.380 EZ fired brass

trikerdon · Jun 30, 2018

When shooting the .380 EZ I found the extracted brass was flying out directly to the right. Needless to say if another shooter was on the firing line next to me he wouldn't be happy about it. I'm am just wondering do all the EZ's extract the fired brass to the right?
If this keeps up I will have to make a shield stand to block the brass to keep it off the shooter next to me on the range.

Why is this edit button keep attaching itself to my post. Can't delete it.

CHLChris · Jun 30, 2018

I never realized that brass ejecting to the right is an anomaly. How do you think that "problem" could be fixed?

On other firearms like the 1911 you can adjust the extractor. On other striker-fireds you can vhange the recoil spring weights to change the ejection pattern. However, in the Shield EZ I highly doubt there is any market yet for recoil springs of different weights.

Kruel J · Jun 30, 2018

OP fixed.

Dallas Ken · Jun 30, 2018

How did you fix it?

Kruel J · Jun 30, 2018

Dallas Ken said:
How did you fix it?

I fixed his concern in his last sentence in the OP.

Levetti · Jun 30, 2018

I really wanted to reply to this post in a different manner, but after some self-censorship...I really do appreciate how courteous and respectful you are when it comes to your fellow shooters at the range. I don't know if that ejection pattern is normal for that pistol. Better to hit the guy to the right of you than to eject right into your forehead.

Kruel J · Jun 30, 2018

trikerdon said:
When shooting the .380 EZ I found the extracted brass was flying out directly to the right. Needless to say if another shooter was on the firing line next to me he wouldn't be happy about it. I'm am just wondering do all the EZ's extract the fired brass to the right?
If this keeps up I will have to make a shield stand to block the brass to keep it off the shooter next to me on the range.

Why is this edit button keep attaching itself to my post. Can't delete it.

Ejecting to the right is a semi-auto shooters dream come true. Ejecting up or back is just a burn waiting to happen.

Kruel J · Jun 30, 2018

And FYI all my AR's eject 90 degrees to the right of the barrel. They were designed that way.

CHLChris · Jun 30, 2018

It seems to me that at the one range I go to that doesn't have lane walls, I have often been hit with brass from my left.

It just doesn't seem to me that this is a problem that needs to be fixed. Like as @Levetti said, brass flying backwards...now that would be a problem worth fretting over.

Kruel J · Jun 30, 2018

My range offers "brass catchers" consisting of a PVC pipe frame and some net at the rifle benches. The pistol lanes have lane walls.

Dallas Ken · Jun 30, 2018

Dumb me.....all three of my Berettas eject that way.
Must be bedtime.

trikerdon · Jun 30, 2018

Most of my other pistols eject the brass up and to the rear, but I guess there isn't a problem. I will make a "brass catcher" out of small PVC to keep it off of the shooter to my right.

Levetti · Jun 30, 2018

trikerdon said:
Most of my other pistols eject the brass up and to the rear, but I guess there isn't a problem. I will make a "brass catcher" out of small PVC to keep it off of the shooter to my right.

As long as the brass is ejecting consistently to the right, it's doing its job. I guess ideally most people would want it to eject slightly rearward, but some AR's have brass deflectors to specifically stop the brass from ejecting rearward and deflect it to the right. When it ejects straight up you can have problems and when it ejects directly back into your face that isn't fun. I had a piece of brass deflect off my hat and actually wedge itself perfectly behind my ear and it burnt the bubblegum out of me.