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Re: To eject or not. That is the question!
      03/10/04 10:46 AM

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Are any double rifles made with a selector that enables you to switch the ejectors "on and off"




John Rigby fitted a tensioner screw to to the ejector springs in the forend iron that allowed the force of ejection to be adjusted, from full to zero, effectively converting it to a non-ejector. A very simple device, which surprisingly wasn't all that popular.

There are many situations where a non-ejector is preferable. For example, Tiger hunters in India, preferred non-ejectors, since the sound of the ejector often betrayed their location.

With practice, a non-ejector can be reloaded almost as quickly if the gun is allowed to rise with recoil and the gun opened while the barrels are vertical.

I prefer non-ejectors for quail hunting, since quite often the whole covey will take off at the sound of the ejector ping after the rise of a single bird.



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* To eject or not. That is the question! EricD 02/10/04 02:59 AM
. * * Re: To eject or not. That is the question! 4seventy   27/10/04 06:04 PM
. * * Re: To eject or not. That is the question! atkinson6   29/10/04 08:07 AM
. * * Re: To eject or not. That is the question! AussieMike   31/10/04 10:57 PM
. * * Re: To eject or not. That is the question! NE450No2   01/11/04 03:51 AM
. * * Re: To eject or not. That is the question! 4seventy   02/11/04 07:45 PM
. * * Re: To eject or not. That is the question! mickey   03/11/04 02:15 AM
. * * Re: To eject or not. That is the question! 4seventy   03/11/04 12:34 PM
. * * Re: To eject or not. That is the question! mickey   03/11/04 03:30 PM
. * * Re: To eject or not. That is the question! 4seventy   03/11/04 03:43 PM
. * * Re: To eject or not. That is the question! bonanza   04/11/04 01:30 AM
. * * Re: To eject or not. That is the question! bonanza   03/11/04 04:21 AM
. * * Re: To eject or not. That is the question! mickey   29/10/04 01:32 PM
. * * Re: To eject or not. That is the question! DUGABOY1   30/10/04 08:15 AM
. * * Re: To eject or not. That is the question! 470Rigby   03/10/04 10:46 AM
. * * Re: To eject or not. That is the question! atkinson6   05/10/04 09:29 AM
. * * Re: To eject or not. That is the question! Peterb   09/10/04 12:35 PM
. * * Re: To eject or not. That is the question! unspellable   11/10/04 04:33 AM
. * * Re: To eject or not. That is the question! atkinson6   13/10/04 12:11 PM
. * * Re: To eject or not. That is the question! bonanza50   14/10/04 06:29 AM
. * * Re: To eject or not. That is the question! Dark_Helmet   20/10/04 12:40 PM
. * * Re: To eject or not. That is the question! DUGABOY1   24/10/04 04:08 AM
. * * Re: To eject or not. That is the question! bonanza   25/10/04 12:38 AM
. * * Re: To eject or not. That is the question! AussieMike   25/10/04 06:45 PM
. * * Re: To eject or not. That is the question! unspellable   26/10/04 01:41 AM
. * * Re: To eject or not. That is the question! AussieMike   26/10/04 10:46 AM
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. * * Re: To eject or not. That is the question! AussieMike   05/10/04 11:56 AM
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