<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Shovelbuck</div><div class="ubbcode-body">
Stick with realistic loads, follow the rules, and these guns are unbelievably safe.
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Ah yes, the Toby Bridge's blow up. People sure get mileage out of that old photo. I'm pretty sure that is still the only documented barrel failure of a Savage ML10.
Toby was "testing" the gun in his self appointed role as a Savage spokesman. He shot <u>thousands</u> of hot loads through that gun before it blew up. At the time, he was trying a newly released three hole vent liner using the powder Lil' Gun, if I remember correctly. Both the three hole vent liner and Lil' Gun have dropped from use. Lil' Gun had the nasty habit that the finer particles settled to the bottom of the jug while the larger particles were scooped off the top for use. By the time a guy got to the bottom of the jug, the pressure per volumetric scoop had dramatically increased.
Every gun has the potential to be dangerous, muzzleloaders more so as the person loading the gun has more control than store purchased ammo. With that increased control comes some responsibility, if one values life and limb. I agree with Jay: "Stick with realistic loads, follow the rules, and these guns are unbelievably safe." /forum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/cool.gif