Canuck Operator bolt head failure

[u/InterestingTry9965]

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.

[u/Pelcat]

Over the years, I've seen more posts about broken turkish shotgun bolt heads on Reddit than I can count. It's a recurrent theme, it really shouldn't be a surprise to anyone.

[u/grandfundaytoday → u/Pelcat]

Seems a bit hyperbolic unless you cant count higher than your number of fingers.