Broken excractor.

[stokesrj]

Extractors break, it happens, I've seen more broken extractors on .223's than Grendels, but then there are a whole lot more .223's. Most of the competitors I shoot with keep a spare headspaced bolt with them so a quick change can be made. The rules are that you only have five minutes for a repair or you are disqualified. I actually saw a guy pull his bolt, replace the extractor, using a pin punch and hammer he had in his cart, and get back into competition within the time limit. But wow, that is extra pressure I wouldn't welcome, so I keep a spare bolt control group ready in my cart so I don't have to fiddle with it for long.
Bob