Ejectors VS Extractors

Guns and Gunning- still a great read yet today- "No gun can be considered to be modern without selective ejectors today"-- To me, the key word is "selective" as many single barrel shotguns (Iver Johnson Champion, etc) eject, but every time the gun is opened, whether the shell was fired or not.

Most of my "using" 12 side-by-sides have ejectors, all have double triggers. I started shooting with a 20 M12, still shoot M12's a lot today, so ejection is a "given" with a pump or autoloader- and as I use my doubles for waterfowling and tower released birds, I like the ejectors.

I do agree with you gents about picking up the empties- a old habit and a good one, and there extractors "rule the roost" for convenience in doing that. Even though 90% of my waterfowling is done on private property, I don't like to leave evidence of my being there. And for the pigeon and crow shooting I do almost year-round on dairy farms, picking up the empties, whether plastic or paper, tells your farmer host that you respect his property, and also prevents dairy or beef cattle from ingesting an empty and a possible expensive vet bill.

The old adage from Hippocrates- "First, do no harm" also applies in spades to how we treat the landowners who allow us to hunt and shoot on their lands-ejector guns or extractor guns-- either type depending on your shooting habits, and in some cases, pocketbook. I like both!!