7mag]

Pull the trigger while lowering the bolt handle before storing the rifle?[/QUOTE]

This is what my thoughts were… But didn’t vote because im also unsure of question…. I store all my rifles with bolt open.. They fit better in the safes

 

[SuperCub]

I took it as de-cocking and voted yes. I also use snap caps in my shotguns to de-####.

 

[kjohn]

I thing he means not jumping so high as you get older. I know I’ve sure as h## eased my spring.

 

[tigrr]

Spring is looked at as mud season. I would rather be in Florida during mud season.

 

[kamlooky]

Pull the trigger while lowering the bolt handle before storing the rifle?

This is what my thoughts were… But didn’t vote because im also unsure of question…. I store all my rifles with bolt open.. They fit better in the safes[/QUOTE]

This is what I gathered.
Then again, Friday is only a couple sleepy's away.

 

[DGY]

2 pages later and the op has not commented to clarify what he meant!!