Breech block extractor problem

[John Sabato]

Originally Posted by alanint

I agree with Ron. We are seeing the "before" photo of that typical double chip breechblock that gets presented on occasion.

While several of us have seen breechblock chipped in this area before, I would have to opine that history doesn't necessarily repeat itself, and since this appears to be a heat treatment/hardening issue, I would NOT recommend continuing to shoot with this breechblock, because there is no way to predict how this particular part may fail. An unexpected failure could be catastrophic and cause injury...

Please replace your breechblock before shooting this weapon again. Just my $0.02, but I recommend you spend it wisely, instead of with hindsight regret...