Had the same problem with an EMF 1875 44-40, the Problem was 2 fold, 1 the threading in the barrel for the screw holding ejector assembly was bad, not on the correct angle causing the assembly to loosen up, thus bending the ejection rod when used. The answer was soldering a nut, into the barrel like Colt SAA , so the proper angle was achieved, also shorting the rod a hair so it would not touch the rear of the frame. The holster was never problem. All the bluing on the ejector "button" is gone from holster wear. The problem was poor QC. There is also a hair line space between the web and the frame, another sign of poor alignment and threading of the hole in the barrel, it only took EMF 5 tries to solve the problem