This is true. The bad part about this is it is not the standard roll pin. It's a little larger than what the regular Charging Handles use.
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Speak to Dave @ PRI. Sure he would get you a new one.
off topic: RON at SEI always standby his stuff. Great guy.
My unit switched to PRI Gas Busters halfway through the deployment. A month later the unit's armory chief said that he had seen more break (break is a relative term, if it stops working, we scrap it and issue a new one) in that month than he had seen regular charging handles break in 12 years.
It sucks when stuff breaks. If mine breaks, I'll replace it with a spare. If it's FUBAR, I'll shitcan it, if not, I'll see what PRI can do. I don't expect anything to last forever, especially when it gets used and abused regularly.
Is there any way that the GB might show wear(on or around the pin itself), or a sign that the pin might break, or is it an out-of-the-blue type of thing?
I think if I have another roll pin breakage Im going to shitcan the gas busters for good. Do you think if I replaced the big latch with something like the LMT latch it would put less stress on that roll pin?