Cable lock use on shotgun.

MR.G · September 4, 2001, 02:48 PM

A cable lock came with my Mossberg 500 pump shotgun. The cable goes through the ejection port, with the bolt rearward.
When the bolt is rearward, is the firing pin spring, or any other spring, compressed? I have been concerned that if the gun is stored for a long period of time, using this type of lock, that it could effect the spring tension.

Art Eatman · September 4, 2001, 07:33 PM

Springs can lose out or wear out from many cycles of full compression (semi-auto pistols or automobile engines), but just sitting there in a partially-compressed condition does nothing harmful to them.

Art

September 4, 2001, 02:48 PM	#1
MR.G Senior Member Join Date: July 20, 2001 Posts: 641	Cable lock use on shotgun. A cable lock came with my Mossberg 500 pump shotgun. The cable goes through the ejection port, with the bolt rearward. When the bolt is rearward, is the firing pin spring, or any other spring, compressed? I have been concerned that if the gun is stored for a long period of time, using this type of lock, that it could effect the spring tension.

September 4, 2001, 07:33 PM	#2
Art Eatman Staff in Memoriam Join Date: November 13, 1998 Location: Terlingua, TX; Thomasville, GA Posts: 24,798	Springs can lose out or wear out from many cycles of full compression (semi-auto pistols or automobile engines), but just sitting there in a partially-compressed condition does nothing harmful to them. Art