Field Stripping Restricted Firearms for Storage

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Hey folks, wondering if it's common for gun owners to field strip their Glocks, CZ's, or Sigs when storing them.

Or if it's not common, if there is a reason NOT to do this. I've heard mixed explanations as to whether it's bad for components.

TIA

Edit: Let's say you field strip it and assemble once a week.
 
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Blackcats said:
My question would be WHY ? There's always a chance of losing or misplacing small parts !
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This^^^^^^^^
All the small pins and stuff to lose. Plus when you want to head to the range you have to reassemble your gun. Even field stripped Imo there is no reason or logic to do this. Oil everything properly and store it like that. Done.

Corey
 
There are three reasons to do this: 1) spousal; 2) safety; and 3) social.
1. Spousal: if my wife finds out there is a gun in the house, she will not be pleased. If there are gun PARTS in the house, that's a different thing entirely. Few people/kids know how to assemble a gun. So regularly disassembling the gun resolve this issue for me.
2. Safety. Yes, I lock my gun in a safe. Yes, I lock the case. Yes, I have a trigger lock. I am more concerned that the kids would take my car for a joyride than somehow breaking through three layers of locks. However, if for some strange reason they really WANTED to break through layers... the ultimate "lock" is disassembling the gun.
3. Social. In uber liberal areas, if kids friends parents find out there is a gun in a kid's house, that may be the end of the friendship. If we say the gun is not assembled, different argument entirely.

In terms of losing small parts - what small parts?? A glock taken apart is 4 pieces. A CZ... not sure... a Sig... 4 as well?
 
Spousal: if my wife finds out there is a gun in the house, she will not be pleased.

I could be wrong but it might be time for a new, gun friendly, wife!
 
Search the EE for all of the listings for firearms that are just missing the bolt, the slide, some retaining pin, etc. Thats why you don't store your guns in pieces.

There is no mechanical reason to not strip your firearm as designed/intended by the manufacturer, but you should know that the vast majority of damage done to firearms is during assembly/disassembly.

I suspect storing your firearms disassembled is uncommon.

Why would YOU want to?
 
ontheedgeman said:
There are three reasons to do this: 1) spousal; 2) safety; and 3) social.
1. Spousal: if my wife finds out there is a gun in the house, she will not be pleased. If there are gun PARTS in the house, that's a different thing entirely. Few people/kids know how to assemble a gun. So regularly disassembling the gun resolve this issue for me.
2. Safety. Yes, I lock my gun in a safe. Yes, I lock the case. Yes, I have a trigger lock. I am more concerned that the kids would take my car for a joyride than somehow breaking through three layers of locks. However, if for some strange reason they really WANTED to break through layers... the ultimate "lock" is disassembling the gun.
3. Social. In uber liberal areas, if kids friends parents find out there is a gun in a kid's house, that may be the end of the friendship. If we say the gun is not assembled, different argument entirely.

In terms of losing small parts - what small parts?? A glock taken apart is 4 pieces. A CZ... not sure... a Sig... 4 as well?
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You really think you're wife is that stupid? That she wouldn't know there are guns in the house, if she finds parts? Because honestly why would you have pistol parts for a "gun" you don't have stored.

Well train your kids better. Hide the keys. If they gain access to your firearms. Without your knowledge, I would be cracking them over the knuckles.

So what does taking apart your guns going to help defuse the situation with liberals?
I'm a firearm owner. BUT just wait. They're apart so they're safe.

If your friends break relationship over what you own. Then they're were not their friends.

Well look at how many ads' for Cooey bolts. Because people take them out for storage and forget. They're fairly large parts to miss.
 
OK I must be the only one. For long term storage like when I am going south for a month. I take my firearms apart and store the parts separately in different room in different concealed locked container. I do it for security reasons.
 
Komodo said:
OK I must be the only one. For long term storage like when I am going south for a month. I take my firearms apart and store the parts separately in different room in different concealed locked container. I do it for security reasons.
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You'd be better off simply not telling people that you go south for a month, for security reasons.
 
ontheedgeman said:
There are three reasons to do this: 1) spousal; 2) safety; and 3) social.
1. Spousal: if my wife finds out there is a gun in the house, she will not be pleased. If there are gun PARTS in the house, that's a different thing entirely. Few people/kids know how to assemble a gun. So regularly disassembling the gun resolve this issue for me.
2. Safety. Yes, I lock my gun in a safe. Yes, I lock the case. Yes, I have a trigger lock. I am more concerned that the kids would take my car for a joyride than somehow breaking through three layers of locks. However, if for some strange reason they really WANTED to break through layers... the ultimate "lock" is disassembling the gun.
3. Social. In uber liberal areas, if kids friends parents find out there is a gun in a kid's house, that may be the end of the friendship. If we say the gun is not assembled, different argument entirely.

In terms of losing small parts - what small parts?? A glock taken apart is 4 pieces. A CZ... not sure... a Sig... 4 as well?
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1. Spousal: if this is an issue for you, there are bigger things wrong in your relationship than whether a gun is assembled or disassembled.

2. Safety: you figure that your kids can get through 3 locks to access your firearm, but can't find assembly instructions on the Internet? How about just teaching them to respect firearms--demystify it so they don't have the driving urge to access it behind your back.

3. Social: if the "kids friends parents" are so uptight about your personal property, do you really want your family associating with theirs anyway? Do you really think in "uber liberal areas" they care if a gun is assembled or not?

The gun parts are meant to be together--keep them that way. There are better and more useful answers to each of your reasons to store disassembled.
 
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