COMPENDIUM 293
EJECTORS Ejectors eject the bullet casing after the shot is fired, and are always expedient where quick reloading is important. The ejector shows its worth at the driven hunt, small game hunting and on safari in Africa. This is why many of Merkel’s side-by-side shotguns, side-by-side rifles, over-andunder shotguns and over-and-under double rifles are equipped with ejectors.
EJECTOR LOCK: This type of ejector is a real small rifle gunlock with a hammer, which strikes the cartridge ejector when the trigger is pulled and accelerates it together with the case. Each barrel requires its own ejector lock. When the barrel reaches a defined angle by opening the gun, the ejector lock releases the fired barrel and catapults the case out of the cartridge chamber.
COIL SPRING EJECTOR: The widely used coil spring ejector is particularly suitable for over-and-under shotguns. Here the cartridge ejector is constantly under spring pressure when the gun is cocked. When the barrel is fired the ejector remains tensioned until the gun is opened. When a defined opening angle is exceeded the ejector is released.
EJECTOR LOCK of a 303E over-andunder shotgun, ejected.