There are a couple of pics in this thread that illustrate the difference. Pinned is nice, but there's nothing wrong with glued. I had a Springfield where the ejector could be pulled out of the frame by hand and it never caused any issues. Theoretically, if the ejector could move enough, it could cause ejection problems.

https://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=309298

 

I wouldn't think there is any way an ejector could go anywhere while the slide is on the gun. It fits in a groove in the slide and it can only move straight up and down, so it's not going anywhere. Even with the slide off, no glue, and no pin, they are usually hard to pull out.

I disagree that "pinned is nice" because I think pinned makes absolutely no difference. Years of shooting with people with SA 1911s confirms that. Worst problem with glued is you might need to use heat if you want to change the ejector for some reason. On the other hand, ejector pins are usually a lot harder to work with than heating up some Loctite.

 

I'd much rather deal with a pin than Loctite.

 

Btw, for anyone building their own 1911, Dawson Precision makes a nice drill bit for the ejector pinhole.

 

I don't know what Springfield uses to "glue" their ejectors in, but if I was planning to remove it I'd put some heat to it first in case it's red or green Loctite. If you break a leg of the ejector off it's going to difficult to remove it. I understand the ejector on Springfields are MIM, but honestly I'd just leave it alone and only think about replacing it if it broke.

 

The ejector on my Mil-Spec is pinned. I'll try to grab a picture later.

 

 

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Thanks!