Steven's 311 A Ejector

baddarryl · March 25, 2025, 06:52 PM

Hi all. I just picked up a nice .410 with Walnut Stocks and case coloring. Very pleased with how it shoots and handles. Question: do these old guns actually eject the shells? I have to pull mine out. The action is stiff and tight as it appears to have been shot very little. I wonder if this is a factor.

I'm not sure if the ejector should have a spring or not. When broken down it will move back and forth about a little 1/4 inch or so with no resistance. Is this normal? I really don't know. Thanks.

jmr40 · March 25, 2025, 07:17 PM

Most of them just extract the shells. You have to pull them out manually. They did make a few with ejectors, but they aren't common. They are basically the same gun but are known as the Savage B-SE. The B-SE has a single trigger and always fires the right barrel 1st. The ones with 2 triggers just extract.

baddarryl · March 25, 2025, 07:24 PM

Yeah i forgot about the difference between extractors and ejectors. Thanks

GeneS · March 26, 2025, 03:29 PM

If you reload, you will quickly come to appreciate the extractors. Especially at what .410 shells cost.

FrankenMauser · March 26, 2025, 11:28 PM

Nah. The "ploonk" sound of an ejected shell will always trump extractors for me.
Plus, how else are you supposed to hit your friend in the face from a distance without them expecting it?

I reload .44 Shot (.44-40 based), .410 (2", 2.5", and 3"), 20 ga, 16 ga (BP and smokeless), and 12 ga (BP and smokeless). I would reload 28 ga if I had one.
I will happily let any of those shells - even the brass ones - hit the ground as long as I get a satisfying "plooonk" with ejection.

Jim Watson · March 27, 2025, 05:32 PM

Ploonk capability runs the cost up, though. At least for selective ejectors on a double. Most singles trip the ejector when you open the gun and will toss out a live round same as a fired hull.

March 25, 2025, 06:52 PM	#1
baddarryl Senior Member Join Date: March 29, 2011 Location: Cape Fear! Posts: 1,700	Steven's 311 A Ejector Hi all. I just picked up a nice .410 with Walnut Stocks and case coloring. Very pleased with how it shoots and handles. Question: do these old guns actually eject the shells? I have to pull mine out. The action is stiff and tight as it appears to have been shot very little. I wonder if this is a factor. I'm not sure if the ejector should have a spring or not. When broken down it will move back and forth about a little 1/4 inch or so with no resistance. Is this normal? I really don't know. Thanks.

March 25, 2025, 07:17 PM	#2
jmr40 Senior Member Join Date: June 15, 2008 Location: Georgia Posts: 10,976	Most of them just extract the shells. You have to pull them out manually. They did make a few with ejectors, but they aren't common. They are basically the same gun but are known as the Savage B-SE. The B-SE has a single trigger and always fires the right barrel 1st. The ones with 2 triggers just extract. __________________ "If you're still doing things the same way you were doing them 10 years ago, you're doing it wrong" Winston Churchill

March 26, 2025, 11:28 PM	#5
FrankenMauser Senior Member Join Date: August 26, 2008 Location: In the valley above the plain Posts: 13,778	Nah. The "ploonk" sound of an ejected shell will always trump extractors for me. Plus, how else are you supposed to hit your friend in the face from a distance without them expecting it? I reload .44 Shot (.44-40 based), .410 (2", 2.5", and 3"), 20 ga, 16 ga (BP and smokeless), and 12 ga (BP and smokeless). I would reload 28 ga if I had one. I will happily let any of those shells - even the brass ones - hit the ground as long as I get a satisfying "plooonk" with ejection. __________________ -Unwilling Range Officer -Unwilling Match Designer -NRL22/PRS22/PRO -Something about broccoli and carrots

March 25, 2025, 07:24 PM	#3
baddarryl Senior Member Join Date: March 29, 2011 Location: Cape Fear! Posts: 1,700	Yeah i forgot about the difference between extractors and ejectors. Thanks

March 26, 2025, 03:29 PM	#4
GeneS Senior Member Join Date: April 16, 2000 Location: North Carolina, USA Posts: 200	If you reload, you will quickly come to appreciate the extractors. Especially at what .410 shells cost.

March 27, 2025, 05:32 PM	#6
Jim Watson Senior Member Join Date: October 25, 2001 Location: Alabama Posts: 19,189	Ploonk capability runs the cost up, though. At least for selective ejectors on a double. Most singles trip the ejector when you open the gun and will toss out a live round same as a fired hull.