r/canadaguns • u/InterestingTry9965 • Mar 01 '26

Fix my gun Canuck Operator bolt head failure

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Buddy brought out his Canuck Operator tonight and we ran it like we usually do. We were shooting a mix of miscellaneous ammo: target loads, 3” steel birdshot, and 2 3/4" slugs.

On the last string, we had a failure to extract. Upon inspection, the shell was expanded and stuck in the chamber, the primer was sticking out of the brass, and the bolt head basically exploded.

Never seen this happen before.

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u/16gaugeguy16 Mar 01 '26

The quality of the metallurgy and materials is just not the same on cheap knockoff guns.

You can copy a successful design all you want, but if you're using sub par materials, it's just not the same.

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u/Beginning-Marzipan28 Mar 01 '26

Lol this sub downvotes me for saying exactly that. The cope is strong.