AK(M) Trials and Tribulations

I just wanted to share some recent occurrences on the part of the WASR-10 system.

I recently took the gun out to the shooting range to test it out and just have general fun with it.
I'm estimating that I only put 100-150 rounds down range.

Then, after a week had passed, I went out to the range again. I purposely did not clean it - simply because I was intrigued by its history as a highly dependable weapon.

Well... the end result after having only fired 20-30 rounds during my second trip was this: shattered extractor and cracked bolt carrier.

* Previous extractor versus new Brownell's purchase:


* Crack located at junction of bolt carrier and gas piston:


I doubt either of these had to do with me not cleaning it - probably more related to shitty parts.

I'm going to leave the bolt carrier alone and see what it does.

Anyone experience similar issues?