Manually ejecting round gsg-5

[pitmanr2003]

I did the screw upgrade and was just making sure everything worked and was wandering if it was normal when you manually pull the bolt back for it not to eject round.  I havent got to live fire it and didnt know if it was just cause the speed of me doing it manually.  I know my AK would do it manually, but dont know if this is normal for gsg-5

[Solscud007]

It should eject the shell. at least when I shot yesterday it does when I had FTF.

[imschur]

Did you only try this once? Perhaps the bolt wasnt completely forward and the extractor never made it on to the rim. Manually cycling many weapons causes this scenario.

[Microgunner]

If you don't pull the bolt rearwards sharply enough it will not eject properly sometimes.

[pitmanr2003]

answered my question.  it shot flawlessly life fireing.  I must not of been pulling it back fast enough.

[Kilibreaux]

The extractor is located slightly above the rim's lateral axis centerline.  When the bolt is manually withdrawn the round is dragged across the one in the magazine which tends to make it hang up and not eject cleanly unless one cycles the action briskly.

During firing things are very different.  The .22LR's "primary" ejection is by thrust directly to the bolt face with the claw extractor acting as a secondary extraction assist.  This is why the gun may extract sluggishly when manually cycled but operate flawlessly when fired.

A good example of a .22LR's primary method of extraction is the Beretta (and Taurus clone) Mod 21 in .22LR caliber...the one with the tip-up barrel.  Examine it closely and you will find it has no extractor but relies soley on breech thrust to get the empty shell out of the chamber and into contact with the ejector.  This is the reason it uses a tip-up barrel because once chambered there is no way to extract the round by manual cycling to the barrel is designed to pivot up so the shell can be manually removed by fingernail.