Receiver rendered inoperable by broken bolt - what are my options?

[noobzor99]

Hello,
Last weekend while firing my carbine I had a major bolt failure. I'm guessing that the bolt was not fully rotated when it fired, but in any case the main lug snapped and the secondary lug took a chunk out of the receiver as shown in the attached pictures. Luckily no one was injured - the backup lug performed its job perfectly in that regard!

Problem is - the receiver is now unsafe to fire. Both the CMP and Fulton gunsmiths have stated that repairing the receiver is outside of their means, and even if it does get repaired, there is a good chance that the receiver is partially to blame for the bolt's failure. Which leaves me with a 98% perfect receiver that is not safe to fire. Amazing what 1/16" of damage can do...

I've resigned myself to this fact, and am in the process of sourcing a new receiver, but I was wondering what my options are. I do not plan to keep the receiver, so I was planning to sell it (with large text in the title being NOT FOR USE). Would these forums be a good place to start?

EDIT: Noticed that I did not state what the receiver is - it is a Winchester SN 123XXXX

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