i recently purchased a glock 19 3rd gen with a 336 ejector. my first trip to the range i had several empty casings hit me in the forehead, a few on my arm and an overall erratic ejection at best. i have read quite a few posts about this very problem. i guess glock changed the ejector somewhere along the way, i don't know why, maybe they always ejected like that? i ordered a lone wolf extractor but that is currently on back order with midway, but i read online that a new extractor was not always the problem. i read somewhere that someone had success with changing the angle on the ejector so that the brass would clear the slide when ejected, well that made good sense to me so i took a small flat file the my ejector so that it angled the brass upward upon ejection. so far so good, only tested it with 20 rounds, but the result was zero casings to my forehead, and 20 holes in a rather tight pattern in the snow about 3 to four feet to my 3 o clock. It is a rather short test but so far so good.
Glock 19 brass to face!
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Congrats on getting your pistol squared-away.
I was just reading about the ejector problems with some of the new Glock 19 Gen III pistols, and the fix was usually just a swap-out to a different # ejector.
It amazes me that Glock engineers would effect changes that essentially screw up a good thing.
I was just reading about the ejector problems with some of the new Glock 19 Gen III pistols, and the fix was usually just a swap-out to a different # ejector.
It amazes me that Glock engineers would effect changes that essentially screw up a good thing.
voyager4520
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There's nothing wrong with the 336 ejectors. The newest ejectors, stamped 30274 for 9mm and 28926 for .40, have a rearward angle to their face which helps raise the case mouth more during ejection. The new ejectors were made to change ejection enough to compensate for another problem, that the extractor isn't holding the spent casing to the breech face.
If you want to fix it with the new factory ejector, you have two options:
1. You can find a local Glock Armorer and ask them if they can order and install the new 9mm ejector marked "30274" for you.
2. You can call Glock and talk to the Warranty Service Department, explain the problem, and tell them you'd like the new ejector to fix the ejection problem. They'll tell you to find a local Armorer. Instead, you can ask them for a prepaid shipping label to ship the gun back to them and have them install it.
The extractor should be changed as well. A LWD 9mm extractor will only make the ejection worse because it will leave even more of a gap between the breech face and extractor claw for the rim of the spent casing to slide around in. The best thing to do is try replacement factory 9mm extractors until you find one that gives you good ejection. If you send the gun back to Glock, they should do that while they have the gun.
My Gen3 G27 had the ejection problem as well. I installed a new extractor and that made the ejection better, but still not what it should be. I installed the new 28926 ejector for .40 and that finally fixed the ejection. Some people have installed only the new ejector and saw the ejection get worse, it was only after they also replaced the extractor that the ejection was fixed.
If you want to fix it with the new factory ejector, you have two options:
1. You can find a local Glock Armorer and ask them if they can order and install the new 9mm ejector marked "30274" for you.
2. You can call Glock and talk to the Warranty Service Department, explain the problem, and tell them you'd like the new ejector to fix the ejection problem. They'll tell you to find a local Armorer. Instead, you can ask them for a prepaid shipping label to ship the gun back to them and have them install it.
The extractor should be changed as well. A LWD 9mm extractor will only make the ejection worse because it will leave even more of a gap between the breech face and extractor claw for the rim of the spent casing to slide around in. The best thing to do is try replacement factory 9mm extractors until you find one that gives you good ejection. If you send the gun back to Glock, they should do that while they have the gun.
My Gen3 G27 had the ejection problem as well. I installed a new extractor and that made the ejection better, but still not what it should be. I installed the new 28926 ejector for .40 and that finally fixed the ejection. Some people have installed only the new ejector and saw the ejection get worse, it was only after they also replaced the extractor that the ejection was fixed.
voyager4520
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The LWD extractor is worth a try, but everyone who's tried it in a gun that had erratic ejection has seen the ejection become worse with the LWD 9mm extractor.
People were having success with the LWD extractors when they were first released because LoneWolf had their extractors mixed up. They had labeled their 9mm extractors as .40 extractors and vice versa. So people who had success with LWD extractors in their 9mm Glocks were actually using .40 extractors. LoneWolf has since corrected that labeling error, and everyone who's tried an actual 9mm LWD extractor in their 9mm Glock that had erratic ejection has seen the ejection become worse.
The .40 extractor works better for two reasons.
1. It has a 5 degree rearward angle to the claw, this has the same effect as putting a rearward angle on the face of the ejector, it raises the case mouth of the spent casing more during ejection.
2. .40 extractors leave less of a gap between the extractor claw and the breech face. I believe the cause of the erratic ejection problem is that there's too much of a gap between the extractor claw and the breech face.
I bought one of the LWD extractors for my G27 when they still had their extractors mixed up, so I actually received a 9mm extractor. I had more erratic ejection with that extractor than I thought was even possible. Some casings went left, some downrange, some forcefully over my left shoulder. People at the range were looking at me funny.
People were having success with the LWD extractors when they were first released because LoneWolf had their extractors mixed up. They had labeled their 9mm extractors as .40 extractors and vice versa. So people who had success with LWD extractors in their 9mm Glocks were actually using .40 extractors. LoneWolf has since corrected that labeling error, and everyone who's tried an actual 9mm LWD extractor in their 9mm Glock that had erratic ejection has seen the ejection become worse.
The .40 extractor works better for two reasons.
1. It has a 5 degree rearward angle to the claw, this has the same effect as putting a rearward angle on the face of the ejector, it raises the case mouth of the spent casing more during ejection.
2. .40 extractors leave less of a gap between the extractor claw and the breech face. I believe the cause of the erratic ejection problem is that there's too much of a gap between the extractor claw and the breech face.
I bought one of the LWD extractors for my G27 when they still had their extractors mixed up, so I actually received a 9mm extractor. I had more erratic ejection with that extractor than I thought was even possible. Some casings went left, some downrange, some forcefully over my left shoulder. People at the range were looking at me funny.
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coolluke01
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I just got my Gen 4 G26 back with the new ejector. The angle of the face is different but it also has a slight twist to it. I'll try and post a pic of the new ejector. They also changed the extractor. I don't know how the new one is compared to the old one though.
I wouldn't recommend changing the angle of the ejector. They will not replace altered parts.
I wouldn't recommend changing the angle of the ejector. They will not replace altered parts.
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