I pop in at Singleactions.com forums now and then, and there's an active-duty Marine over there, who goes by tdbarton, selling ejector rods for Ruger Blackhawks. I've always thought these "dolled-up" ejector rod buttons were nice, but not necessary - like dressing up the lug nuts on an old truck. His looked nice enough that I went back and looked at them a few times. Feeling a bit like a hypocrite for looking down my nose at "decoration," but feeling a desire to have one of these pretty items which does not add to function, I ended up with one anyway.
Artfulness aside, I was wrong about my previous "nice but not necessary" perception of dressing up and ejector rod button. Maybe the rest of you can appreciate this more than I could before I used one of the checkered ejector rod buttons - it was lost on me until I did. They REALLY make a difference when punching out empties - even with gloves!
I LOVE this thing! Not only does it provide a true functional benefit. but it's beautiful to boot.
I've followed this fella's posts casually and he's a pretty stand-up guy. Maybe others here know about his work, but it was new to me and I like the idea of supporting an active-duty service-member in such efforts. I'm not related to this fella, don't know him personally and have no interest in his sideline, but I'd highly recommend his work.
I had already installed mine before I took photos, so I borrowed one from him (with permission) showing some of his ejector rods. Second from the right is the one I got. The photo on the installed one is mine. Once I compared it to the one I took off the gun - there's no comparison. I want to stress that these aren't just "pretty," but I finally appreciate the functional aspect of these now and no longer dismiss them as "nice but not necessary."
Artfulness aside, I was wrong about my previous "nice but not necessary" perception of dressing up and ejector rod button. Maybe the rest of you can appreciate this more than I could before I used one of the checkered ejector rod buttons - it was lost on me until I did. They REALLY make a difference when punching out empties - even with gloves!
I LOVE this thing! Not only does it provide a true functional benefit. but it's beautiful to boot.
I've followed this fella's posts casually and he's a pretty stand-up guy. Maybe others here know about his work, but it was new to me and I like the idea of supporting an active-duty service-member in such efforts. I'm not related to this fella, don't know him personally and have no interest in his sideline, but I'd highly recommend his work.
I had already installed mine before I took photos, so I borrowed one from him (with permission) showing some of his ejector rods. Second from the right is the one I got. The photo on the installed one is mine. Once I compared it to the one I took off the gun - there's no comparison. I want to stress that these aren't just "pretty," but I finally appreciate the functional aspect of these now and no longer dismiss them as "nice but not necessary."