How long to leave a springer cocked

[kentkami]

Hi,
Just fitted a V-mach kit to my 77{fantastic bit of kit}.Run about 40 50 pellets through it and hitting a 5pcoin size at 50yards.I was on one of my permissions waiting for the bunnies to show and was thinking,how long can you have the gun cocked without affecting the spring.Sometimes i have to wait an hour or maybe an hour and a half before firing.Would love to hear your views on this.
Thanks

[mattyts]

half an hour max

[PNEFC Danny]

Just as a matter of principle I fire the pellet off if it's been cocked for 15-20 minutes - although I know people who have forgotten, left it cocked for hours at a time and suffered no ill effect.

[mikemjm]

with a quality spring such as the Vmach a couple of hours will be no harm

[Dead eye kai]

This is a personal preference this. I'll go to an hour before I fire it off. Although I am thinking about removing the anti- beartrap so I can de-cock instead of firing.

[Barcelona68]

An hour or so is fine.. It's when you leave it cocked for days or weeks that's not advised.

[Mike1]

Just as a matter of principle I fire the pellet off if it's been cocked for 15-20 minutes - although I know people who have forgotten, left it cocked for hours at a time and suffered no ill effect.

Agree with the 15 minute rule, unless I am in a hide or similar and waiting for something to come into sight. No point is firing to scare them away! but never left it more than a couple of hours.

[seiko]

in my younger days in the 80s I would always de cock my gun, not sure if that is possible on newer model springers. ?

[theobencarbine88]

When hunting i expect my rifles sometimes may be left cocked and loaded for about an hour max .. subconciously i have in back of mind to not leave it to long though

[Jack]

in my younger days in the 80s I would always de cock my gun, not sure if that is possible on newer model springers. ?

My old long bow you could, had to rebreak the barrel then hold it down releasing the trigger and slowly bring the barrel back up. A mate of mine snapper his stock and almost his face by trying it tho.

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