Tuning Extractors and Extended Ejectors

[Dave Waits]

Empties hitting you in the forehead. My Kimber used to do that, even sent it back to Kimber. They replaced the Extractor and the Ejector with an Extended version, still did it once in a while. Then I got an education over on 1911.Org. thanks to Niemis24 who, BTW, allows me to use his wonderful diagrams.Once I tuned my Extractor and angled the nose of the Ejector, the cranial-assaults ceased. Both my RIA and the Kimber kick the cases out high and at four O'Clock now.
If you don't have an Extended Ejector there is still something you can do.Take a small file(I use a flat Jewelers'file for all this) and file an angle on the inside of the Ejector nose. What you are doing is moving the point of contact to the left which causes the case-rim to roll off the angle after contacting the Ejector. File a little bit at a time and try it until it's ejecting well to the right side.

[jmlutz]

Originally Posted by Dave Waits

Empties hitting you in the forehead. My Kimber used to do that, even sent it back to Kimber. They replaced the Extractor and the Ejector with an Extended version, still did it once in a while. Then I got an education over on 1911.Org. thanks to Niemis24 who, BTW, allows me to use his wonderful diagrams.Once I tuned my Extractor and angled the nose of the Ejector, the cranial-assaults ceased. Both my RIA and the Kimber kick the cases out high and at four O'Clock now.
If you don't have an Extended Ejector there is still something you can do.Take a small file(I use a flat Jewelers'file for all this) and file an angle on the inside of the Ejector nose. What you are doing is moving the point of contact to the left which causes the case-rim to roll off the angle after contacting the Ejector. File a little bit at a time and try it until it's ejecting well to the right side.

Thanks for the great post Dave, several years ago I had a 4 inch Kimber Covert that was just terrible about throwing the brass back in my face, I had a couple of local gunsmiths try to fix it, it didn't work. After a piece of brass hit my glasses so hard it put a chip in them, I sold the SOB, I felt bad for the buyer, but I warned him. It's bad when you want to duck as soon as as you pull the trigger because you're wary of your own gun........Mike

[skosh69]

Very nice Dave, you the man. Question? How did my name come up when you were describing "The side closest to the inside of the gun "???? hahaha...

[Riverpigusmc]

Bump in Yoda's honor

[GD2A]

Good read! I can see where his knowledge benefitted many.

[boatdoc]

+1911 great thread. thanks so much for all the key info

[RKP]

Originally Posted by Caleb

Bump. Looks like I have to do some work on the PMC9.

Yeah, I saw/read that, keep us posted bud.

[Rick McC.]

That’s a great write up my Mr. Waits!

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As an FYI, when you get to taking the extractor half way out and start to bend it; you aren’t going to break it. It takes more force than you’d think to bend it.

I actually remove the extractor, and put it back in the slide backwards, with the hook facing out. I then use my thumb to put force on the extractor to bend it. That works better for me than the standard way.

[Caleb]

Originally Posted by Rick McC.

That’s a great write up my Mr. Waits!

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As an FYI, when you get to taking the extractor half way out and start to bend it; you aren’t going to break it. It takes more force than you’d think to bend it.

I actually remove the extractor, and put it back in the slide backwards, with the hook facing out. I then use my thumb to put force on the extractor to bend it. That works better for me than the standard way.

Thanks for the tip! I haven’t had time to fool around with it yet but, I’ll keep you all posted on the results.


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[Sheepdog]

Thanks Dave, I have one that puts the brass right in the middle of my fore head.