Question for all you f class guys.

[rpierce]

How many of you take the ejector out of your bolt/or don't have one so the brass doesn't fly into the grass, dirt or sand?

 

[ShootDots]

How many of you take the ejector out of your bolt so the brass doesn't fly into the grass, dirt or sand?

I do not.. My cases FLY all the way to about 5" to the right of my rifle. I pick it up and place it in my MTM box.. Personally, I like them.

 

[GNERGY]

I cut a couple turns of the spring off so if I pull the bolt back fast it will eject it out of the action, and if I pull the bolt slow I can pick it out of the action.
Tarey

 

[effendude]

I have the ejectors removed in all my F-Class rifles. Too much time spent turning necks to eject them anywhere!

Scott

 

[Immike]

Hi Ryan, I have 5 coils cut off my spring so it just falls out beside the rifle.

 

[boltman223]

Add me to the list of the ones that like them. I took mine out to try it and I'm going to put it back in. I like opening the bolt, load a new round and shoot.

Mine has a lighter spring and the cases don't go far (about 6") and the necks don't get bent anymore either.

 

[bsumoba]

I take the ejector from my F-Open gun.

In F-Class, you have plenty of time to manually remove the brass from the action. The time it takes for the target board to go down and come back up is usually around 10-12 seconds. I rather not have to worry about brass on the shooting mat and having to police them later. Just remove them by hand and place into your ammo box.

 

[Steve Blair]

None of my F-Open rifles have an ejector, but the Viper SS 6BR is a Drop Port which functions as an ejector. The two BAT 3LL rifles are "pick-n-place".

 

[6BRinNZ]

I don't but seriously considered it for electronic targets.

 

[suberjc]

I dunno guys. One of the highlights of our monthly matches at Palo Alto is watching Mickey Brinkman catch his ejected brass in mid air with his trigger hand.
I wouldn't want to miss that. 8)

 

[RDavies]

I like ejectors and run them in all of mine. I had one added to my Panda action as well. Now that most ranges have electronic targets now, I like them even more so, just in case I feel the need to run and gun.

 

[KWeigel]

This year will be my first without. My new 6.5 doesn't have one. I will try it out for the year.

 

[ARshuter]

I take the ejector from my F-Open gun.

In F-Class, you have plenty of time to manually remove the brass from the action. The time it takes for the target board to go down and come back up is usually around 10-12 seconds. I rather not have to worry about brass on the shooting mat and having to police them later. Just remove them by hand and place into your ammo box.

What he said. ^^^

 

[jrm850]

I don't use one for two reasons. 1. I don't like the hole on the bolt face for brass to flow into and 2. I don't like a spring ejector denting necks. I would use one of it was controlled eject.

 

[jlc204]

I don't use one for two reasons. 1. I don't like the hole on the bolt face for brass to flow into and 2. I don't like a spring ejector denting necks. I would use one of it was controlled eject.

I just finished a short-range BR rifle on a Rem 700 and removed the ejector.
I have not fired it yet and the above comment #1 has me concerned...will brass from the case head really flow into the ejector hole?
Could I just install the ejector plunger without the spring to stop the flow?

 

[jrm850]

I don't use one for two reasons. 1. I don't like the hole on the bolt face for brass to flow into and 2. I don't like a spring ejector denting necks. I would use one of it was controlled eject.

I just finished a short-range BR rifle on a Rem 700 and removed the ejector.
I have not fired it yet and the above comment #1 has me concerned...will brass from the case head really flow into the ejector hole?
Could I just install the ejector plunger without the spring to stop the flow?

I should have been more clear- If there is an ejector hole, it really doesn't matter if the ejector is in place or not as far as brass flow goes. In Higher pressure rounds like the Dasher, I find that not having the hole in the bolt face at all is advantageous as you get close max pressures. I have one with the hole and one without. Sometimes the one with the hole will show an ejector mark if it gets too hot outside or the biscuit stays in the oven too long.

 

[bsumoba]

I don't use one for two reasons. 1. I don't like the hole on the bolt face for brass to flow into and 2. I don't like a spring ejector denting necks. I would use one of it was controlled eject.

I just finished a short-range BR rifle on a Rem 700 and removed the ejector.
I have not fired it yet and the above comment #1 has me concerned...will brass from the case head really flow into the ejector hole?
Could I just install the ejector plunger without the spring to stop the flow?

The hole is really a non-issue unless you are running really HOT loads. I ran 53gr of H4350 in my 284 Shehane during load development testing and started to see faint ejector "hole" marks on the case head. They looked identical to ejector marks when I run an ejector. It helps me identify higher pressures a lot easier.

Some guys will send their bolt out to get the hole filled in. I believe Gretan does this a lot.

 

[nosualc]

I was shooting in a league match when my target broke down in the middle of a string. Rather than let my loaded cartridge "cook" while I waited, I ejected it. Later, when I shot that same round (after it had cooled), its POI was significantly off (2 MOA) the rest of the string, spoiling a clean score.

Why? On both my F-Open rifles I use minimal neck tension and long bullets. When ejected, the bullet is pushed into the inside wall of the action before it gets to the port. Enough so to introduce concentricity problems. Prove it to yourself: take a loaded round with light neck tension and minimal runout. Chamber it, and eject it. Measure runout.

A learning experience; the ejectors in my F-Open guns were removed that night. No need for 'em. I never had the holes plugged, as it doesn't seem necessary.

-nosualc

 

[ShootDots]

I was shooting in a league match when my target broke down in the middle of a string. Rather than let my loaded cartridge "cook" while I waited, I ejected it. Later, when I shot that same round (after it had cooled), its POI was significantly off (2 MOA) the rest of the string, spoiling a clean score.

Why? On both my F-Open rifles I use minimal neck tension and long bullets. When ejected, the bullet is pushed into the inside wall of the action before it gets to the port. Enough so to introduce concentricity problems. Prove it to yourself: take a loaded round with light neck tension and minimal runout. Chamber it, and eject it. Measure runout.

A learning experience; the ejectors in my F-Open guns were removed that night. No need for 'em. I never had the holes plugged, as t doesn't seem necessary.

-nosualc

I understand EXACTLY what you are saying nosualc! If I have to "unchamber" a round to keep it from heating up, I pull the bolt back to expose most of the cartridge, yet the cartridge is still "straight" in my chamber. Then when it is time, I close the bolt, fire and have not experienced any ill effect..

 

[bsumoba]

I was shooting in a league match when my target broke down in the middle of a string. Rather than let my loaded cartridge "cook" while I waited, I ejected it. Later, when I shot that same round (after it had cooled), its POI was significantly off (2 MOA) the rest of the string, spoiling a clean score.

Why? On both my F-Open rifles I use minimal neck tension and long bullets. When ejected, the bullet is pushed into the inside wall of the action before it gets to the port. Enough so to introduce concentricity problems. Prove it to yourself: take a loaded round with light neck tension and minimal runout. Chamber it, and eject it. Measure runout.

A learning experience; the ejectors in my F-Open guns were removed that night. No need for 'em. I never had the holes plugged, as it doesn't seem necessary.

-nosualc

BUT...BUT.......we use temp stable powders ;D. Lolol.

Jokes aside, yes, this is another good reason. We don't always remove a round out of the chamber in the middle of a string, but when we do, it is nice to know that no ejector is going to impart a sideforce on the brass. We're not going to mag feed for f open and we're not going to run 5-10 rounds one after the other. Remove the ejector.