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    Quote Originally Posted by kal View Post
    What is the expected life span of a spring loaded ejector? At how many rounds does the weapon suffer serious malfunctions due to a worn out ejector/ ejector spring?
    I've never changed one in my life. I suppose anything can wear out eventually though.

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    F2S,

    Sorry I forgot to add sarcastic smiley face guy. I know what it is. I was referring to the comments I get from some of the knuckle dragger types when I talk about the ejector.

    Quote Originally Posted by Failure2Stop View Post
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    What markm and telecustom said.

    I turn the bolt at about a 45 degree angle with the ejector at the bottom and create a pool of CLP with the dropper. The work the ejector in and out, either with a piece of brass/dummy or a suitable tool until the ejector moves freely and quickly to the fully extended position.

    I have seen issues with worn-out ejectors, excessively dirty ejectors, and fouled ejectors- possibly due to out of spec brass.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Iraqgunz View Post
    F2S,

    Sorry I forgot to add sarcastic smiley face guy. I know what it is I was referring to the comments I get from some of the knuckle dragger types when I talk about the ejector.
    WHEW!
    I was starting to wonder about you. When I have been drinking my ability to comprehend written sarcasm dropps to just above 0.

    I never even thought about the implication of the statement until one kid looked at me sideways with a big sh*t eating grin. I still chuckle when I think about it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by kal View Post
    What is the expected life span of a spring loaded ejector? At how many rounds does the weapon suffer serious malfunctions due to a worn out ejector/ ejector spring?

    Doesn't the M240 use a spring loaded ejector? For a machine gun to use a spring loaded ejector, I'd only suspect that it takes quite a while until you see profound effects of ejector or ejector spring failure, otherwise it would have never been designed that way.
    Usually I would see cracking on the bolts on our M4s in my unit before I would ever see an ejector failure.

    That being said, I had a nasty malfunction with my LMT about a year ago with PRVI M193. A brass chip which presumably the extractor had cut out of the rim somehow got stuck in the ejector channel and jammed the ejector "in" the bolt. What a nightmare that was to fix. Basically it involved a brass punch, a ton of lube, and my vise to clear out the brass chip. Funny thing is I NEVER saw anything like that in the Army when shooting Lake City ammo or Black Hills ammo.

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