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gknaka2
What is the proper way to store a pump shotgun that you do not anticipate using for a while.

Bolt open, Bolt closed trigger released, or other.
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  • keystone1974
    I don't know the "proper" way, but I bought my mossy 500 when I was 15, I'm now 36 and I leave the bolt closed with trigger released. A very light coat of gun oil ( like Rem. Oil or better yet Ballistol)
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  • Zinderbloc
    +1 to that. Bolt closed and trigger released was the way the local police stored their excess pump guns when I was a kid.
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  • Spider7115
    +2 to that. That's how I store all of my firearms. No stress on any springs.
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  • thorhammer
    Snapcap inserted, bolt closed and dry fire gun. Important. Store

    upside down so oil does not saturate wood stock.

    Return to barrel up storage after 3 weeks. I stained a nice walnut

    butt stock on a vintage 94 when i generously oiled the gun[:(]
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  • andrewsw16
    Yep, I was taught to always store long guns muzzle down to prevent the slow drainage of oil and any accompanying gunk into both the action and the stock. I know it looks a bit funny since most gun cabinets are built the other way but it makes sense.
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  • plinked
    Bought my Mossberg 500 new 12 years ago and have yet to shoot it, I store all my rifles barrel up and don't have any hint of oil saturation in the stocks, my oldest rifle is a 30 year old Marlin I bought new also ( have shot that one ) maybe I'm not oiling enough??
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  • redman.com1
    put oil the damn thing and dont put it in a case. and occasionally wipe it down with oil again.
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  • Mossbergboogie
    I ve had my 12ga 500 for 9 years, and I have never left the hammer forward during storage in additon to the action closed. My father bought his new in 1983 and it has been stored the same way and never seen the use in all that time mine has... Still shoots just fine.


    Springs wear based on decompression and compression. So leaving them compressed or otherwise won't matter IMO. Just like magazines.
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  • wpage
    Like any piece of metal equipment. Its good to operate or cycle periodically. Wipe it down occasionally and keep in a cool dry environment.
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  • gruntled
    No need for the snap cap. Leave the action part way open, pull the trigger & ease the action closed. Not just pumps or shotguns but just about any type of firearm.
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