PBH,
I can't remember ever hearing of a rifled ML blowing up but have heard of accidents w/smokeless powders.
I don't know RW or his history. By taking the interviewand putting it here to read in no way was to try to discredit anyone. I did notice that RW must have asked a question that he did not show because the start of the sentense didn't seem to fit.
"The question of extruded steel barrels is another matter."
I believe the point of the article to me was to show that White rifles go through a series of standarized tests that White developed that others don't do. He was adding creditability or selling it. Either way point taken. I think TC has stood the test of time and they are one of the best IF not the best out there.I don't really see how any powder load could ever damage a 1" octagon barrel. You would think it would just push out unburned powder unless there was an obstruction. I have always heard Douglas was one of the best manufactures out there. Never heard otherwise till I read that article. He didn't point out any specfic cases butI would think there could be a liability issue if it were untrue...

I have read some accounts of union armorers during the civil war recovering rifles that had numerous rounds shoved down the barrel w/ only one powder charge and the barrels didn't burst.

My point of bringing the article forward is striclyinformative, w/no hidden agendas.
SHills