Savage 10MLSS VS Smokeless powder

[bfreeder00]

Hope this has not been posted here before. This was the result of someone running smokeless powder in their .50 muzzle loader. This Savage was supposed to be rated to handle smokeless, but you can see what happened.

 

[lax]

its been posted but the savage ML is rated for smokeless power

 

[bfreeder00]

Yea I know the gun is rated for smokeless, but still failed for some reason.

 

[actionpistolshooter]

Yea I know the gun is rated for smokeless, but still failed for some reason.

I'm sure it's only rated up to a limted ammount - NOT TOO MUCH!

 

[K31]

A friend owns one and the Internet is full of double and triple layer loads where people drop in so much of powder X followed by so much of Y. I'm betting it was not the rifle.

 

[HarEngSer]

Mine is setfor 42 grains of smokeless. If you volume measure or mistake the BP grain weight (150 I think) i can see this being the result.

 

[IndispensableDestiny]

It takes some work to do that. See:

http://randywakeman.com/HowToBlowUpASavage10ML.htm

 

[clandestine]

A friend owns one and the Internet is full of double and triple layer loads where people drop in so much of powder X followed by so much of Y. I'm betting it was not the rifle.

This! Thats a triple or more charge or a 2 bullet in the barrel scenario.

 

[august1410]

Looks like that hand could use some Neosporin and a bandaid.

 

[DevonB324]

A mere flesh wound... He needs a band aid and some ointment

 

[august1410]

A mere flesh wound... He needs a band aid and some ointment

Look at the post above yours.....

 

[Inigoes]

the poster boy for a Meat Hook?

 

[bigboybrad1974]

so does anyone now what really hapened? i was looking to get one of theis myself. how do u know how much powder to use in one of these?

 

[bigboybrad1974]

are these legal in md for muzzelloader season?

 

[clandestine]

so does anyone now what really hapened? i was looking to get one of theis myself. how do u know how much powder to use in one of these?

The manual explains which to use.

are these legal in md for muzzelloader season?

Yes, they are legal in MD to hunt during muzzle loader season, and they are the most accurate Muzzleloader I have ever fired.

 

[K31]

are these legal in md for muzzelloader season?

For deer hunting you have to use BP or BP "equivalent".

 

[newmuzzleloader]

I have 1 that I use for ML and firearms season. NO problems in the 2 yrs. I have had it. You have to be extra careful measuring the powder, by weight with a scale and not by volume.

 

[Maverick0313]

Just got this from the AGC folks as well....glad you posted. How bad can it get???? Ouch.

 

[bfreeder00]

According to the information that I had the guy had his hand on top of the scope and it still did that damage to his hand. Just imagine what it would look like if he had is hand on the forearm.

 

[K31]

According to the information that I had the guy had his hand on top of the scope and it still did that damage to his hand. Just imagine what it would look like if he had is hand on the forearm.

Not to doubt you but that doesn't really align with the damage.

If he's righthanded and resting his hand on top of the scope his thumb is the furtherest part of his hand away from the explosion. Also, his forearm (that looks relatively unscathed) would be the closest thing. If he was gripping the forearm of the rifle his thumb would be closer to the explosion.