Interesting comments:
I'm NOT trying to "rain on anyone's parade" here. I realize that many have a vested interest in assuring everyone that damascus got a bum rap and they are perfectly safe to shoot with low power loads as long as they meet some arbitrary minimun barrel thickness criteria is met.
My point is unless you have xray vision there's no way of telling just how safe any given set of these barrels may be.
I have studied Sherman Bell's data and there's just Not enough information regarding testing to draw any real scientific conclusions.
I know this post may be upsetting to some on this board but if it prevents one person from having a serious injury injury it's worth it.
Jim
