Yeah,

It's funny how Bridges blew up his gun, yet suffered no physical injuries. It's also funny ho the gun was blown up in February or March, but despite his self-proclaimed concern for the welfare of other Savage shooters, didn't get around to publishing his "accident" until 6 months later. It's also funny how just before his gun exploded he was s***canned by Henry Ball (the guns designer) and put on notice by Savage because he not only failed to perform up to par and had a bad attitude, but he had also demanded a raise that Savage refused to give him for the above reasons. If you investigate this further, you'll also find that he thought he should have the one and only role in promoting the 10ML-II, and there was a major falling out with the Savage management because of his refusal to comply with Savage's requirement that he use and write about only Savage tested and proven loads. Shortly after they put him on notice, Savage followed Ball's suit and also s***canned Bridges. Shortly thereafter Bridges manages to do what he didn't do with with over 30,000 documented shots fired through 10ML-II's, and over 7000 fired in that gun alone, and blew one up. The above e-mail from Bridges to Henry Ball, made public by his son Bill Ball, is both an obvious attempt at blackmail and the nail in Bridges credibility. I can only speculate as to why Savage and the Ball's haven't sued the pants off of Bridges. I would guess they don't want to appear to be the big bad bully corporation vs. the concerned little guy, or they just don't feel he's worth the effort. I think Bridges thinks he's the one and only authority on muzzleloaders and that everyone will accept his position without question. Unfortunately, people in general, and Savage 10ML-II shooters in perticular, aren't nearly as stupid or gullible as Bridges thinks they are, nor is he as influential as his ego tells him he is.

Mike