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/CurlyWurly61 Mar 01 '26

I would shit on it being a Turk shotgun, but tbh I think it had more to do with the shell.

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u/16gaugeguy16 Mar 01 '26

What evidence points to the ammo? Modern quality guns are designed to handle multiple times the PSI that is seen in factory ammo.