22 conversion kits

[ithacaartist]

Originally Posted by sheepherder

A question for any Erma conversion kit owners - The ejector does not have the 'hooks' that the 7.65/9mm Luger ejector has. There is nothing to hold the ejector in the receiver. When assembling it, I have to hold it in until the frame ears press against it.

The receiver I am using has an ejector slot just a bit smaller than the Erma ejector. I don't want to do any filing or machining, at least not quite yet.

The ejector doesn't seem to do anything. Pumping fired case through it, the extractor pulls the case out and when it clears the chamber, the firing pin flings it out. It doesn't even get back to the ejector.

I've been cycling it without the ejector and everything seems to work just fine. But because the ejector is wider than the receiver slot, it drags on the frame ears. It doesn't return to battery. It doesn't slide easily with the ejector in place. It's not fully seating.

Picture of Erma parts below.

Any users have any comments???

Rich, my SE 08 set does not have an ejector, it uses an extended right rear feed lip of its mag. I think the mag for yours will have no such protrusion. Anyway, my kit fits fine in my 29/70 Mauser, but it will not install on my 1917 DWM because the sear and the lug on the kit's firing pin do not line up correctly, and the fit of the liner in the barrel is simply too tight. I'm wondering if your setup might not be more at home in a 70s' Mauser.

Also, the extractor appears to be the same as would be found in the KGP 68A Erma pistols--the .380 and .32 autos. Though there's one for sale on eBay right now, they're normally scarce as hens' teeth.

[sheepherder]

Originally Posted by ithacaartist

I'm wondering if your setup might not be more at home in a 70s' Mauser...

Excellent thought; one that had not occurred to me.

The box does look brand-new; the individual parts all look new & unworn. The only 'wear' now is where I took a stone to the barrel liner/chamber edge area, to get a measurement for my chamber plug. (There was still a sharp edge, with a burr). The printed instructions are also new-looking; no fading or discoloration, no creases or dog-ears.

No protrusion on the magazine.

I noticed that my reamer pilot would not enter the Ermal barrel liner, although it did/does enter the 7 1/2" barrel. The Erma bore is just slightly smaller than the 7 1/2" barrel bore. I suppose the Erma is not manufactured to SAAMI standards as any US barrel would be.

Did or does Erma still make these conversion units? Did they make conversions for the 70's Mauser Lugers?

Is Erma still in business?