Same would apply to the Teague liners in old damascus tubes. Would rid you of the problem of thinned walls and stress risers such as deep pits but you'd want to restrain your enthusiasm for SAMMI ammo due to the original action bar. Incidentally, speaking of early 19th C. steels, plastic deformation and the like, does anyone see evidence that breech walls can be forced to splay away from such bifurcating features as rib extension slots and doll's head sockets? I mentioned one time that I thought a couple of NIDs of my acquaintance had done so and was told that this was obvious but I don't hear much about it. Strait-edge across the breech walls of couple of damascus Lefevers with considerably older steel than the NIDs doesn't rock and the the doll's heads look tight in the socket. Opinions?
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