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/bonana800 Mar 02 '26

dang, looking forward to the time when mine does the same, so i can upgrade.

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u/bumsaxk Mar 02 '26

Yeah, I was thinking the same IF mine goes.

I honestly can’t remember operator bolt heads blowing up on here in the 6 years I’ve been coming here every day, some say they have maybe I just missed the posts.

I easily have over 1000 rounds into it, definitely not 2000 though. I’m not aware of anyone dropping a benelli bolt into theirs but it might be worth a shot.