Competition Series 9mm ejector

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I am mot very good at posting pictures and did not want to sidetrack the thread about which 1911 to buy anymore that I already had. This picture shows the ejector on my Colt Competition Series 9mm. It seems to be bent a little to the left. I wonder if straighting it out a bit would make ejection less erratic.0407201333a.jpg
 
Google says yes, but I have zero personal knowledge about this.

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One reason for the erratic ejection pattern could be due to a bent ejector. Colt says this can happen when magazines are seated too hard.

...the intermittent, but frequent, ejected case to the forehead. This seemed to occur across a variety of ammunition brands and loads, but was more prevalent with lower pressure rounds. While cleaning the pistol between range sessions, I inspected the ejector and noticed that it has a distinct curve toward the ejection port. Now, that could very well be how it is designed – or it could be bent. Colt indicates that the extractor should be checked after about 5,000 rounds and possibly adjusted. Regarding the ejector, Colt mentioned that this has been observed in their 9mm guns before and can depend on the magazine being used, and if they are really slammed up into place with the slide locked back.

https://www.gunsamerica.com/digest/rebirth-rampant-colt-combat-unit-9mm-full-review/
 
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File some off the bottom of the ejector so your mags can’t contact the ejector. I’ve bent two Colt ejectors like that one pictured.
 
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I suppose it is time to start tinkering.
I sold one unknowingly with a bent ejector like that, and the buyer bent it back, but it bent again, and with the factory Colt mags that came with the gun. I bought it back, and sold it to a friend in full disclosure. He was going to replace the ejector himself, but when he called Colt they told him to send it back and they fixed it under warranty. If you do that they will ask if it is within a year of it’s purchase new. A Colt Combat Unit in 9mm I had I also had to send back and I was unable to tell them when it was bought new because I had bought it from the original owner. They did fix it under warranty also.
 
0407201415.jpg 0407201415a.jpg I have had these several years but probably could come up with a fairly accurate date of purchase.

The Dawson magazine does not touch, but the Wilson and Cobramag HV do.
The top picture is a Wilson.
 
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They ask about purchase date to see if its within a year since purchase new, but I think it’s a known issue.

I had the identical experience you’ve had with those three makers of mags, (Dawsons being made by Metalform).
 
I have a bunch of Metalform 10-round magazines that touch and a Metalform 9-round magazine that does not.
 
Like everyone else has suggested, filing the underside of the ejector will prevent the mag from contacting (and bending) it.

I saw this quite a bit in ESP-built single stack 9mms/.38 Supers. Extended ejector, lockback reloads done on the clock, and slightly long 10rd mag tubes... recipe for a bent ejector. You see this a lot less in Single Stack minor guns or guns otherwise reloaded proactively in classes/training.
 
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I’ve gone through five 1911’s in 9mm for IDPA in the past year or so and sorta gave up on that caliber in that platform.

But the guys over on the 1911 forums tell me how all their semi custom 1911’s in 9mm run without a flaw. I shoot matches with a guy running a $3800 1911 in 9mm, and another running a $5000 1911 in 9mm, both very experienced shooters, and now both run 9 rounds in their 10 rd mags due to feeding issues.

This might be why Springfield sells theirs with 9 rd mags, and Ed Brown doesn’t even make a 10 rd 9mm mag.

And sorry for the derail.
 
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I tried it today and have not completely fixed the problem. It is better but not perfect. I think the extractor needs some attention since if will drop an empty case through the mag well if I shoot it without a magazine. From what I have read on this forum, that seems to indicate the extractor is not holding on to the case long enough. I suppose I need to find my tensioner tool and go to work.
 
@fieldgrade can back me up, but I think you need the 38 Super ejector as a replacement. I'm not sure you can install that yourself or not.

Oh, and whatever you do don't let @fieldgrade near your Colt Competition. He's got bad Colt JuJu.
 
@fieldgrade can back me up, but I think you need the 38 Super ejector as a replacement. I'm not sure you can install that yourself or not.

Oh, and whatever you do don't let @fieldgrade near your Colt Competition. He's got bad Colt JuJu.
38 super/9mm/40 ejectors are often the same.
 
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