[Gears spawning gears]

Yeah, turns out that's what it was.  I couldn't target it for some reason, so I had a friend come in and help me clear them out.  Then I was able to target it.

[Gears spawning gears]

No, "Get sample from the Clockwork" is what shows as the mission title.

 

And while the first time they started piling up was from a large pile of junk, this last time I didn't look for a pile though there may have been one there.  But they kept endlessly spawning, and I can't fend off that many.

[Gears spawning gears]

I'm trying to do the mission "Get sample from the Clockwork" from Maggie Greene, and I'm getting recursive Gears spawning.  Yesterday, I ended up with around 20 of them from three LT mobs I took out, and today there were 4 with the first group of clockwork.  However, every time I killed one Gear, 4 more spawned.  I haven't forced a mission complete yet, but I'd like to be able to complete it and move on.  Should I just complete it and move on, or did you want to see it in action?