I was lurking on Son's favorite forum and came across a thread about a fairly serious incident involving an SMLE (actually a 2A1). It's a bit confusing but what I gather is that upon firing, the bolt flew back and only stopped when the extractor housing hit the receiver and broke. There was questionable cartridge reloading involved and that seems to be the focus of the discussion over there. I'm wondering though, is this what can happen if the rifle fires with the bolt not completely closed due to damaged safety lugs at the rear of the bolt and/or on the cocking piece. With a moderator's permission here is a link for anyone who may be interested.

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