Picked up a Kimber Eclipse in 10mm last month. What is the usual ejection pattern? I had a Kimber Royal years ago and the extractor broke rather soon so I replaced the new 10mm with a stainless part. It is currently ejecting about 8-9 ft high and back about 5:00. I installed a 23 lb recoil spring but have yet to test fire. I am currently using Wilson 45 mags with no problems. Appreciate the knowledge on this site.
Hi,
My RIA ejects into low earth orbit; running a 22#recoil spring,18# hammer spring, and flat bottom firing pin stop. Outside cases land 15-20ft in a "arc" shaped pattern. Indoors: bounce off ceiling to high on the wall to back over my head and into my firing lane or one lane over to either side. Glock 20 just ejects them far enough away that the guys I shoot with form a search group and comb the area back and to the sides for up to 30ft away. Now the guys just expect to help me hunt down my cases and gleefully exclaim that that their 45acp drops the empties" right at their feet" and why do I have to use that hand cannon. Someone I'm certain has a 10mm that only ejects the empties into their ammo box in the order in which they were fired; I'm not that person. I've come to expect that outdoors I'll have to hunt down the brass and will not always find one or two. Enjoy your 10mm and expect to have brass disappear at times.
Dennis
Denclaste,
Funny abou the glock 20 and hunting brass. :)) when I am at my gun club I aim shoot and quickly turn my head to find the brrass. Then go right over and pick it up. It drives me crazy to lose 1 piece of quality starline brass.
It makes me wish I could just concentrate on my target ;)
Brian
Yep, the 10's can fling the brass, my S&W used to put them no less than 25' to the 5 o'clock somewhere with the stock 18 lb spring, changing to the 22 lb has kept them a little closer...about half the distance.
I have read that the 1911 guys have gone 24 + with the springs...trying to slow the slides. ???
Quote from: drnls on June 13 2013 09:08:08 AM MDT
Picked up a Kimber Eclipse in 10mm last month. What is the usual ejection pattern? I had a Kimber Royal years ago and the extractor broke rather soon so I replaced the new 10mm with a stainless part. It is currently ejecting about 8-9 ft high and back about 5:00. I installed a 23 lb recoil spring but have yet to test fire. I am currently using Wilson 45 mags with no problems. Appreciate the knowledge on this site.
Sounds pretty much like my Delta Gold Cup
It'll drop the cases into a 5gal Bucket, 10 feet back at 5 o'clock
My Witness.....
"To the Moon Alice"
Not really.....10 feet at 4 o'clock
Another for 8 - 10 feet at 4 o'clock. Not a high arc with a 20# recoil spring, flat bottom firing pin stop, a Commander length slide and 640 ft-lb ammo.
Thanks guys, just wanted to make sure it was going the right direction. Nelson
Nelson, Just understand that the extra recoil spring rates will also increase the effort needed to rack your slide. This extra effort can pose challenges to a self defense hand gun in which you have issues during a fire fight.
The hypothetical is that your hand get injured, you need to rack the slide, many teach you to rack the slide using the sights against your leg, shoe or belt. When you increase that recoil spring weight, you can feel the extra effort needed for this drill.
Not a problem - been to Thunder Ranch.