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Offline Jeff H

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Rimless Ejector Follies
« on: June 21, 2009, 03:15:03 PM »
So, I snag this sweet little .223 Synthetic Youth (from here) and it's in great shape and cute as a bug.  Stock even fits well enough to use it so I stuck a new Weaver "fixed-six" on top that was hiding in the gun safe from '98.  The first round I dropped in the chamber fell right past the ejector - "clink," pretty as you please. 

So, I start monkeying with it and looking at it, opening/closing the ction and see the ejector falls out of the way at full-open.  Hah!  Easy!  I just don't open it all the way when I drop a round in.  Well, that is a bit easier said than done, as if it's too far closed the ejector drags on the body of the case.  Checked the FAQs and found some good extractor/ejector info, but nothing on this.

Somewhere in between fully open and not quite fully open, it would work perfectly but it's awkward to try to hold the action open "just so" as you drop the cartridge into the chamber.

Am I just no holding my mouth right? 

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Re: Rimless Ejector Follies
« Reply #1 on: June 21, 2009, 04:27:57 PM »
when you close the action and open it (fully without playing with it) does it eject the shell? If so take it to the range and shoot it. The ejector slides over the shell as the action closes....<><....:)
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Re: Rimless Ejector Follies
« Reply #2 on: June 21, 2009, 05:23:27 PM »
Quote from: MSP Ret on June 21, 2009, 04:27:57 PM
when you close the action and open it (fully without playing with it) does it eject the shell? If so take it to the range and shoot it. The ejector slides over the shell as the action closes....<><....:)

It ejects with certain authority.

I did try to get the ejector to snap over the rim, but, very cautiously, since I did not know if it would work that way or if I would just bend a rim and ejector.  Looking at the rear face of the vertical part of the ejector, it is angled, and I already knew it could swing downward from watching it, so I surmised it could possibly work that way.  Maybe I was just being too gentle with it.  Nothing to lose with a couple dummy rounds, but was afraid I would snap the ejector off.

Thanks for the advice.  I will get it out this week and give 'er a whirl.  If I can get it to shoot well, it will make a neat little "incidental 'chucker."  Something of a "pocket varminter" I can have along about anywhere or any time.

Jeff H
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Re: Rimless Ejector Follies
« Reply #3 on: June 21, 2009, 05:53:17 PM »
Yours is working just like it is supposed to work.  The ejector drops down so the case will clear it on the way out.  I bet your looks a lot like this one, except this is a 17 FB.  Larry

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Re: Rimless Ejector Follies
« Reply #4 on: June 22, 2009, 12:54:42 AM »
Quote from: trotterlg on June 21, 2009, 05:53:17 PM
.........I bet your looks a lot like this one, except this is a 17 FB.  Larry...........

Sure does, Larry.  Add open sights and it's a dead-ringer.  Neat little set-up.  Would love to put together a .357 like this.

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