Modifying ejection pattern.

[Shaunny Rotten]

I'm going to be adding a set of rails to the underside of my 10mm Colt 1911 so that I can run it with a scope in the near future.  My ejector throws the brass straight up instead of out to the side.  I can foresee this causing some FTE issues if the brass hits the scope mount before it clears the ejection port.  The gun started it's life as a 38 super, then had the slide and barrel switched out.  My barrel was made by clark, but I can't find any markings on the slide.  Does anyone here have any pointers on changing the direction that the shells eject?

Thanks,

S.

[The_Shadow]

The ejector's length, height and angle at which the casing is striking it can affect the ejection pattern as well as the speed of the slide travel during rearward travel.

Timing of the strike in relation to extractor's actual holding pressure will affect things as well.

Was the ejector changed during the conversion?  The 38Super is smaller in diameter is the ejector different from that of the 10mm.

A longer ejector should kick the casing sooner, pushing the casing out from under the extractor quicker, case should fly out and to the right.

A shorter ejector would kick the casing later in the cycle thus not quite the same force applied and a shorter ejection distance

[Shaunny Rotten]

Unfortunately I have no way of knowing if the ejector was changed when the slide was as the original owner's health is fading fast and all of his firearms were being sold by a family friend.  I do plan on measuring the ejector, however I don't know what to do with the information once I have it as I don't have any other .40 or 10mm 1911s to compare it to. 

[The_Shadow]

The ejector should be a replacement part.

Here they mention some tuning ideas http://forum.m1911.org/showthread.php?3583-10mm-ejector

http://forums.1911forum.com/showthread.php?t=268518

Fusion Arms is selling an extended ejector here http://www.ebay.com/itm/1911-Colt-ejector-10mm-40-S-W-Extended-Stainless-Steel-Fusion-NEW-/251495897291

This may offer you some tuning abilities.

[Shaunny Rotten]

Wow, thanks.  I'll give that a read and see what I can figure out.