Turkish M4 Clone Bolt Failure

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After about 300 rounds of mixed ammo, the bolt locking lug failed on my Turkish m4 clone. I was using Federal 2 ¾ target load when the gun failed. The locking surface on the barrel looks to be okay. I'll post updates if I find any other issues after further inspection.


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Is there anyone even stocking replacement parts for these yet? Has anyone else had issues with their Turkish clone?
 

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Gun fired, spent shell ejected along with the locking lug onto the ground. Just glad it didn't go into battery, I don't know if the bolt would hold with only the bottom lug.
 
that bolt looks cast, i hope thats not the case

keep us posted on what the retailer does about this. interesting another member had some serious issues with his turkish m4 after a little over 400 rounds
 
That is ####ty.. MIM I quess either way that is a major fail..
When there is one ..I'm sure more will come
At least this is not in a dealer thread..Won't get nuked
 
Rx Arms Solutions said:
That is arguably the part of the gun that sees the most abuse, a genuine Benelli M4 bolt head assembly is $200 USD. Might be a worthy upgrade to have the best of both worlds. I would be curious to know if it is a slip in fit though.

https://www.midwestgunworks.com/page/mgwi/prod/70035
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the question is how easy are those to import, that website you linked says "Midwest Gun Works does not accept orders originating from outside the Continental United States, nor will we ship orders outside of the Continental United States." i wonder if other places will
 
This is one of the rebanded guns from o,dell Eng.
You can tell by the action release button and the optic rail.
What is the ser# range of the gun?
 
Hi,
I am not a professional metallurgist, but it looks like possibly defective steel because of coarse grain-size in the steel?
Were all of the loads factory loads? No reloads the could possibly have gone wrong?
it might be interesting to see a couple of hardness tests on the bolt. Could compare to a Benelli.
Something like this could be the basis of a more widespread factory recall.
I had a metallurgical failure in a revolver cylinder that was not apparently different than that of the picture.
The manufacturer was very eager to find an agreeable settlement in a big hurry.
Stay Safe,
dogsteve343
 
dogsteve343 said:
Hi,
I am not a professional metallurgist, but it looks like possibly defective steel because of coarse grain-size in the steel?
Were all of the loads factory loads? No reloads the could possibly have gone wrong?
it might be interesting to see a couple of hardness tests on the bolt. Could compare to a Benelli.
Something like this could be the basis of a more widespread factory recall.
I had a metallurgical failure in a revolver cylinder that was not apparently different than that of the picture.
The manufacturer was very eager to find an agreeable settlement in a big hurry.
Stay Safe,
dogsteve343
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by the rough cross section the bolt is most likely cast or MIMd
 
Oh man! That is brutal, lucky nothing else happened and you weren't hurt.

I'd send it back for full refund

Just like the O ring issue in the other thread , this surely won't be the last of the issues with this POS
 
NeonGreen said:
would the guns from Odell have different bolts than the turknellis from you guys?
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Doubtful, probally all made one the same Erdoğan assembly line. I have seen similar destruction on youtube of other Turkish shotguns ( pretty sure it was a bullpup 12guage magfed semi)

Glad you were not hurt. Dealers and importers might be a little concerned, looks like a legal nightmare when someone does eat one ( if not a isolated case).
 
What in the name of Khyber Pass is that bull####?

Bolt looks like it was carved out of a brake rotor in a tent...
 
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