Thanks Channing. I can't speak to the propensity of a Reproduction to suffer damage vs an original or Remington era Parker. That's b/c I've only handled/shot Parkers owned by friends. Further, I've only inspected them to the extent one can at shows etc. Obviously, that's a far cry from owning & caring for one. Let me clear something up though. I'm not referring to a screw breaking. I'm referring to the dovetail becoming worn which can lead to movement of the stop plate. Once the plate starts moving, at all, the dovetail can begin to wear rapidly. I know the proper care of ejectors is to ensure snap caps are in place when opening the gun so the ejectors don't smack the plate with full force behind them.
I haven't got one of my Repro's in front of me but from memory, the screw securing the stop plate only limits up/down movement. I don't recall it being a captive screw. It's the fit of the plate in its dovetail that secures the plate. If it becomes loose, you're only left with one option and that's to start peening the dovetail back into shape against the plate or disrupt material on the plate itself so that it's snug. That sucks.
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