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Member Section => Shotguns => Topic started by: Hunto on November 02, 2011, 02:24:17 AM

Title: spring fatigue in shotgun mag tube
Post by: Hunto 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.

Title: Re: spring fatigue in shotgun mag tube
Post by: tombogan03884 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.

Title: Re: spring fatigue in shotgun mag tube
Post by: Big Frank 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.

http://www.gunsprings.com/index.cfm?page=items&cID=4&mID=137

Title: Re: spring fatigue in shotgun mag tube
Post by: Ping 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.

Title: Re: spring fatigue in shotgun mag tube
Post by: robheath on November 02, 2011, 06:51:41 PM

I had it happen on an 870 but that was in the mid 80s

Title: Re: spring fatigue in shotgun mag tube
Post by: kmitch200 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.