I currently have 3 12 gauge L.C. Smiths- which I shoot rather often- I use snap caps in them, to relax tension on the V-springs, and as far as the ejectors are concerned, having coil springs, those springs are under tension until the gun opened, then they "relax" when they act on the ejectors hammers to expel the snap cap, or fired shell casing. But I do not use them in my older (1940 era) 12 gauge M21--never had an issue with broken springs either. RWTF

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