Ejector Modification.

[B. Dudley]

Originally Posted by Jon Hancock

I'm at a point of frustration because all I seem to be finding lately are extractor guns. I have a chance to grab a near mint DH for $2800 so in turn I might convert my other DH into a DHE. Just thinking out loud here.

And for likely $500 more you can get an ejector gun. As dean said, they are out there.

The cost to convert a gun would be 4 times that, or more. If you can find someone to do it.

[Bill Murphy]

Del Grego's shop has done this conversion. It requires machine work on the action as well as a complete replacement forend. As early as 1972, Larry Sr. expressed apprehension about the conversion. I asked him to do a 28 gauge in 1972 and he did not want to do it. My 28 is still an extractor gun.

[Jon Hancock]

Good stuff guys. I have always been a wing shooter but have a real bad habit of catching my hulls as they pop from the ejectors (bad sporting clay habits). Also, as I hunt quail solo with my German short hair, chasing blue quail on foot while reloading was my concern. You guys have answered the question. I have a nice DHE (70% case color) and cringe when I think about the way I hold it with gloves on. I don't shoot my well worn GH because it doesn't have ejectors. Time for me to break bad habits it sounds like.

[Dean Romig]

Gloves make it really difficult to remove the spent shells from an extractor gun.





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[Bill Murphy]

Jon, why is catching your hulls as they are ejected a bad habit? That is the way it is supposed to be done.

[Jon Hancock]

Bad habit while shooting an extractor

[Bill Murphy]

Your hand is right where it belongs. No problem.

[edgarspencer]

Originally Posted by Jon Hancock

Bad habit while shooting an extractor

I must be missing something.

[wayne goerres]

If you have a chance to buy a near mint DH for that price you should buy it and resell it. the money you make will pay the difference for the DHE that you would like to have.

[High Brass]

I've only "needed" ejectors in a good dove field. Other than that they seem totally unnecessary. I have removed them from my clays gun since I reload and the ejectors would get out of time every 5 years or so and need work. I have them handy and can install them in about 10 minutes if I need them.

Hint-Cut the trigger finger tip off of your shooting glove. Better trigger control and it makes picking out an empty fast and easy.