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Winchester 23 ejector removal


captainhastings
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Note that this is general, and not Winchester specific, though I suspect Winchester will follow the usual pattern.

As you say, undo the screw in the forward lump and they should remove.  They are 'mirror images' of each other, held by a single screw with the end turned down to a sort of 'peg'.  As far as I know, if they are 'split' into a pair like that - it is always an ejector (or capable of being one).  Non ejectors have a single piece extractor because it is never needed to extract a single barrel.

Some ejectors are capable of being 'turned off' by a catch/screw on the forend so that they can be used as a non ejector, or sometimes people remove the ejector springs  (which are in the forend) to make a gun into a non ejector.

It is also possible for ejectors to get out of adjustment and not eject, but if both barrels are not ejecting it seems more likely that it has been 'switched off' deliberately.

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If you have removed the screw they should just pull out . It may be that some distortion has occurred on the extractor legs where they come up against the stop pin ,or where the kickers hit the ends of the legs  so just gently tap out with a brass ,or similar , punch . 

 BUT . First  check that the stop pin has not broken and has left a part of it in its hole . This not uncommon and will usualy drop out with a sharp tap of a padded mallet .

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