.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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