bulged .50 barrel

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well a friend has had me busy working on mlIIs this week, bedding a factory laminate; checking plugs ; bases ;scopes;etc and today we shot them at the range, mine included. the bedded lam gun shot @11/2@ 100 with 69 grns 4198 and bos while his gun shot all over. I pulled his plug and the flame channel was carboned all the way to the primer with a .50 hole for the flame to travel. I have never seen a plug with this much carbon in it. the vent was right at .50, no wonder it wouldnt shoot. but as it turns out he also has a bulged barrel. It appears to be at about the front sight.

Question; do you guys have a number for Joe Degrande?

Or does someone have a factory take off .50 he could buy? I sold mine last year to someone on here.

Buy the way i shot my 28"pacnor .45 and shot a .437 for five shots with 60 grns 4198; blue harv; 200 sst; fed primer 2732 avg mv

also tried 15/55 n110/130 duplex with same set up and got 1.200 for five @ 3080 mv it was a little warm on the sabots (flared ) and will need some tweaking but it sure is smokin

will post pics when I get a chance......Bill

[Dave W]

Great shooting Bill. Sorry for your friends bad luck.
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thanks Dave, he will make some calls in the morning......Bill

[rossman40]

He is lucky he did not have more problems like ruptured primers. Is the barrel bulged at the rear sight or the front sight? Usually it is at the rear sight.

[wilmsmeyer]

If there appears to be a bulge by the muzzle....is it possible you are feeling the QLA? I'm not an enginneer but find the front end a strange place to have a bulge.

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sorry guys I misinformed you on the bulge location, it is at the rear sight not the front. I got three offers for barrels and one is in the works so thanks for helping a Savage brother out; he will be relieved. thanks.....Bill

[Richard]

I also had a friend call me to inquire about accuracy problems with his new Savage...............After going on and on, he reluctantly admitted he bulged the barrel. He admitted it was his fault. Had a tight sabot and did not get it seated all the way down. He is in contact with Joe Degrande also.
My observations since I started smokeless muzzleloading has been that bulged barrels are mostly the result of shooter error i.e. double charging or loads not seated. I have not heard much in the way of "hot" charges causing the problems?
Richard