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For storage, you can lower the strikers,w/o dry firing.Open the gun,take the safety off,pull both triggers,then slowly close the gun.
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I have heard that the bare brass caps can react with the steel causing corrosion, and also that the wool mops can cause moisture problems. A-Zooms for me.
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Der Ami: I'm not sure that will work with every gun. Depending on the action, that could cause more problems than solving them. On the horn-block thing as well, letting the hammers down is a mixed blessing at best. Depending on the ejectors used (if present), this can really get things "out of whack". Assembling an LC Smith with it's hammers down can be quite the challenge for the unsuspecting owner.
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When I want to let the hammers down for storage (and not taking the gun apart) I drop a 2" section of solid bronze rod down the bores, point the gun straight up and snap it. The bronze rod works great absorbing the impact of the hammers. Low tech but it works.
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For storage, you can lower the strikers,w/o dry firing.Open the gun,take the safety off,pull both triggers,then slowly close the gun.
Mike Mike, Many hammerless double guns will drag the extractors and/or ejectors over the exposed firing pins on closing if the hammers are not cocked...and some you can't release the safety with the lever to the right...............
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I have heard that the bare brass caps can react with the steel causing corrosion, and also that the wool mops can cause moisture problems. A-Zooms for me. If you use EEZOX that will never happen..........and using EEZOX may save you lot's of other unpleasant things as well.......
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The wool mop is intended for lubricant/protectorant application that will prevent corrosion.
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For storage, you can lower the strikers,w/o dry firing.Open the gun,take the safety off,pull both triggers,then slowly close the gun.
Mike Not with an LC Smith however-
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For storage, you can lower the strikers,w/o dry firing.Open the gun,take the safety off,pull both triggers,then slowly close the gun.
Mike Not with an LC Smith however- Works fine with my LC SLNE.
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A Parker equipped with an automatic safety would be difficult to lower the hammers. When the toplever is locked to the right, it is also bearing against a small pushrod that forces the safety into the 'ON' position, thus preventing the safety from being moved to the 'OFF' position until the toplever is returned to its center position.
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