Well that’s another person that has seen the ejector setting off a primer. I’m glad I started this thread. Might have saved me a damaged hand. I won’t be cupping my hand over the ejection port anymore. I’ll continue to move slide slowly. And it seems removing the magazine and letting it drop thru is a good option. Preferably on something soft.
I haven't used the "drop through the mag well" technique, but I've had better success with using more speed rather than less speed cycling the slide to eject a live round. I just yank the slide and let the round fly.
Doesn’t yanking it at higher speed make it more likely for the ejector to ignite the primer? Or if you don’t have an extended ejector it really is unlikely? I don’t know the difference between what an extended ejector and “standard ejector” looks like. My Dan Wesson Specialist in 10mm has whatever DW put on it. I wonder if it is what is called a GI ejector?
My experience is with Colt and a standard, non-extended Colt ejector. There are pictures of various ejectors in this thread. The Colt and Army Ordnance ejectors are very similar.
https://www.1911forum.com/threads/de...jector.414798/
I eject live rounds periodically, but if I'm doing some kind of training that requires cycling the slide, with a round chambered, I'm using snap caps for that and not live rounds.
Same here. I eject live rounds from time to time. But for training I use snap caps.
I don't see how that would be the case, since as long as the cartridge is undergoing the normal ejection cycle the ejector should not contact the primer. Out of chamber detonations become an issue only when the live round fails to clear the ejection port before the slide goes forward. Can you clarify what your concern is with faster racking?Originally Posted by Rmiked
To go back to the root issue, the problem with ejecting a live round is that if the slide goes forward when a live round is halfway in the ejection port, the possibility exists that the round gets pinched between the slide and the ejector, with the ejector striking the primer in the same manner as a firing pin would. That is the reason cupping ones hand over the ejection port is discouraged - if you do it the wrong way you can create an obstacle that prevents the round from getting clear of the gun, and simultaneously should you experience an ejector initiated cartridge detonation your hand is right there to receive all the hot gases and metal shards from the ruptured case.
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Well that clears it up for me. I was thinking the ejector should not contact the primer if the slide is moving rearward but reading people’s experience it sounded like it had happened. I assumed the extractor was rotating the cartridge such that the primer was moving toward the ejector. If the danger only exists when a stuck live round is being pushed forward by the slide (breech face) then as long as you keep the slide back it should be safe to cup your hand over the ejection port? I’m still uncomfortable with doing that since there are methods that work that don’t require putting your hand over the ejection port. My concern about racking the slide faster is that more speed is more likely to set off primer if contact is made with the ejector.
Why not just catch the mag? Hit the release and catch the mag with your other hand under the grip
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Hes talking about letting the live round drop through, not the mag.
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