This past weekend I shot my PARA and part of the bolt face broke off. The "chip" (shown in bottom photo) jammed the action up momentarily but after shaking and tapping the rifle, the broken piece fell out of the action and the bolt returned to battery. After a quick inspection, I decided that the rifle wouldn't be dangerous to shoot in that condition so I shot 20 or so more rounds without issue. I'm sure that if I contact DSA they'll want me to send them the rifle so that they can install a new bolt and headspace it. I'm thinking about dressing up the fractured region (shown with arrow) with a file and shooting as is. The case head will have less support but that might not be an issue. Any thoughts? Does the fracture tell me anything about the overall condition of the bolt i.e. incorrect heat treat, poor quality casting etc.
On the bright side, the 10 DSA 20-round magazines that I bought worked fine.
On the bright side, the 10 DSA 20-round magazines that I bought worked fine.