I am thinking it may have been more of a dried out/non-lubrication issue than weakened spring. However, unless you need to be locked and loaded with a firearm, there’s no reason to have the springs compressed and under tension.Ruark wrote: ↑Sat Jan 27, 2024 3:18 pm I had an AR that sat in the gun case for about 4 years with a round in the chamber, cocked and locked. When I was shooting it later, I started getting misfires. Tried with different makes of ammo, same issue. It wasn't hitting the primer hard enough. I put in a Wolf Extra Power hammer spring. Problem solved. Since then, I've stored the gun uncocked with an empty chamber.
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- Topic: Do Springs Take a Set if the Striker is pre-cocked/the hammer cocked?
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