Ejector Question

[Cort]

I have a Remington 700 ADL that I am converting to single shot and replacing the barrel. What is the downside of leaving the ejector out of the bolt when I put it all back together?

Thanks for your insight,

Cort

 

[JRS]

No downside IMO
I believe they are a waste of money, time, something else to pick up dirt or grit, and fail at the most inopportune time.

 

[shooter63]

i took mine out but put ejector back in without spring might stop gas blow back if it should ever occur plus keeps your brass of ground regards shooter63

 

[Preacher]

Like shooter63, I put the ejector back in place, but cut the spring so it just places the empty case at a angle when the bolt is pulled back..

 

[MarkS]

Cort,

Nothing. You can cut the spring on the ejector, so it wil just roll the case out. I have two custom action gun, with no ejector, no hunting cases.

Mark

 

[jonbearman]

Preacher,how many coils do you remove to achieve that result?

 

[Robert]

Like shooter63, I put the ejector back in place, but cut the spring so it just places the empty case at a angle when the bolt is pulled back..

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Preacher,

Just my point, FWIW

spring loaded ejectors are not only useless in single shot target shooting, but also more or less impair accuracy.

Instead as replacing the springless (or weakened spring) ejector, would it not be better to have the hole bushed flush with the bottom of the recess?...

This would also prevent brass to flow in the ejector hole in case of overpressure.
R.G.C

 

[Preacher]

Jon, I ever counted the coils I cut, I just clip a few at a time till I'm happy with it..
Bushing the hole would work as well, but a lot of bother doing it for the outcome.
I just wouldn't leave the hole open, one way or the other..

 

[K22]

I single load all my varmint rifles even when hunting to avoid damaging the bullet. If I need a second shot which is the exception rather than the rule, I found I can reload quickly enough and the slight pause forces me to refocus rather than rush a second shot. So for me, the ejector is of little value except for my big game hunting rifles. I also like the mentality of "one shot - one kill, at least when it comes to varmint hunting

In the past I'd load up the magazine then after taking a shot I'd spend a lot of time searching for brass in the weeds or worse, in the poison ivy.

 

[Cort]

Thanks for all the replies. I was hoping that the answer that you gave me was the correct answer. I will have to decide how much spring to allow if I decide to leave the spring and ejector in place.

Cort

 

[Nomad47]

Good points, K22. And I totally agree.

 

[M-61]

A Browning B 78 really had (has) a nice feature. Left eject, right eject, or no eject at all....just sits there waiting for your fingers. Probably the one feature of that rifle I appreciated the most.

 

[Alex Wheeler]

Robert,
How do you figure ejectors impair accuracy? Have you done any testing that has led you to come to that conclusion? Just asking.

 

[Robert]

Robert,
How do you figure ejectors impair accuracy? Have you done any testing that has led you to come to that conclusion? Just asking.

zfastmalibu,

I meant spring loaded ejectors who can push out of axis an imperfectly sized round held by the extractor on the other side.

For me, an ejector must be of the inertia type, actuated mechanically at the end of the stroke.

This was perfectly realised by PP Mauser. An other interesting realisation was made long ago (Newton action in the twenties I think).

The system was adapted for the C.G line of actions. It allow to eventually remove the case by hand and, mpst important, cannot move backwards further than the rear face of the bolt case recess. Therefore there can be no nrass flowing in the ejector hole in case of overpressure, as this can happen with a spring-loaded ejector (even more so if the spring is weakened..)

Just consider this as technical description and a reply to your question.

R.G.C

 

[lpreddick]

had a win 22-250 that always dumped the case after being pulled from the chamber. i would have to fiddle to get it out and waste time. i then removed the ejector entirely and SHAZAM! the extracted case is held in the bold face and easily removed and replace. i then did the same with my rems and customs and i don't lose valuable brass in the weed anymore. i seldom need a second shot also. fl sized brass can be a tiney bit loose in chamber and the ejector pushing against the case is creating an out of alingment torque...another reason to consider shorting the spring. since i'm not shooting too hot, i haven't seen and ejector hole imprints on the brass heads.

 

[4xforfun]

In the 1K (maybe even 600) world...there are shooters with ejectors in their guns, and there are the rest that loose a lot.

Just my .02

Tod

 

[Cort]

When you are trying to capitalize on the condition, being able to pump cartridges through the rifle is critical. Obviously the ejector plays an important role in allowing one to pump cartridges through quickly. If one does not need to take advantage of the condition, then, it seems to me, that the ejector just makes one search for brass.

Cort

 

[johara1]

You don't hunt brass it just drops right by the gun on the bench and how does it hurt bullets. it doesn't push the case off too the side, the bullet is in the throat and the base is only .0005 smaller that the chamber. Like Tod said if you want to shoot small at 1K you need a ejector or you can give the relay a weather report......jim