I have always stored my guns with the firing pins fired, so that the hammer spring is not kept compressed. Is this not an issue with Parkers?
Here's a hypothetical scenario: I have just spent time afield and am packing up to go home. I remove the unfired shells from the chambers and close the gun. I want to break my gun down to put it into a takedown case.
How do I proceed?
Do I leave the closed gun cocked and then remove the forearm and open the top lever to disengage the barrel set from the receiver?
Do I dry-fire the gun after the barrels have been removed?
Do I put the receiver in its case cocked?
What's the correct protocol to follow? As I mentioned, I'm interested in 1) protecting the longevity of the hammer springs and 2) not harming the ejector system.
Again, many thanks in advance for any clarification you can provide.
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