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December 3, 2015
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Anyone know the thread size/pitch on the Ejector rod? I am guessing my HS is the same as a DW. I need to take about 3/16" of the shoulder on the threaded end to get it to fit into the shroud. If I am lucky and the threaded end is not bottomed out in the star that is all I may need to do. However, if I need to take 3/16" off the threaded end I will need to then need to add threads equal to the amount removed. So, I need to know what die to acquire.
Tried a search on the forum and get hits on topics from boats to anything but the ejector rod.
Thanks, DD
May 28, 2016
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mine is a 6-40 from a Monson .44. Found a tap and die pair on ebay. I'm looking for a new ejector rod as the threads on mine are about worn off. Luckily the extractor threads are still good. Let us know how you make out!
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March 2, 2008
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pasil said
mine is a 6-40 from a Monson .44. Found a tap and die pair on ebay. I'm looking for a new ejector rod as the threads on mine are about worn off. Luckily the extractor threads are still good. Let us know how you make out!
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December 3, 2015
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Thanks for the reply pasil. I think I figured it out. I believe it is 5-40. I was not even aware there was such an animal.
Check yours closely, Might be 5-40
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May 28, 2016
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Right you are- and you were the one asking the question! The gun shop I took it in to thought it was a 6-40 and "cleaned up the threads" on my extractor shaft with a 6-40 tap so now I have a 6-40 shaft and a 5-40 ejector rod. I had bought a die but thought the rod was just badly worn from being loose in there. I don't think I have enough wall to helicoil the extractor shaft so maybe a machine shop can make me a rod with a 6-40 thread. Will check if that will pass through the cylinder ok. Glad I didn't mess your project up.
December 3, 2015
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pasil said
Right you are- and you were the one asking the question! The gun shop I took it in to thought it was a 6-40 and "cleaned up the threads" on my extractor shaft with a 6-40 tap so now I have a 6-40 shaft and a 5-40 ejector rod. I had bought a die but thought the rod was just badly worn from being loose in there. I don't think I have enough wall to helicoil the extractor shaft so maybe a machine shop can make me a rod with a 6-40 thread. Will check if that will pass through the cylinder ok. Glad I didn't mess your project up.
No problem. I had figured it out only hours before you posted to my query. My problem was the ejector rod was just a bit too long to let the cylinder close when using a DW porker shroud on a HS revolver. I thought it was about 3/16" too long but it turned out to be about half of that. I will put the Info here. Perhaps it will help someone else out.
I set the ejector rod up in a lathe and extended the shoulder that the "ejector rod bushing" rides on by .090". The ejector rod does not bottom out in the extractor on a stock unmodified assembly. Therefore it was not necessary to shorten the ejector rod. It simply threaded .090" further into the extractor. That was it, DONE! I was prepared to shorten the rod and extend the threads however it was not required. While the ejector rod was in the lathe I did gently take the edge off the mushroom head on the rod. However, it was not required to get the clearance needed to allow the cylinder to close.
This is a revolver that I have Named "the Orphan revolver". There are Pics of it in another thread. I received it as a HS MK111 with a DW 14-2, 2' shroud and barrel WITHOUT a EWK adapter to the the non porker shroud on the pork chop style HS. I found a DW internal barrel nut Porker shroud, acquired a barrel for it from EWK as well as an EWK adapter. After modifying the ejector rod I can now run the orphan with the 3.75: DW porker shroud and EWK barrel. I can also put the non porker 2" barrel and shroud that came on the revolver by using the EWK adapter.
Have not had a chance to fire it yet as life has kept me busy elsewhere. It functions as designed otherwise. After live firing it I will need to decide what to do about the front sights. I do not believe sights on either shroud will be appropriate for the rear sight on the HS.
Trying to think of what you could do to salvage your set up. So you now have an ejector rod that is 5-40 thread and an extractor that has had a 6-40 tap run into it. Correct? That is a tough one. Walls on that extractor don't have a ton of stock left to drill and then put an insert in. Most cost effective way may be to just get a new extractor to fit the stock 5-40 ejector rod. Bet "snake eye" has one. Or give DW in Norwich NY a call.
May 28, 2016
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I sorted out my ejector rod issue by making a new rod out of a spare Dillon depriming pin on my friends lathe-I'm sure any machine shop could do it quickly. Once we got the pin the right size I made 6-40 threads on it with a die. It wouldn't pass the bushing on the ejector spring so I slightly enlarged it with a drill bit- plenty of wall thickness to do that. So now I have a 6-40 ejector rod and extractor shaft- if anyone else (I am likely the only one!) has messed up the original 5-40 threads this is an option. In the photo the bottom rod is the one we made up.
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