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toffe wrapper wrote:Some rifles cock on opening if storing for long periods you are storing the bolt in the cocked position.
Every army in the world stores the rifles with the bolts in. Just because he does not doesn't make it law or best practice.

I was just putting it across as another shooters view, as I said, I store mine bolt in, but with trigger pulled when closing, so not cocked and no tension on anything.

Bolt actions stored bolts out gives more space in the cabinet. Reason enough for I.

I always take the bolts out of my rim fires and lock them away separately from the rifles.

I store my bolts in my ammo safe I thought it was one of those you must do type of things incase they ever did a spot check I never questioned it before till now but it's really good to hear what other shooters are doing

Marmite5 wrote:I always take the bolts out of my rim fires and lock them away separately from the rifles.

What rimfires do you own Jenny?

zzr1100 wrote:I tend to store my rifles with the bolt in and the firing pin forward (ie trigger pulled) .. But each to their own !

Me too

I store with bolts in and and 'Springs Eased' / Firing Pin Forward. What do people do with Martini / Lever action rifles? E

on my martini international i pull the trigger as i close it.

on my greener SG i just pull the trigger on it

on my lever guns, i cock and let the hammer down

BamBam wrote:

Marmite5 wrote:I always take the bolts out of my rim fires and lock them away separately from the rifles.

What rimfires do you own Jenny?

I have an Anschutz 1907 and an old Walther KKM, thanks for asking.

I remove the bolts from all my rifles and store (decocked) separately in another location
I do this primarily to give me more room in the cabinet but obviously, it also has a positive effect on security. I tend to agree that it's unlikely to be a legal requirement and most probably an 'FEO flavour of the month' issue.

Mezzer