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Sidelock
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Yes, if you don't put the for-end on.
If you try putting the for-end on you are re-cocking the ejectors and the hammers. Not good for the wood.
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For ejector guns, I use the plastic ones as I sometimes store them uncocked. For the others mostly Zoom caps. JDW, I am not sure I understand why you said what I have quoted here. Would you mind going a bit further and tell me what the difference is?? Thanks.
Perry M. Kissam
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Sidelock
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The 'A-Zoom' caps are your best investment. Unless it is absolutely unavoidable, I cannot justify leaving a mainspring under tension, especially hand-crafted 'V' or flat style springs. Cheers!
GMC(SW) - USN, Retired (1978-2001)
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The very best "snap cap" I've found is a 3" section of 1/2" solid brass rod. When I want to let down the hammers I drop the rod down the barrel and holding the barrels upright I pull the trigger. Repeat for the other barrel. Never wears out and safely relieves stress on hammers and strikers.
John McCain is my war hero.
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No, an LCS must be cocked when the barrels are removed.
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I don't think there's a problem with springs being compressed. That doesn't weaken them, it's working them that makes them weaker.
Although there might be another good reason for relaxing the springs.
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Sidelock
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Federal Gold Medal Paper hulls with a rubber pencil eraser in the primer pocket. Paper hulls are waxed so less chance of corrosion, what I use anyroad
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Except for the Elsies, as noted above, I see no reason for snap caps in relaxing springs. I remove barrels, use piece of wood (old screw driver handle) or the end of a plastic pen pressed against the pin holes, snap the triggers. Reassemble gun, put it away. I wouldn't store the gun with anything in the chamber.
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Buy Lefevers.
Lefever had a method of reducing the the spring pressure when opening the gun by holding the triggers back while closing the gun while keeping the opening lever to the right. If he could do that in 1883, why can't it be done now?
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DrBob, You could also let the Remingtons down the same way (1894 and 1900 anyway) with gun broke push safe off hold triggers back as you close action...thats it,the springs are down. When you break the action next time it cocks and functions normally.
On the LCS comment, someone said the LC must be cocked when the barrels are removed. not exactly true....(at least on extractor guns) you can remove the barrels with the action in the fired position, but you will need to manually cock the hammers before you reassemble or you will damage the forend and/or latch spring
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