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bladesmith 1 · December 31, 2020, 12:28 PM

I'm sorry for coming off as saying any Damascus gun is safe to shoot with any ammo. I don't remember saying any ammo.

You're saying " many have failed " over the years. Back in the day a guy bought a shotgun, couple of brass shells to reload, and used his adjustable measure that measured equal amounts of BP and shot. Then came " bulk " smokeless that was loaded in the same way. Next was powders with nitro in them and now you couldn't use that measure. It took so much less powder. Some fellows didn't get the message or said to he!! with it and continued to use the old measures. Now guns are getting blown up. Something stuck in the barrel. Gun blows up. Do you, or anyone else know why? No. But it must have been because it was a Damascus barrel. Nonsense.

I'm sorry I wasn't more clear in the beginning. Any old shotgun should have the barrels and chambers checked with a barrel thickness gauge. I just don't feel one should say all Damascus guns are unsafe to shoot.

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December 31, 2020, 12:28 PM	#6
bladesmith 1 Senior Member Join Date: July 14, 2018 Posts: 240	I'm sorry for coming off as saying any Damascus gun is safe to shoot with any ammo. I don't remember saying any ammo. You're saying " many have failed " over the years. Back in the day a guy bought a shotgun, couple of brass shells to reload, and used his adjustable measure that measured equal amounts of BP and shot. Then came " bulk " smokeless that was loaded in the same way. Next was powders with nitro in them and now you couldn't use that measure. It took so much less powder. Some fellows didn't get the message or said to he!! with it and continued to use the old measures. Now guns are getting blown up. Something stuck in the barrel. Gun blows up. Do you, or anyone else know why? No. But it must have been because it was a Damascus barrel. Nonsense. I'm sorry I wasn't more clear in the beginning. Any old shotgun should have the barrels and chambers checked with a barrel thickness gauge. I just don't feel one should say all Damascus guns are unsafe to shoot. . Last edited by bladesmith 1; December 31, 2020 at 01:25 PM.