Eject or not eject?
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jackieschmidt
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This is pretty much what I have found.
Before I went to this years Tack Driver, I set two Rifles up in 6PPC, one on a Neuvo drop port, which of course has no spring loaded ejector, the other with a standard Neuvo Right eject Which has a light spring loaded ejector. Both had Bartlien gain twist barrels. Both shot the exact same load.
They shot identicle.
Before I went to this years Tack Driver, I set two Rifles up in 6PPC, one on a Neuvo drop port, which of course has no spring loaded ejector, the other with a standard Neuvo Right eject Which has a light spring loaded ejector. Both had Bartlien gain twist barrels. Both shot the exact same load.
They shot identicle.
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Having to manually intervene to remove the spent case after every shot is enough to make me take a hard pass.
No eject, only extract
Definitely no eject. They can track you down more easily after you do a drive by.
I prefer an ejector or a drop port over manual too, but once you get used to doing it, an ejector isn't much faster at all. Just a fluid motion of opening the bolt, laying the loaded round in and in the same motion, just pluck the fired case as you move your hand away and close the bolt. Granted, that's in a bench rifle being single loaded..but it can be done fast and smoothly with practice. Less likely to lose or damage a fired case is about the only reason to go naked, though. And a well tuned ejector should just lay the case over the edge of the stock and drop.
Mark W
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Why do you think I carry a revolver?
As a varmint hunter and reloader, trying to fine an ejected case in the field is difficult at best.
So, as a compromise, I had the ejector springs reduced in tension in my field varmint rifles so the case clears the extractor and falls to the side. I can't imagine having to pry a case out of the extractor after each shot. That would drive me nuts.
So, as a compromise, I had the ejector springs reduced in tension in my field varmint rifles so the case clears the extractor and falls to the side. I can't imagine having to pry a case out of the extractor after each shot. That would drive me nuts.
Frankly then, you haven't done it much. The case should not fight you coming off of the extractor on the ejection side...or ejectors wouldn't work well. Sounds good, but not reality. The extractor is nearest the ejection port, opposite of the ejector and the case typically falls off of it if there's no ejector spring tension there...or just comes right off it the direction of the ejection port.
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I don't know because I never totally deactivated the ejector, just had its tension reduced so the case wasn't ejected into the next county. (My smith did mine)
My comment about having to pry the case out the extractor with no ejector was based on the watching the video posted. So, if that's what you meant, then yes, I have never use "done it much", in fact have "never done it". With the modifications my smith made, the case clears the mag well and drops to the ground. I can find my case in the field easily which was the entire reason I had the ejector spring modified.
Kevin1990
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I had a crappy day. This made me laugh pretty hard.
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