My ejector has come unpinned...
To tell you the truth, I don't recall ever seeing the pin in there, and I am 99% sure that I would have noticed if it had come out while I was handling it.
At any rate, the ejector doesn't have a pin, but when the gun is assembled, the slide seems to keep it there. Because of my anal nature though, I don't think I will shoot it until it is fixed.
Is the ejector pin for the Springfield Mil-Spec (Not GI) any different than any other 1911? Is there anything "specialized" about this process? It seems like all I have to do is get the correct pin and put it in that little hole, but I want to be sure.
I know this question is kind of dumb, but my knowledge of 1911s is still in its infancy.
Many Springfields have the ejector glued in.
Do you have a lateral pin hole in the receiver?
Do you have a notch in the front ejector leg?
If not, your ejector was glued in to begin with and you can re-stick it. Degrease and apply the strongest Loctite you can find.
If so, you can either run a pin through - a drill shank is a cheap source available in many sizes - or go to glue like the rest.
I thought the pin was preferable until FLG was working on the Mixmaster Project and found one of the guns glued - heated to remove - and the other pinned. But the pin hole on the one was considerably out of line. It held the ejector but did not look great doing it.
Most springfield 1911's i've seen have a pinned ejector. Is this a new addition (last maybe 2 years or so)? Or is it random?
The Mil-Spec I got about three months ago is pinned.
The standard rollpin that holds the ejector in place has an OD of 1/16" It is not hard to install if you have a rollpin punch. I bought mine from Brownells, it was a set of five punches and I've used them all on my 1911. They're great for punching out any pin... not just rollpins! (You know what I mean... the pins with a little divot in the end. Rollpin punches fit the divot perfectly and help keep the punch from slipping.)
Before you shove a pin in there, pull out your ejector and make sure there's a notch in the long leg. The notch is where the rollpin passes through.
When you start the new rollpin, be sure that the punch doesn't work its way into the pin and mushroom it. If that happens you "can" still drive the pin in, but you'll never get it back out. Get a new pin.