Originally Posted By: nhcrowshooter
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=italiansxs Would anyone on this forum like to take 100 different 12 ga shotguns drop a 20 ga shell in and then put in a 12 ga shell and pull the trigger? One incident or even two or three incidents statistically tells you nothing . That's one of the reasons I've never agreed with the conclusions of Sherman Bell's damascus vs. fluid steel testing as it was far too limited(sample size wise)in scope to have any real validity
Jim


Sherman Bell's sample size has been increased exponentially by all of us shooting twist and damascus barrel guns. I haven't read of too many failures, have you?


IMO the main accomplishment made by Mr. Bell was to educate everyone about the need to severely limit pressure when shooting damascus barrelled guns and this to me is probably the primary reason there haven't been a lot of failures. This fact coupled with most prudent shooters recognition that barrel thicknes should be measured prior to using an older gun and that anything resembling a weak spot(occlusion)should be viewed with wariness.
Jim

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