I just got a benchmade auto, and was thinking that it may not be good to store it closed, due to the stress put on the spring mechanism. Or does it not really matter?
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Larry King wears shoulder pads.
This fits in there with storing "loaded mags" !! Springs tend to be weakened from REPEATED use. Those that are stored in a "Static" condition that are not exposed to cyclic excessive heat to cold, will be just as strong long after we are no longer present !!