hello i am new to this site and to shotguns i wanted to know which is better to have on a shotgun a ejector or an extractor ? also on a break open single shotgun which parts normally go bad i know the fire pin but i am unaware of any other parts , i am just wondering because i want to buy spare parts to have incase i need them also i want a basic shotgun with less maintenance of parts failing so what that being said would having a shotgun without an ejector be better by having less parts to repair ? thank you in advance .
ejector and an extractor?
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It depends on if you want to pick up shells from the ground or if you want to grab them after they have been pushed far enough out of the chamber for you to grab. A lot of hunting shotguns have ejectors while extractors are more common on clay/skeet guns since most save the hulls to reload. You want one or the other. Without either, you will be using a knife/screw driver/stick to get the hulls out of the chamber. Both are reliable.
bluebanana
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I wouldn't bother with spare parts. I've shot a lot and all my shotguns are still working fine. Just enjoy shooting.
That is quite normal.
Since I reload 410 shells, I prefer extractors over ejectors. I don't like having to chase empty hulls.
whughett
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And if you ever plan in shooting in the cowboy game ejectors in shot guns are verboten.
Crunchy Frog
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SASS rules do mandate extractors only in doubles but ejectors are legal in single barrel shotguns. We can also use 1887 lever action and 1897 pump shotguns which (of course) have ejectors.
Jim Watson
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It would be hard to find a simple single barrel shotgun WITHOUT an ejector these days.
Cheap double barrel shotguns can be had with plain extractors which is one less place to fail.
Cheap double barrel shotguns can be had with plain extractors which is one less place to fail.
whughett
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My old 1894 Remington (1910 mfg) has ejectors in both set of barrels. I’d like to disable them but am lots to do so. I’d like to start shooting brass shells. They are pretty thin walled.
whughett
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Which Is sorta weird. The Remington 1894 was available with either.
Milkmaster
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Remington Spartan O/U have a slot on the side of the ejector assembly to make them work either way. You just turn the slot with a screw driver 90 degrees.
I always preferred an ejector on my guns, I was always able to catch my empties when they ejected. Vary rarely did I miss them when I opened my gun. Had a Red Label that would really launch them if I let them go, 4 feet plus up and over my shoulder. I have a SxS that has extractors, barely pushes the hull far enough out to grab a hold of.
ApacheCoTodd
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Since I don't compete, don't have a hunting trailer picking up hulls and don't shoot paper.... I prefer extractors.
Of my favored field shotguns; a Browning B26 and L.C. Smith, I try to not allow the ejectors to eject fully since I hate stepping on the brass on the hard desert. They can end up presenting like marbles.
Todd.
Of my favored field shotguns; a Browning B26 and L.C. Smith, I try to not allow the ejectors to eject fully since I hate stepping on the brass on the hard desert. They can end up presenting like marbles.
Todd.
WestKentucky
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Even with ejector guns, I open the action with my hand over it to keep the shells from going airborne. I have never found a really good use for ejectors in a single shot. With a single you know you only have 1 shot, and you make it count. Scrambling for a reload does nobody any favors. I don’t mind ejectors though, because when they fail they usually become extractors.
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