Quote Originally Posted by Vincent View Post
You don't want the ejector to be flush with the outside of the tube. The weld will be stronger if it is sitting down in the slot. Remember the magazine well will be sliding over this. So the weld needs to be in the slot. If you get any above the slot, you will have to grind it off so it's flush with the tube.. or the magazine well will not go on.
Yea...that's why i ground off the old tube so it could sit down a bit lower and receive some molten metal on top, thus binding it to the tube. I would then file the excess off to match the outer contour of the tube. I suppose I should have left just a bit on to wedge it in there, yet provide room for the weld. I did not know about the mag interference issue...thanks for calling it out!

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Quote Originally Posted by Vincent View Post
17th,Fighting the springs to get the charging handle into the “J” slot was too much effort for this old man. So I did the conversion on selector to make it safe or fire instead of R & A. It’s very simple. You just cut a semicircle out of the tripping lever for the selector to pass through. Let me know if you want the detailed instructions.

I used some of the wife’s pottery clay to hold the ejector and a strip of beer can to shim it.

~V~
I like both of those ideas. I'll get some pottery clay and thin metal for the shim. I was thinking of the selector conversion to a safety. IO adds instructions in their plans which accompany the "guts". If you would be so kind as to post photos of the mod that would be of great help to me and others.

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Quote Originally Posted by tiriaq View Post
Another option would be to just make another ejector, which would fit the slot in the casing, and interface correctly with the bolt.
That brings up another question:

By filing the ejector as I have, will there be strength issues with the part? It seems since I left the front profile alone and made my ramp down to the lower profile with a rounded bevel instead of a right angle, I should minimize the reduction in the strength of the part and not create a structual weakness. I mean....jeesh...we're only talking about knocking out an empty case that's held behing a spring extractor on one end. SHould not be much force impacting the ejector. Or am I a worry wart?