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Hunto

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spring fatigue in shotgun mag tube
« on: November 02, 2011, 02:24:17 AM »
keep a shotgun with mag tube fully stoked, action open. any concerns about the mag spring getting fatigued?  thanks.
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Re: spring fatigue in shotgun mag tube
« Reply #1 on: November 02, 2011, 09:49:40 AM »
You will get answers both ways on this.
It seems to be more of a problem with older guns, less so with newer alloys and manufacturing techniques.
I'd just leave out a round or 2.
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Re: spring fatigue in shotgun mag tube
« Reply #2 on: November 02, 2011, 12:51:37 PM »
You can keep it loaded and if the spring does get fatiuged you can get an extra power spring. Problem solved.

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Re: spring fatigue in shotgun mag tube
« Reply #3 on: November 02, 2011, 06:38:27 PM »
Did see this from time to time in the late 80's and early 90's. Not so much now.
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Re: spring fatigue in shotgun mag tube
« Reply #4 on: November 02, 2011, 06:51:41 PM »
I had it happen on an 870 but that was in the mid 80s
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Re: spring fatigue in shotgun mag tube
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Re: spring fatigue in shotgun mag tube
« Reply #5 on: November 02, 2011, 06:59:01 PM »
Mine has gotten a set from being loaded for years but it still feeds the last round as reliably as the first. No worries.
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