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BigJimP · April 5, 2013, 06:59 PM

No, its not a stupid question...but it varies a little by the model of the gun you're talking about...

On a 1911... the ejector is a solid part ( no spring).../ for an internal extractor on a 1911, it is itself a spring - but there is no spring on the extractor. The extractor rides in a slot in the slide - and is tensioned by the "spring steel" that its made of. On a 1911 with an external extractor ...yes there is a spring in the slide behind the extractor.

On guns like Sig Sauers 226's ....they have external extractors - and they have springs behind the extractors. The ejectors on all of the sigs are all solid parts - no springs.

I can't think of a gun - where the ejector has a spring....

April 5, 2013, 06:59 PM	#2
BigJimP Senior Member Join Date: February 23, 2005 Posts: 13,195	No, its not a stupid question...but it varies a little by the model of the gun you're talking about... On a 1911... the ejector is a solid part ( no spring).../ for an internal extractor on a 1911, it is itself a spring - but there is no spring on the extractor. The extractor rides in a slot in the slide - and is tensioned by the "spring steel" that its made of. On a 1911 with an external extractor ...yes there is a spring in the slide behind the extractor. On guns like Sig Sauers 226's ....they have external extractors - and they have springs behind the extractors. The ejectors on all of the sigs are all solid parts - no springs. I can't think of a gun - where the ejector has a spring.... Last edited by BigJimP; April 5, 2013 at 07:09 PM.