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hi folks- trying to fabricate non existent parts for the SW Russian No 3 mentioned above. This particular part, the ejector lever, seems to be unobtainable, so I am fabricating one from scratch using silicon bronze which is hard but easier to machine than steel for me. Heres the interim part...

Thanks Webb!! Tried to fab the ejector prototype initially by hand in a softer metal, aluminum but fit and function is a problem,I took the lines off a reduced version of your photo but shes a bit irregular. Without an examplar to use a a template and exactly copy I think if its OK with you I...

hi Webb-thanks again for the master class on these Russians.I own 4 of them, 2 are runners, one is coming back and one is a basket case but I never give up.Its the basket case that also has the unusual extractor cam and a few other missing bits and the odd sized cylinder as described above which...

heres a short video of the ejector working regards Chris

Thanks Webb. I am also refurbing a second Russian with the more normal ejector cam configuration while searching for parts for the first one above and was able to fully dismantle it after a good soak in the red stuff without mangling that ejector rod housing but its delicate, I have another...

hi Webb; heres a shot of the ejector cam- looks different from the one you supplied and also has a little slot for a spring in there where presumably the nose of the ejector spring piston would dock, and 10 teeth vs 8 but both have a 100 thou interval between the tooth tips. It is 156 thou...

Thanks Webb! The supplied non correct ejector cam gear must have come out of a different model 3 -looks nothing like the one you shared so my fixer upper Russian was a bit of a Frankengun, of course when bought the ejector was non functional. I should be able to fab a reasonable facsimile of...

Hi Gents I am restoring an early SW Russian in 44 Russian which is missing some parts including the ejector star and parts of the ejector cam mechanism that engages the rings on the ejector rod mechanism. Unlike the other Russians I own, this one does not appear to use the spring loaded...