I went to the range today and encountered a small problem with my 9mm 1991A1. The ejector bent in the opposite direction of the ejection port bad enough for the slide to seize open on me.
I had noticed the bend after shooting it for the 1st time. I figured the extractor might have been a little off and was causing the empties to hit the ejector at a bad angle on their way out bending it a little each time. Extractor tension seemed OK upon inspection, and I thought I had solved the problem by bending the ejector back straight with a pair of needle nose pliers.
Ive put about 2000rds through the gun since then and hadnt noticed any problems with it between sessions until today when the slide seized open on me after about 100rds. I bent the ejector back straight again so I could get the slide back on, put the gun back in my bag, and disgustedly left the range. Im now thinking that something is really not right and needs to be permanantly fixed by a competent smith.
I have no plans to sit around and tool on the gun myself trying to fix it but, I was just curious if anyone might have an idea of whats causing the ejector to get bent the way it is.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
I had noticed the bend after shooting it for the 1st time. I figured the extractor might have been a little off and was causing the empties to hit the ejector at a bad angle on their way out bending it a little each time. Extractor tension seemed OK upon inspection, and I thought I had solved the problem by bending the ejector back straight with a pair of needle nose pliers.
Ive put about 2000rds through the gun since then and hadnt noticed any problems with it between sessions until today when the slide seized open on me after about 100rds. I bent the ejector back straight again so I could get the slide back on, put the gun back in my bag, and disgustedly left the range. Im now thinking that something is really not right and needs to be permanantly fixed by a competent smith.
I have no plans to sit around and tool on the gun myself trying to fix it but, I was just curious if anyone might have an idea of whats causing the ejector to get bent the way it is.
Any help is greatly appreciated.