Mr Falcon..Or who ever wrote your Quote you posted..So you are saying 4 rifle's from 4 diffrent people blow their guns up Intentionally? I hope no one get's killed over this design.
You make your very first post ofa blown up Savage muzzleloders on a forum other than the blackpowder forum. Why?This is a fine wayto do as much damage as possible to the reputation of Savage.
For over 45 years i have been involvedwith high explosives and propellants. Have built a lot of pipe bombs for research and instruction. Intentionally, or otherwise, someone turned the pictured Savage muzzleloaderinto a pipe bomb using a heavy charge offast burning powder or a drastic over-load of a recommended powder.
i can tell by the blue coloration inside the barrel that the powder column was about 2.25-2.5 inches long.No recommeded load of smokless powder for a Savage muzzleloader is that long.