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Well, no sooner than my Kimber gets Black T'd and is breaking in again, the stupid MIM ejector gets loose and starts causing stovepipes and ejecting erratically. Rather than mess with the part, I called EGW and ordered a couple of their ejectors and some solid pins. I now buy two or more of everything, b/c it'll break or get messed up if I have only one (thanks Shay).
Here's a pic of the Kimber ejector, the original sized EGW ejector, and the EGW profiled in front.
I measured a few guns, realized that no two had the same ejector length, and settled on starting at about a .115" extension before I profiled the face. It became much shorter by the time I was done. I slotted the ejector leg with a round file, wishing all the while that I had a really tiny parallel round file about .060" diameter, or one of the Brownell's screw slot files. Next time. I also wished I had a pin punch that was about .060", as the 1/16" punch was slightly larger than the hole in the frame.
It was a real treat fitting the ejector to the slide and frame, since I had to dodge the existing Black T finish. A little patience and masking tape kept everything safe. Here's what it looks like now:
The slot in the slide is a bit taller than the ejector, but the ejector needed to be shaved down on the very top and left side to clear the slide. After test firing, some cold blue oughta cover it ok. For now, the pin and ejector are affixed in the frame with blue Loctite, in case I want to have the parts refinished to match the gun.
Here's a pic of the Kimber ejector, the original sized EGW ejector, and the EGW profiled in front.
I measured a few guns, realized that no two had the same ejector length, and settled on starting at about a .115" extension before I profiled the face. It became much shorter by the time I was done. I slotted the ejector leg with a round file, wishing all the while that I had a really tiny parallel round file about .060" diameter, or one of the Brownell's screw slot files. Next time. I also wished I had a pin punch that was about .060", as the 1/16" punch was slightly larger than the hole in the frame.
It was a real treat fitting the ejector to the slide and frame, since I had to dodge the existing Black T finish. A little patience and masking tape kept everything safe. Here's what it looks like now:
The slot in the slide is a bit taller than the ejector, but the ejector needed to be shaved down on the very top and left side to clear the slide. After test firing, some cold blue oughta cover it ok. For now, the pin and ejector are affixed in the frame with blue Loctite, in case I want to have the parts refinished to match the gun.