• Winner! Quick Shot Challenge: What’s the dumbest shooting myth you’ve heard?

    View thread

Anyone seen or heard of the plastic gen1 RPR bolt shroud breaking?

pineoak

Assistant Minion
Full Member
Minuteman
Feb 15, 2017
3,310
1,213
Cary, North Carolina
I know there are a few replacements, but has anyone actually seen or heard of one breaking. Talked with a few owners of the Gen1, and not one of us has ever had an issue or heard of one breaking.

Is it a hypothetical weak point, or one that is weak and it's just a matter of time? (for the few matches I shoot a year, I always bring a backup gun)
 
I know there are a few replacements, but has anyone actually seen or heard of one breaking. Talked with a few owners of the Gen1, and not one of us has ever had an issue or heard of one breaking.

Is it a hypothetical weak point, or one that is weak and it's just a matter of time? (for the few matches I shoot a year, I always bring a backup gun)

Mine actually fell off my bolt while cycling it during dry fire and would never stay on after that...it was also on a Gen 1 RPR. Bought a new aluminum shroud and bolt handle from LRI and in perfect condition after almost 2K rounds down the pipe.