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One of the things my doubles taught me is that a good day afield is not a race. There isn't much to hurry, and there is no reason to declare war upon the gamebirds. I haven't left an empty in the field in twenty or more seasons, and quit hunting after a brace of birds has fallen to my gun anyway, regardless of species, or limit on same.

Why in hell would I need ejectors?

I have only hunted regularly with one gun that had them, my brother's Fox BSE 12, (not counting those polite Darne ejectors, that just get the empty out of the gun and leave it in the open spot between the barrels and the breech) and found normal ejectors to be a complete pain in the ass. I do hate looking for emptys in the snow, or the slew. Were the gun mine, they would be disconnected.

The whole "speeding up loading" point begs the question, "why not a pump then, or an autoloader"? Why is anyone concerned about speeding up their loading, on a gentleman's gun like a double? Does one need that many shots? I mean, did you miss with the first two shots, and now are worried about another bird getting away? I'm not sure ejectors are the answer.

I haven't ordered any new guns lately, but, I'd happily be the oddball who ordered a new Beretta SO9 with extractors. Seems so right to me.
Best,
Ted

I would love to be in a position to order a bespoke gun with extractors. Irks me that it's tough to find a good sidelock without ejectors.

I don't see a reason for them in my upland shooting though I imagine they might be handy in a duck blind. Let the empties fly and then clean the blind when you're done for the day, whereas upland shooting once you let them fly you have to retrace your steps.

They add weight and are something else to fail. Don't need 'em.

It doesn't matter to me. I can go with either. My Model 21 bird gun has extractors but I could use ejectors just as easily. I do like to keep my hulls whether I am reloading them or keeping the fields clean. I did remove the ejector from my Ljutic trap gun. Or rather the pin in the ejector broke and I never replaced it. It is a matter of preference. Like a straight stock or a pistol grip. Good luck to all.

Both please.....gimme a gun with a switch.

No switch you say?

Extractor.

Best,
Mark

The good thing about extractors on a English sidelock is, the Brits aren't very fond of them, and you can make a deal on them.
For me, one of the pleasures of ejectors, are seeing a well timed gun in action.
Popping your gun open and seeing the shells fly, doesn't mean your in a horse race to finish-up your day.

Have both, but the nod goes to extractors. I love the simplicity and function of the smooth open and close of the extractor gun. It may be a personal thing, but just the handling of shells in and out of the chambers is part of the charm I find in shooting these vintage SXS's. Closing and listening to that sound is music to my ears. Favorite tunes come from my LC, Fox, and Lefever extractor guns. Randy

The only problem for me is switching guns on a hunt from extractor to ejector and having to re-set my brain to catch the ejected shells. I have a J P Sauer that will eject shells 15 feet and finding the empties while hunting is a real pain. David