Diana How long can a springer be left cocked before spring degradation?

[Berserkeley Mike]

I forget whose Weihrauchcollection was on display over the winter. I noticed that the break barrels were stored open. I wasn’t sure why, but I’ve taken to doing that. I just have a HW50s and a r9, but I can see at a glance that they’re empty and safe. On reflection, I was wondering if they were stored open for that reason or to take the pressure off the breech seal?

That is how I store my break-barrels, for both those reasons.
And I store coil springers barrel-up to keep the spring greases and oils from migrating to the cylinder, and air-springers barrel-down so the gas ram seals stay moist.

 

[DualMagMike]

Really an impossible question to answer, too many variables. How old is the spring in question, is high power or low, how many times has it been compressed, have there been any dry fires, are extremely light pellets or heavy pellets been used extensively, is it an aftermarket spring or factory, has the spring been cut, spaced, collapsed, re-hardened etc? These are all factors that "may" contribute significantly before the question, "how long can a springer"...

 

[Hateful McNasty]

That is how I store my break-barrels, for both those reasons.
And I store coil springers barrel-up to keep the spring greases and oils from migrating to the cylinder, and air-springers barrel-down so the gas ram seals stay moist.

Myth buster...

Pointing the gas ram down dont help at all .... Just ask my hatsans . My gamo gas ram get put up how ever it falls up ,down , side or any combo of ways and after 7 years of hard use its still as good as day one .

In the end all you can do is what you feels best and hope for the best .. lol

 

[Deadeye Dick]

Really an impossible question to answer, too many variables. How old is the spring in question, is high power or low, how many times has it been compressed, have there been any dry fires, are extremely light pellets or heavy pellets been used extensively, is it an aftermarket spring or factory, has the spring been cut, spaced, collapsed, re-hardened etc? These are all factors that "may" contribute significantly before the question, "how long can a springer"...

German made Diana 48 bought brand new from Airguns of Arizona a few years ago.
Fairly powerful and never been dry fired.

 

[DualMagMike]

German made Diana 48 bought brand new from Airguns of Arizona a few years ago.
Fairly powerful and never been dry fired.

Still, too many variables, pellet weight amount of times fired, was there any detonations or dieseling at the factory or after, how well does the seal fit, etc. Even with these things known each spring like barrels can be a bit different. The question is unanswerable with any real certainty...

 

[beerthief]

I think too many people are over thinking this , Worrying about a very slim chance of something that might happen

 

[Deadeye Dick]

I think too many people are over thinking this , Worrying about a very slim chance of something that might happen

If we didn't have questions, would we have need of this forum?

 

[beerthief]

If we didn't have questions, would we have need of this forum?

Bragging over AM coffee .

 

[DualMagMike]

Not sure you can overthink anything if a) you don't know the answer or b) if you want to try to do the right thing for your equipment.

 

[Berserkeley Mike]

Myth buster...

Pointing the gas ram down dont help at all .... Just ask my hatsans . My gamo gas ram get put up how ever it falls up ,down , side or any combo of ways and after 7 years of hard use its still as good as day one .

In the end all you can do is what you feels best and hope for the best .. lol

You Sir, are the Experimentalist! Thank you for that observation that disproves my hypothesis, which is now abandoned.