Interesting- never realized that the ejector "luggers" should be removed before "ringing" the barrels with a wooden dowel or hammer handle. Just wondering, Stan- does this also apply to an extractor gun? I usually suspend the tubes with a bungee cord over a padded bench (in case they slip out of the bungee hook-hasn't happened yet) and tap them with the wooden dowel (7/8" dia.) up and down on each tube and listen for the "chime"-- does my method compare to the one you use? RWTF

"The field is the touchstone of the man"..