Things are going to break, but yours is the first instance I've heard of one breaking, aside from smashing one off a LAV (which would have broken ANY mount), and I've seen bent ones, but again any mount would have bent under the circumstance. I've broke a "claw" charging handle, but it was well used by the time I wrecked it. Almost everyone I know replaced it with a normal one because it had a tendency to get hung up on your gear, myself included.
Lots of guys also used the CADEX grip successfully and without a single issue. Stand it on or brace it against a mud wall and it'll do a great job of getting some accurate fire down range.
With all of the issued kit, there are better things out there. Having said that, I have not had a single problem with any of it, and I've utilized it for it's intended purpose with excellent results, with the exception of the "claw" charging handle.
Most of the kit we have has been used and abused by every retard who thinks they're a super soldier. Baby Huey with more brawn than brains will easily break any charging handle given enough brute force and ignorance.
The same for our vehicles, they have the piss driven out of them by two feet drivers, and jammy idiots. But this doesn't mean any of it is crap, it's just beat up. Just look at the issue with replacing the ML. They look like crap, they drive like crap, but they work and are proving hard to replace with something equally capable.
EDIT: I apologize for the rant and I don't mean to say that anyone's opinion is wrong. I just have a hard time with all the the complaints about the equipment since my experience and observations are very different. And more so, if there was a problem, I or one of my teammates would have noticed, especially considering the amount use actual combat use our rifles and our gear saw. That's my main reason for having such confidence in my statements and the equipment. The stuff worked, in real world situations, without complaint.
