Ejection issue, 1911

[open17]

Series 70 Colt 9mm full size. Wilson ETM mags.

Round 1 thru 9 eject 4 ft right, 2 ft to the rear. Not a nice little pile but

within a foot or so. The last round comes pretty much straight back. Usually

goes over the right shoulder, but had a couple yesterday that hit the wife in

the face. She doesn't like that! Only a matter of time before she bounces one

down the front of her shirt---

The obvious difference is that on the last round there isn't a round in the

magazine to support the empty. What to adjust? Gun runs 100%.

More extractor tension? Longer or different tip angle on the ejector?

Bill

[Davidp1911]

Try carefully beveling your ejector a little at a time until you get the desired angle of ejection.

[wide45]

Weak extractor.

Unlikely there is any problem with the ejector.

[Joe4d]

replace or tune your extractor,

[Gregory_k]

Can the last round be hitting the magazine feedlips?

[gino_aki]

If extractor tension is ok (will hold a loaded round to the breech face, slide off the gun) try a lighter recoil spring.

[open17]

Thanks all--I think I see what it's doing!

Not ejector. Good extractor tension, but a little bit much fore-and-aft clearance

behind the hook.

Round 1-9 empties are getting pushed a little bit nose up by the round below

just as the empty hits the ejector. The last empty doesn't get pushed up,

and hits the ejector level or a tiny bit nose down. Just enough to flip it out

low and straight back.

I've got an extra 9mm extractor---I'll mess with it after this weekends match.

I'll just tell the wife "don't shoot to slide lock"