Solid Case Separation recently

AR/M4 AR General Discussion
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.223 55 grain brass, trainer/plinker stuff. Happened in my BCM 11.5 that is well maintained/PM’d.

Was doing a shoot and move drill and got a little more gas to the face than usual; first one in 24 years of shooting. Smoked my extractor and takedown pin. Pics will be attached below. Point is ; have a broken shell extractor! I didn’t and the gun was deadlined for the day. Mortar’d, BSE, and rod cleared it…days later.

I contacted the manufacturer and made them aware, along with the lot number for the case. I’m not going to name the MF, as it’s a well known one that puts out 14-15 million rounds off .223/5.56 annually. It could happen to any of us. A candid conversation revealed the MF has documented 3 case separations over a 3 year period in what, 40 milllion + rounds.

I was reimbursed in full my expenses.

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Chit happens. Glad you got it out.
And yes on broken shell xtractor.

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You should change the thread title to no mislead folks with “PSA”
I get it, god forbid something happens with a BCM gun but business as usual when it’s -well—

You should name the ammunition, what’s the harm?

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No, no, no! Keep it the same. Unsubstantiated and ignorant feeding frenzies are few and far between these days. Let’s hear it from the chairborne Rangers. C’mon girls; chime in!!!

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Bad round. A chamber brush works sometimes too… to get the shoulder portion out of the chamber.

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I tried that method initially, but no joy.

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The broken shell extractors aren’t perfect either. But on the upside, if you buy one, you’ll never need it again because that’s the way it just goes. I swear I bought mine and have never had to use it.

Glad they made good. With that blown case head, no doubt about it.

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Could have been much worse I’d say. Glad you and the AR are fine. Looks like the bolt did it’s job pretty nicely