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Is it better to have an OU with ejectors, not extractors, or is it just as easy to hunt with either extractors or ejectors?

I have a 20 GA with extractors and wish it had ejectors. Just looking for more input.

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Extractors can be a pain if you are trying to reload quickly, especially if you have gloves on.

I prefer ejectors. I catch the hulls in my hand and put them in my pocket so as to not litter with them.

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Don't find either a problem. If you need to reload quicker switch to a Auto or Pump.


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If the shots are coming fast or a competition gun then ejectors....If I have to catch them, then put them in my pocket, no time has been gained, if quick is a priority.
Catching requires two pockets...one to put them and one to get live rounds...Two separate actions....If not then you end up having empties mixed in with live....

For the vast majority of field situations I would rather have extractors...something less to break. However, most two barrels today come standard with ejectors....


Addition: As far as walk around hunting, neither will make or break a season....unless one is fortunate enough to go to Europe and shoot driven Birds,,,,




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Originally Posted by Old Ornery
Is it better to have an OU with ejectors, not extractors, or is it just as easy to hunt with either extractors or ejectors?
I have a 20 GA with extractors and wish it had ejectors. Just looking for more input.


IMO, for an upland hunter that wants to PU his shells, I favor extractors. Now if you were a waterfowler in a large box blind and could count on the empties staying in the blind, them maybe an ejector for slightly faster shooting.


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In my opinion its all about personal preference. I prefer ejectors. I catch the hulls, throw them in my bird bag, and grab reloads.

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I find a gun with extractors a pain in the neck, in either hunting or target shooting. In both cases, I use the ejectors to kick the hulls into my hand, which is often gloved. I hate to leave empties on the ground. With extractors, it’s a pain, more so with gloves on.

I won’t own a double without automatic ejectors (nor will I own a gun with an automatic safety, but that’s another subject).

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I've deactivated the ejectors on all of my doubles.
If shooting is going to be that fast and I feel like chasing hulls after I shoot I'll grab a auto.


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I don’t chase them (with ejectors) ever; they pop in my right hand.

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I'm for extractor's, hate to have a shell hit the ground. Of course you can cover the breech with yiur off hand and catch them coming out. But forget and the shells hit the ground! I have three AyA's that came with ejectors, I removed them and not it's extractors. Gun's all open a lot easier without the ejectors. Really it's probably more a matter of what you like than anything else! I also have two CZ's and they came with extractors.

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I prefer ejectors for hunting & manual safety for clay targets .

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Ejectors..never found them to be a problem...catch the empty, or empties, with right hand, place in upper pocket of vest, pull out two reloads from the bottom. ZIP, ZIP. Course I`ve had lots of practice.

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Originally Posted by sidepass
Don't find either a problem. If you need to reload quicker switch to a Auto or Pump.


this. That would be about number 20 on a list of my concerns bird hunting.

I have both on my sis's and os's and never cost me a shot

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Originally Posted by whackem_stackem
I've deactivated the ejectors on all of my doubles.
If shooting is going to be that fast and I feel like chasing hulls after I shoot I'll grab a auto.


So do you catch the hulls coming out of your semiauto?

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Another vote for ejectors. I like having the empties shoot into my hand and then throw the hulls in my pocket. Although I think my next gun will be a CZ Bobwhite which is extractors.

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I like ejectors. I can choose to either hold my hand over the empties and then pull them, or keep my hand away and let them clear the gun.


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There are very few hunters that shoot semi-auto or pumps in the field that go back and pick up spent hulls, the O&U or SXS hunters are better at cleaning up after themselves in the field, and are usually better shots than the semi-auto and pump shooters, not trying to piss anyone off, but this is what we see every year guiding Quail and Dove hunters. Rio7

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Don't know what the big deal is about picking up empties off the ground. I shoot a semi-auto and try to chase down all my hulls. I also pick up every empty that other people leave, as well as wads when I find them. Hulls and wads are litter and I can't stand litter. When I lived in the desert I picked up 1000's of hulls left behind by dove hunters, to say that made me angry is an understatement.

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ryoushi, You are an exception, Thank you. Rio7

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ryoushi, You are an exception, Thank you. Rio7


You're welcome! Sometimes we hunters are our own worst enemy, I'm just trying to do my part to counter that.

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