storing bolt/magazine

[juststarting]

Bolt removed, I am guessing same reason as 'action broken' - just safety I suppose?

Bit of confusion... http://myshootingjourney.com/2015/09/23 ... -strorage/

As for the cocked vs uncocked because of springs, no harm in storing cocked. Rifles are stored cocked for decades, it's fine.

edited:

in VIC - no such requirement, however I store mine with bolts out purely because they won't fit in the safe otherwise

[bladeracer]

Most bolts automatically "cock" during the removal process and the internal springs are then fully compressed - all of the time.
Extended periods of storage (compression) will cause them to weaken and possibly influence the reliability of the striker pin action (misfire).

Any thoughts?

You can ease the spring on most cock-on-open bolts by turning the cocking piece manually, although some can be painful to re-cock before reinstalling into the receiver. I doubt it'd be a problem though as most springs are already preloaded even when the the striker has been dropped anyway. If you were that concerned about spring set you'd strip the bolt and allow the spring to fully extend.