How to Remove the Shell Ejector From an Astra Cub

The Astra 2000 Cub is a semi-automatic handgun manufactured in Spain in the 1950s and 1960s. Though considered a low-priced pocket pistol of the era, the Cub displayed impressive workmanship and is collectible in 2011. It is chambered for .22 short ammunition, and it has a 6-round magazine capacity and a muzzle velocity of 1,045 feet per second. The overall length of the Cub is just 4-7/16 inches, and its unloaded weight is 11 oz. Removal of the extractor/ejector is part of the standard procedure for disassembling the Astra 2000 Cub.

Instructions

    • 1

      Check to make sure that the gun is unloaded.

    • 2

      Press the magazine release button at the bottom of the left grip and remove the magazine.

    • 3

      Rotate the thumb safety on the left side of the frame into the "Safe" position.

    • 4

      Pull the slide all the way back, engaging the notch in the slide with the hook on the thumb safety and locking the slide in the open position.

    • 5

      Turn the barrel 1/4 turn clockwise, as viewed from the muzzle, and pull it forward until it stops. Turn the barrel another 1/4 turn counterclockwise and remove it from the slide.

    • 6

      Release the thumb safety and push the slide all the way forward and off the end of the frame.

    • 7

      Remove the vertical retaining pin toward the rear of the slide to release the firing pin and the firing pin spring.

    • 8

      Remove the retaining pin with the broad head from the underside of the slide directly behind the loading port to release the extractor/ejector and the extractor/ejector spring.