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berkmberk1 · January 27, 2008, 02:23 AM

Got my parts Friday. The ejector rod, a Colt part, fits perfectly. The ejector rod head needs some fitting. Its a casting and the central web between the actual "button" and the boss where the rod screws into it needs to be thinned to fit the channel in the rod housing. A small file or my moto-tool should do just fine.

When I disassembled the ejector, I could see why they have a problem....the head and rod appear to be a press fit and are either welded or braized together, not screwed like the origonal. The rod isn't even full diameter along it's entire length! About half to three quarters of the length of the rod is milled flat through half the diameter of the ejector. I can only imaging how much it flexes when it encounters a stuck case!

January 27, 2008, 02:23 AM	#4
berkmberk1 Senior Member Join Date: January 10, 2008 Location: Springfield, IL (formerly TX) Posts: 187	The parts fit......mostly Got my parts Friday. The ejector rod, a Colt part, fits perfectly. The ejector rod head needs some fitting. Its a casting and the central web between the actual "button" and the boss where the rod screws into it needs to be thinned to fit the channel in the rod housing. A small file or my moto-tool should do just fine. When I disassembled the ejector, I could see why they have a problem....the head and rod appear to be a press fit and are either welded or braized together, not screwed like the origonal. The rod isn't even full diameter along it's entire length! About half to three quarters of the length of the rod is milled flat through half the diameter of the ejector. I can only imaging how much it flexes when it encounters a stuck case!