"One physical phenomenon with metals is that at stress below the yield strength of the material a very slow plastic deformation take place. In the spring branch this is called creep when a spring under constant load loose length and it is called relaxation when a spring under constant compression lose load."
http://www.lesjoforsab.com/technical...durability.asp
Quote:
|
A loaded mag sitting on a shelf does not continually weaken the spring.
|
While many may not have personally experienced spring creep and relaxation in their own magazines, that does not mean that it does not exist and plague some magazines and guns.
Quote:
|
What weakens springs is overloading of a springs intended use
|
Simple and well put statement on this topic.